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University of Cape Town with the Mastercard Foundation

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program postgraduate intake at the University of Cape Town

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cape Town keeps its postgraduate round open to citizens of an African country applying for an eligible taught postgraduate programme, with undergraduate applications already closed. Postgraduate applications close 31 October 2026, and the programme pairs the scholarship with mentoring and leadership development.

Eligibility: Be a citizen of an African country, including South Africa

Deadline

October 31, 2026

Location

South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana

Funding or benefit

A Mastercard Foundation scholarship with comprehensive support for study at the University of Cape Town, covering the programme of study plus mentoring and leadership development. The provider does not publish a cash amount on the programme page.

Association of Commonwealth Universities

ACU Writing For The Media Training 2027, Free Online Research Communication Course With The Conversation For Early Career Academics

The Association of Commonwealth Universities is offering twenty free places on an online media writing course designed and delivered with Universal Impact and The Conversation. It is aimed at early career researchers and academics at ACU member universities, and applications close on 24 November 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

Eligibility: You are a PhD candidate or already hold a PhD

Deadline

November 24, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

No cash grant. The training is free for the twenty selected participants, covering the group sessions, the one-to-one feedback sessions and the written pitch review.

Africa Climate Collaborative, University of Cape Town

Africa Climate Collaborative Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2027, Ten Fully Funded Three Year Climate Research Places For African PhD Graduates

The Africa Climate Collaborative at the University of Cape Town is filling ten fully funded postdoctoral places in climate and development research. Each three year fellowship pairs a recent African PhD graduate with an experienced UCT mentor and pays a tax free stipend of R380,000 a year, with applications closing on 29 October 2026.

Eligibility: You hold a completed PhD in a discipline relevant to climate and development in Africa, and matching the discipline listed for your chosen research topic

Deadline

October 29, 2026

Location

South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana

Funding or benefit

A tax free stipend of R380,000 per year across the three year fellowship, plus up to R130,000 over three years, with suitable motivation, for relocation costs, medical insurance, research costs and conference attendance.

Commonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator Round II, Grants Of £20,000 To £50,000 For Government Led Ocean Projects

Round II of the Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator is open to national or sub national government bodies in all 56 Commonwealth member countries, including Nigeria, and funds country led ocean projects with grants of £20,000 to £50,000. Between 10 and 15 projects are selected by the second quarter of 2027, and applications close on 11 December 2026 at 23:59 GMT.

Eligibility: The lead applicant must be a legally established national or sub national government entity, such as a ministry, department, agency or other public body with formal government status

Deadline

December 11, 2026

Location

Botswana, Cameroon, Gabon

Funding or benefit

Grants of £20,000 to £50,000 per project, with a minimum project duration of six months and a maximum of eighteen months. Technical assistance and capacity building support comes through the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation.

Eni

Eni Award 2027 Young Talents From Africa Prize, €25,000 For African PhD Researchers In Energy And Environment

Eni is running the Young Talents from Africa section of its 2027 Eni Award, which gives two African PhD researchers €25,000 each to strengthen the doctoral work they are already doing. Candidates must hold African citizenship and be enrolled in the first or second year of a PhD at a university or research institute in Africa, working on energy or the environment. Applications close on 20 November 2026 at 5pm Central European Time.

Eligibility: You hold the citizenship of one of the African countries listed in the United Nations World Population Prospects, The 2024 Revision, which includes Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa

Deadline

November 20, 2026

Location

Algeria, Angola, Benin

Funding or benefit

Two awards of €25,000 each, paid in two instalments against a budget proposal the candidate prepares, which may not exceed the €25,000 prize amount. Winners also receive a customised plaque, and Eni directly provides return travel, transfers and up to two nights of board and lodging for the winner and a maximum of one accompanying person for the prize giving ceremony in Italy.

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Durham University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Durham University PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities 2027

Durham University is offering up to eleven fully funded PhD studentships for research that works across its Transformative Humanities framework, starting in October 2027. Two of the awards are open to overseas students at overseas tuition level, so applicants writing from Nigeria or elsewhere in Africa can compete. Applications close at noon UK time on 15 January 2027.

