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As promised, here is a list of some of our favourite scholarships posted in and around April 2018.
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For Women
Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Scholarship for African Women to Study at University of Dundee
Application Deadline: 17th November
The University of Dundee is offering Postgraduate Scholarships to African female students wishing to undertake degree programmes at the University.
Dorcas Muthoni PhD Fellowship for African Female Students to Study in Spain
Application Deadline:Â 1st June
The Dorcas Muthoni PhD fellowship offered by the UPS in Spain, seeks doctoral applications from talented African female students.
OWSD Early Career Women Scientists (ECWS) Fellowships for Women in STLCs
Application Deadline:Â 31st August
The Early Career Women Scientists (ECWS) fellowship is a prestigious award of up to USD 50,000 offered to women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) employed in a listed Science and Technology Lagging Country (STLC).
OWSD PhD Fellowships for Women Scientists from Science and Technology Lagging CountriesÂ
Application Deadline: 1st June
The award will give nominated students the opportunity  to study in centres of excellence in the developing world, and help educate the next generation of mathematicians thereby advancing science in the home countries of those chosen for the fellowship.
Peace Corps Nigeria Alumni Foundation (PCNAF) Young Women’s Scholarship
Application Deadline:Â 16th May
Peace Corps Nigeria Alumni Foundation is pleased to offer scholarships for Nigerian Women to pursue undergraduate degree programme.
NWAG Scholarships for Female Undergraduates in Nigeria
Application Deadline:Â 30th May
NWAG plans to award 37 one-time scholarships, one per state of origin as well as one for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the amount of one hundred thousand Naira (N100,000) each, to Nigerian female, undergraduate students in Nigerian universities.
Ernst and Young (EY) Entrepreneurial Winning Women for Southern African Female Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline:Â 2nd May
The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women programme is an executive leadership programme that identifies a select group of high-potential women entrepreneurs whose businesses show real potential to scale — and then helps them do it.
Learn Africa Fully-funded Graduate Scholarships for African Women to Study in Spain
Application Deadline:Â 6th May
This program, promoted by the Women for Africa Foundation, aims to promote the transfer of knowledge, exchange and training of African women undergraduate and graduate students through scholarships in Spanish universities that collaborate in this initiative.
Application Deadline: 10th May
You are a female entrepreneur from Africa, you have created an innovating company, apply to this challenge in order to join the International Women In Africa Entrepreneurs’ Club.
Eira Davies Under/Postgraduate Scholarship for Women in Developing Countries
Application Deadline: 1st June
The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship by Swansea University is a full tuition fee scholarship, and will be awarded to female students demonstrating academic excellence and evidence of financial need.
L’Oréal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Regional Fellowships for African Women in Science
Application Deadline:Â 30th April
Each year the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science call for application from talented young African women scientists to receive fellowship grants to pursue promising research projects.
Nestlé MBA Scholarships for Women in Developing Countries
Application Deadline: 30th September
The Nestlé Scholarship for Women is a Need-based Scholarship program for Women from developing countries to study in Switzerland.
For Entrepreneurs
Pitch AgriHack West Africa for Innovative Agric Entrepreneurs in Africa
Application Deadline:Â 21st May
The theme for this year’s edition is Women entrepreneurs innovate for agricultural transformation in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. 50% of finalists will be women and special women prizes will be awarded.
Oxford Africa Innovation Fair for Early-stage Social Entrepreneurs in Africa
Application Deadline: 2nd May
The Oxford Africa Innovation Fair invites pre-seed and early stage social enterprises to compete in the pitch competition.
Amref Innovate for Life Fund for Healthcare Startups in sub-Saharan Africa
Application Deadline:15th June
The Innovate for Life Fund will tackle Africa’s most daunting health challenges by supporting local entrepreneurs and investing in companies that develop innovative, home-grown solutions.
EcoBank Fintech Challenge for Programmers and Developers in Africa
Application Deadline:Â 17th May
Ecobank is calling on developers and innovators with bright ideas for financial technology to share their vision of creating Africa’s next big fintech solution with them. Up to $500,000 will be won by technopreneurs
Talent Meets Bertelsmann for Creative Student Entrepreneurs (Fully-funded to Berlin, Germany)
Application Deadline: 13th May
Are you creative? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset? Are you passionate about shaping the future of the media landscape, especially in the digital domain?
