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World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2027

Offered by World Bank Group

A six-month World Bank placement for emerging African scholars moving between development research, policy and practice.

Who it is for: Sub-Saharan African nationals completing a PhD or within three years of graduation and aged 32 or younger on 1 January 2027

Application deadline
25 Aug 2026 7 days left
Location
Washington, DC or a World Bank country office
Funding / Support
Six-month paid World Bank consultancy assignment
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University of London Scholarship for Women in Africa 2026

Offered by University of London

Fee support for women living in Africa who are beginning selected online University of London degree programmes.

Who it is for: Women resident in Africa holding an offer for one of the listed University of London online degrees

Application deadline
3 Sep 2026 16 days left
Location
Online study · applicants resident in Africa
Funding / Support
Up to eight scholarships worth £7,000 each
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Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund 2026

Offered by Cambridge-Africa and The ALBORADA Trust

Seed funding for Cambridge–Africa research partnerships, including collaborative projects and research-training activity in Africa.

Who it is for: Postdoctoral-level or senior pairs linking an eligible Cambridge researcher with a researcher at an African institution

Application deadline
3 Sep 2026 16 days left
Location
Africa and University of Cambridge partner institutions
Funding / Support
£1,000–£25,000 collaborative research award
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Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2027

Offered by Royal Academy of Engineering

A major accelerator and prize programme for sub-Saharan African engineers building commercially viable innovations.

Who it is for: Engineers and innovators based in sub-Saharan Africa with commercially viable solutions

Application deadline
8 Sep 2026 21 days left
Location
Sub-Saharan Africa
Funding / Support
Eight months of training and mentoring, funded training weeks and prizes up to GBP 50,000
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AfriMAB GRÓ Land Restoration Fellowships 2027

Offered by UNESCO AfriMAB and GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme

A fully funded postgraduate training programme for African biosphere-reserve professionals working on ecosystem restoration.

Who it is for: Professionals under 40 working in ecosystem restoration within an African biosphere reserve

Application deadline
10 Sep 2026 23 days left
Location
Agricultural University of Iceland
Funding / Support
Fully funded six-month training fellowship
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Education For All Children Scholarship 2027

Offered by Education For All Children

A tracked application route for disadvantaged Kenyan students entering EFAC’s education-to-employment programme.

Who it is for: Bright, financially disadvantaged Kenyan students who are in Grade 9 during 2026

Application deadline
15 Sep 2026 28 days left
Location
Kenya
Funding / Support
Education-to-employment scholarship support
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