List of Scholarships for African Students that will close in July 2023

From students to young entrepreneurs, various scholarships and awards exist for African scholars every year. Typically, AfterschoolAfrica compiles a list of these awards and their (annual) deadlines to enable readers browse through available scholarships and encourage early application entries.

Below is a list of scholarships with application deadlines in July 2023.

See also:

• List of scholarships with application deadlines in June 2023.
• List of scholarships with application deadlines in May 2023.

MasterCard Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) Scholarships for African Students

Application Deadline: 31st July

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST provides for academically talented yet economically disadvantaged young people in Africa.

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarships 2023 for African Students (Undergraduate, Masters, Doctoral, College of Technology Specialized Training Programme)

MEXT scholarship is one of the few opportunities covering full expense hence very competitive in nature. Being eligible and having a high academic performance (GPA 2.3 or above out of 3.0) is vital. 

NRF-MINDS Doctoral Scholarship 2023 for African Students

The programme will identify academically gifted African scholars from resource-challenged backgrounds to pursue postgraduate study in some of the best universities across the continent.

Application Deadlines: 8th July

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Study in UAE: Canadian University Dubai Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students

Canadian University Dubai Scholarships are awarded to international Undergraduate students based on the student’s academic performance.

Application Deadlines: 7th July

DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Masters in Public Policy and Good Governance Scholarship Programme for Developing Countries

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.

Application Deadline: 31st July

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Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Application Deadline: 25th July

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Egypt National program for young Egyptian women researchers

The Program honors three talented young Egyptian women researchers for the quality of their research works and encourages them to pursue a brilliant career in science.

Application Deadline: 30th July

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L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships for African Women in Science

The L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships For Women in Science are set to be awarded to 5 young female scientists from 4 different countries of the Maghreb: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

Application Deadline: 30th July

Apply: University of Pretoria Scholarships for Masters in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa

This prestigous degree is presented by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with 12 leading African universities.

Application Deadline: 31st July 

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