SOCAP18 Scholarship to SOCAP Conference for Promising Social Entrepreneurs – San Francisco, USA
Application Deadline:Â 1st June
SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is a world-renowned conference series dedicated to increasing the flow of capital toward social good.Social entrepreneurs are the heart of SOCAP.
Alibaba eFounders Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs (Funded to Hangzhou, China)
Application Deadline:Â 4th May
The eFounders Fellowship is a two-week course for entrepreneurs in developing countries who are operating open, platform-based businesses in the ecommerce, logistics, big data, and tourism spaces.
HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge for Entrepreneurs in Africa and Middle East
Application Deadline:Â 31st May
Applications are welcome from justice innovations, and talented individuals willing to be leaders in justice innovation.
Takeda Young Entrepreneurship Award for Young Entrepreneurs (Funded to Japan)
Application Deadline:Â 30th June
The Award targets young entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial individuals who challenge technological or social needs in the real world.
Mastercard Start Path Global Accelerator Program for Innovative Startups
Start Path Global is MasterCard’s worldwide programme for innovative later stage startups from across the globe. Eligible startups will be provided support to travel.
MIT/MasterCard Foundation Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
Application Deadline:Â 1st June
The Zambezi Prize raises awareness of entrepreneurship and financial inclusion, encourages the flow of capital to financial inclusion ventures, and advances entrepreneurship and financial inclusion to fuel broad-based prosperity.
Orange Social Venture Prize for Entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East
Application Deadline:Â 31st May
Orange Social Venture Prize awards  social entrepreneurship ventures that use information and communication technologies (ICT) in an innovative fashion to exert a positive influence on society and/or the environment in Africa or the Middle East.
DEMO Africa for Innovative Tech Startups in Africa
Application Deadline: 15th June
DEMO is making its exceptional promotional and networking platform available to innovators at Africa’s finest colleges and universities. Full scholarships will be provided to 30 deserving individuals or groups who have meaningful new technologies
Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Application Deadline: 23rd July
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is open for ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all engineering fields to demonstrate innovative and engineering entrepreneurship skills
Government Scholarships
Japan Africa Dream Scholarship Programme for African Students (Fully-funded)
The JADS Program is open to applicants from AfDB member countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a graduate degree program in energy development and related discipline.
Fulbright Foreign Scholarships in USA for 4,000 Students (Masters & PhD)Â
Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarships Program for Masters, PhD and non-degree postgraduate studies to study at USA Universities. Scholarship is open for approximately 4,000 international students of more than 155 countries worldwide.
DAAD Bavarian Government Scholarships for International Students for Study in Germany
Application Deadline:Â 26th October
Under the condition of reception of financial means from the Bavarian Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts and the DAAD, Hochschule Hof gives semester or yearly scholarships to qualified foreign students.
Application Deadline: 15th June
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is offering scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate and Masters students.
Government of Colombia Master and PhD Scholarships for International StudentsÂ
Application Deadline:Â 1st June
The Government of Colombia is offering financial grants to foreign citizens, in return for international cooperation received by Colombia under existing cooperation agreements.
Application Deadline:Â 14th May
Türkiye Scholarships include both scholarship and university placement at the same time. Applicants will be placed in a university and programme among their preferences specified in the online application form.
Holland Government Scholarships for International Students
Application Deadline:Â 1st May.
The Holland Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science as well as several Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences
Italian Government Bachelors, Masters & PhD Scholarships for Foreign Students
Application Deadline:Â 30th April
Application is open for the Italian Government scholarship for foreign students to study for undergraduate, masters and PhD degrees at Italian higher education institutions.
New Zealand Government LEARN Postdoctoral Fellowships for Developing CountriesÂ
Application Deadline:Â 30th June
The Postdoctoral Fellowship provides funds for an emerging scientist from a developing country to complete a research project in New Zealand in an area aligned with livestock greenhouse gas mitigation.
Application Deadline:Â 30th April
The scholarship is offered to potential students from developing countries to earn their Master Degree at one of 16 prominent universities in Indonesia.
Government of Malta Scholarships in Climate Action for Students from Developing Countries
Application Deadline:Â 25th May
The Scholarships in Climate Action are being offered as part of the Government of Malta’s commitment under the Climate Finance Package to provide support for capacity building in developing States.
For Undergraduates
World Health Organisation (WHO) Internship Programme
Application Deadline:Â 30th June
Participants include both students and young professionals from different cultural, academic, as well as geographic backgrounds with a common interest: a motivation to pursue a career in supporting public health. Interns/volunteers come from the region of the Africa, and Asia.