Eligibility: Accepted onto a Durham University PhD programme with a supervisory team led by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities or the Faculty of Social Sciences

Deadline

January 15, 2027

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Each award covers tuition fees at home or overseas level and pays a stipend for 3.5 years full time or seven years part time at the rate set by UK Research and Innovation, with additional funding opportunities and access to training and placement resources. Durham publishes no fixed stipend figure for this scheme.

University of Pretoria, Department of Research and Innovation

University of Pretoria Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2027

The University of Pretoria has opened its 2027 postdoctoral call with three funded pathways built around an award value of R250,000, and the African Tax Institute is recruiting tax policy researchers in the same round. South African and international candidates with a recent doctorate can apply up to 30 October 2026.

Eligibility: A doctoral degree awarded within five years before the application call date, or an official institutional letter confirming that all requirements are complete if graduation is still pending

Deadline

October 30, 2026

Location

South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana

Funding or benefit

UP Co-Funding and UP-Postdoc each carry R250,000 per year, the first matched at least R125,000 by the host faculty for up to two renewable years and the second funded entirely by the Department of Research and Innovation for up to two years. The UP PhD Fellowship pays R250,000 in total for a single non-extendable year.

EPFL

EPFL Summer Research Program 2027, School of Life Sciences

EPFL's School of Life Sciences is taking applications for its two month Summer Research Program 2027 in Switzerland, carrying a CHF 3,600 stipend plus housing and travel cover.

Eligibility: Currently enrolled in a university in biology, bio physics, chemistry, bio engineering, bio informatics, quantitative biology, genetics, medicine or another life sciences related programme

Deadline

November 15, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

CHF 3,600 for the two month period covering housing and living costs, with about CHF 1,700 left to live on, plus travel reimbursement of up to CHF 1,000 for overseas flights and CHF 500 for shorter distances.

Carnegie Mellon University Africa

Carnegie Mellon University Africa Free AI Certificate 2026

A cost free, six course online certificate in artificial intelligence from Carnegie Mellon University Africa, built for African learners who want practical skills in machine learning, Python and applied generative AI. Applications and recommendations run from 15 October to 15 November 2026.

Eligibility: Interest in building AI applications relevant to African contexts

Deadline

November 15, 2026

Location

Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana

Funding or benefit

Cost free certificate for qualified applicants.

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African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO)

ARSO 14th Continental Essay Competition 2026/2027 for African Tertiary Students

ARSO invites tertiary students across African Union member states, aged 35 and below, to the 14th Continental Essay Competition on advancing intra African trade through the cotton to clothing value chain under the AfCFTA, with cash prizes of $1,000, $800 and $500.

Eligibility: Enrolled in an accredited tertiary institution in an African Union member state at the time of submission

Deadline

April 23, 2027

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Cash prizes of $1,000 for first place, $800 for second place and $500 for third place, each with certificates of excellence.

Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships (Manaaki New Zealand)

Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships Africa Programmes 2027: Trade Policy and Geothermal Energy Project Management

Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships has opened two fully supported Africa programmes for 2027: a Trade Policy short course delivered online from 25 January to 26 February 2027, and a Geothermal Energy Project Management short course delivered in New Zealand from 26 April to 24 May 2027. Nigerian citizens appear on both country lists, alongside nineteen other African countries. Applications for Trade Policy close 25 October 2026 and applications for Geothermal close 6 December 2026.

Eligibility: Citizen of one of the eligible countries for the selected programme (Nigeria appears on both the Trade Policy list and the Geothermal list)

Deadline

December 6, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships Africa programmes cover the short course in the selected delivery mode. Specific coverage amounts, allowances and inclusions are not published on the programme page and applicants should confirm them directly on the official Manaaki application page before submitting.

Global Leadership Challenge, University of Oxford and St. Gallen Symposium

St Gallen Symposium Global Leadership Challenge 2026

The Global Leadership Challenge 2026 is open to 100 young leaders for a five day programme from 10 to 14 December 2026, run as a joint initiative of the University of Oxford and the St. Gallen Symposium. The application window closes on 5 November 2026 and review is on a rolling basis.

Eligibility: Currently enrolled in a Masters or PhD programme, or a young professional aged between 21 and 30

Deadline

November 5, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

No stipend or award money is published for this programme. The in kind value sits in the training and mentorship, and the three winning teams receive fully covered travel and accommodation to the 56th St. Gallen Symposium in April 2027.