100 Mandela Centennial Scholarship Programme for African Students at ALUÂ
Application Deadline:Â 15th May
African Leadership University (ALU) is proud to partner with the Graça Machel Trust and the Mandela Institute of Development Studies (MINDS) to launch the Mandela Centennial Scholarship Programme, a landmark scholarship that will celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the greatest African leaders of the last century
Universidade da Coruña International Summer School Scholarships for Developing Countries
Application Deadline:Â 30th April
The programme offers a number of scholarships to Spain to increase the international diversity of students participating in its International Summer School.
The Jim Ovia Foundation in collaboration with the Africa-America Institute is offering the Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship for Young African leaders to study at Covenant University.
Application Deadline:Â 28th June
The Jim Ovia Foundation in collaboration with the Africa-America Institute is offering the Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship for Young African leaders to study at Ashesi University.
Nigerian Agip Oil Company Tertiary Scholarship Scheme for Undergraduate Nigerian StudentsÂ
Application Deadline: 30th April
The NNPC/NAOC/OANDO Joint Venture in pursuance of its Community Development Programme invites suitably qualified candidates for its Tertiary Institutions Scholarship Awards Scheme.
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (JUST) Scholarships for International Students
Application Deadline:Â 20th June
Bachelor, master and doctorate programs are open to international students in 2018. JUST offers programs in Chinese as well as in English.
Hull York Medical School Scholarship for International Medicine Students
Application Deadline:Â 30th April
The University of York is offering scholarships for applicants commencing MBBS study at the Hull York Medical School.
IMT Dubai International Student Scholarships for Students from Underrepresented Countries
Applicants from underrepresented countries or regions may qualify for special international scholarships, to provide a truly global learning experience.
International People’s College (IPC) Partial Scholarships for Developing Countries
If you are unable to pay the full tuition fee there might be a chance that you can be granted a partial scholarship that will cover some of the tuition fee for your preferred study programme at IPC.
Ashinaga Fully-funded Undergraduate Scholarships for Orphans from Francophone African CountriesÂ
Application Deadline: 30th June
Ashinaga, Japan-based non-profit organization offers scholarship to students from select African countries to study for undergraduate degrees at the world’s leading universities in countries such as Japan, US, UK etc
EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program (OFP) for Undergraduate and Graduate Nigerian Students
Application Deadline:Â 30th June
There are many determined and talented, low-income students in Nigeria who only require financial resources and access to information to better their educational future.
55 Brunel University International Excellence Scholarships for International Students
Application Deadline:Â 31st May
The University of Brunel is offering 55 awards, which will comprise a £6,000 discount on the cost of tuition fees.
Humber College Scholarships for International Students
Application Deadline:Â 19th May
Humber College Canada is offering full and partial renewable tuition scholarships for NEW international undergraduate students.
Africa Scholarships at Macquarie University for Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students
Application Deadline:Â 30th June
Under the Africa scholarships, Macquarie University will provide a specific amount annually to each successful student.
Griffith University International Undergraduate Excellence Scholarships
Application Deadline:Â 15th May
Griffith International offers Undergraduate Excellence Scholarships valued at $5,000 each to outstanding international high school graduates applying for undergraduate studies at Griffith University.
Application Deadline: 30th May
The University of Birmingham UK is offering a joint award with UKEAS for Nigerian students to apply for Outstanding Achievement Scholarships to pursue undergraduate studies.
KNUST/MasterCard Foundation Scholarship for African StudentsÂ
Application Deadline:Â 11th May
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ghana is offering MasterCard Foundation Scholarships for Ghanaian and African students.
MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program at Ashesi University College
Application Deadline:Â 28th June
Through a $13 million partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, Ashesi University College will be awarding significant financial support to qualified undergraduate students who need such assistance to pursue bachelors degree.
Transform Together Full-Time Scholarships at Sheffield Hallam University – Undergraduate and Masters
Application Deadline: 31st May
Sheffield Hallam University UK is offering the Transform Together scholarships for all full-time Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies.
For Masters
Commonwealth Medical Fellowships for Developing Countries
Application Deadline: 21st May
Commonwealth Medical Fellowships (Enhancing Clinical Skills) are offered for mid-career medical staff from developing Commonwealth countries.
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships at UK Universities for Developing CountriesÂ
Application Deadline: 20th June
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are for candidates from least developed and lower middle income Commonwealth countries, for part-time Master’s study by distance learning on selected courses offered by UK universities.
Fully-Funded Rotary Peace Fellowship for Masters and Professional Programs
Application Deadline: 31st May
Rotary International offers the fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship for Masters Degree and Professional Development Certificate for young professionals around world.
University of Exeter Developing Africa Scholarship for African Students
Application Deadline:Â 3rd June
The scholarship covers the full tuition fee for the programme for the academic year and has been made possible by a generous gift from an Exeter alumnus.
University of Essex Africa Scholarship Programme for African Students
Application Deadline:Â 30th September
If you’re an international student from an African nation and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee.
Application Deadline:Â 31st July
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) intends to contribute to the support of good governance and civil society structures in selected partner countries and regions.
Schwarzman Scholars Fully-funded Masters Scholarship for International StudentsÂ
Application Deadline:Â 27th September
With a $350 million endowment, Schwarzman Scholars will be the single largest philanthropic effort ever undertaken in China by largely international donors. The extraordinary students selected to become Schwarzman Scholars will receive a comprehensive scholarship.
University of Stuttgart Fully-funded Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries
Application Deadline:Â 15th July
If you are a student from a developing country interested in studying at the University of Stuttgart, you should take a look at two of its master’s programmes which are fully funded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Beit Trust Masters Scholarship for African Students
Application Deadline: 31st May
Every year Beit Trust postgraduate (except an MBA and PhD)Â scholarship for students from Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe to study in choice universities in UK or South Africa.
University of Pretoria Scholarships for Masters in Human Rights and Democratization in AfricaÂ
Application Deadline:Â 31st July
The LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa is a unique programme to which 25 to 30 individuals from African countries with the following degrees and preferably experience in the field of human rights are admitted:
Allan & Nesta Ferguson Masters Scholarships at University of Sheffield for Developing CountriesÂ
Application Deadline:Â 25th May
Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust will offer 12 scholarships (over 3 years) to international students from developing countries to study for Masters Scholarships at University of Sheffield.
OPEC/OFID Scholarships for Students Developing CountriesÂ
Application Deadline: 4th May
 The OPEC Fund for International Development – OFID Scholarship Award is open for qualified applicants who have obtained or are on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree and who wish to study for a Master’s degree, to win up to $50,0000.
Application Deadline:Â 15th May
The Civil Society Leadership Awards (CSLA) provide fully funded master’s degree study to individuals who clearly demonstrate academic and professional excellence and a deep commitment to leading positive social change in their communities.
Application Deadline: 20th May
The International Development Department is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to undertake the MSc in International Development (Governance and State-building) with a full scholarship.
Miles Morland Foundation African Scholarship at University of East Anglia
Application Deadline:Â 15th May
The Miles Morland Foundation African Scholarship is awarded to a Postgraduate student within the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing to enable them to study on the MA Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) course.
Cranfield Sub-Saharan Africa Merit Scholarships for Masters StudentsÂ
Application Deadline:Â 25th May
Cranfield University is delighted to launch the Cranfield Sub-Saharan Africa Merit Scholarships worth £4,000 each towards tuition fees.
For Doctorate
For applicants from Sub-Saharan African countries with an excellent academic record, the DRD – Institute of Development Research and Development offers DAAD merit scholarships per year.
Oxford-CSAE Short-term Fellowships for African Students (Fully-funded to University of Oxford)Â
Application Deadline:Â 27th May
The Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford is inviting applications for the oxford-CSAE fellowships for all African citizens.
IDRC Research Awards for Students from Canada and Developing Countries
Application Deadline:Â 30th May
The International  Development Research Centre (IDRC) is offering research opportunities to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing a master’s or a doctoral degree at a recognized university OR who have completed a master’s or a doctoral degree.
Postgraduate Scholarships in Land Governance for African Students at KNUST, Ghana
Application Deadline:Â 31st May
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has advertised a series of master’s and doctoral scholarships for students working on topics related to planning and land governance.
Application Deadline:Â 1st June
Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) Scholarship for international applicants seeking admission to pursue a full-time PhD programme at NTU.
Application Deadline:Â 30th April
The Institute of Health and Society and the Department of Social anthropology, University of Oslo (UiO), invites applications for a fully-funded 3-year PhD fellowship in Social Anthropology.
DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
Application Deadline:Â 30th April
The purpose of the programme is to provide opportunities to post-doctoral mathematicians under the guidance of AIMS.
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