A fully funded professional exchange fellowship combining a three month U.S. practicum with a nine month community economic development project run back home.
Eligibility: Between the ages of 27 and 39 at the time of application
Deadline
November 24, 2026
Location
Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia
Funding or benefit
Fully funded exchange. IREX covers round trip flights, a monthly living allowance in the U.S., health coverage and visa support. No cash award is printed for the home project.
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Full scholarships for 12 English-taught bachelor, master and advanced master programmes at Flemish universities in Belgium, for the intake starting 1 September 2027. The monthly allowance covers living expenses and tuition fees, and none of the ICP Connect programmes charge an application fee. Students from 25 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are eligible, and sixteen of them are in sub-Saharan Africa, among them Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The call submission deadline is 28 February 2027.
Eligibility: You hold the nationality of one of the 25 eligible countries and you reside in one of those countries at the time of application, though not necessarily in your own country of nationality
Deadline
February 28, 2027
Location
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi
Funding or benefit
Full scholarship. The monthly allowance covers living expenses and tuition fees, either paid to you or settled by the institution and deducted from your allowance. No application fee for ICP Connect programmes.
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UNFPA is building a pre qualified roster of Youth, Peace and Security consultants for its West and Central Africa Regional Office and country offices. Roster members become eligible for paid short term and long term consultancy assignments across the region. Applications close 31 December 2026 at 23:00 Eastern Time.
Eligibility: Advanced university degree, master's or PhD, in international relations, peace and conflict studies, law, social sciences or a related field
Deadline
December 31, 2026
Location
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon
Funding or benefit
Consultancy assignments from the roster are paid engagements under UNFPA individual consultancy terms. Roster inclusion itself carries no payment.
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A clean cooking fund for registered NGOs and impact organisations across thirteen West African countries, backed by a US$1 million commitment that delivers LPG equipment, financing and grants for community cooking projects.
Eligibility: You are a registered NGO or a local organisation with strong financial stability
Deadline
Timeline not announced
Location
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde
Funding or benefit
Accelerated by a US$1 million commitment from The Worthington Companies Foundation plus contributions from other organisations. Support includes LPG supply, stoves, cylinders and related equipment, direct financial grants for clean cooking projects, infrastructure development and educational initiatives. Individual project amounts are not published and expenses must stay within the budget limits set by the fund.
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UNESCO Science for Crisis Response and Solutions Programme
UNESCO is offering six institutional research continuity grants of up to USD 2,000 each to African nationals working at recognised universities and research institutes whose natural science research was interrupted by armed conflict or a natural or biological hazard. Applications close on 15 November 2026 at 23:59 Paris time.
Eligibility: African nationals based at a recognised university or research institute in an African country
Deadline
November 15, 2026
Location
Algeria, Angola, Benin
Funding or benefit
Six institutional grants of up to USD 2,000 each under this first pilot call, for activities that can be completed within six months.
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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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TWAS is inviting requests from research groups and scientific institutions in least developed countries, including many across Africa, to host a TWAS Research Professor for a two to four week visit during a one year appointment. Applications close 23 November 2026.
Eligibility: Requesting institution must be a research group or scientific institution located in a least developed country (LDC)
Deadline
November 23, 2026
Location
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi
Funding or benefit
TWAS covers economy class round-trip travel, additional travel expenses and an honorarium for the visiting professor. The host institution covers local expenses.
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Pro Helvetia funds residencies of up to three months at a partner institution in Switzerland for artists and cultural practitioners who live in one of its liaison office regions, which covers West, Central, East and Southern Africa among other areas. Accommodation, travel and daily allowances are covered, and applications open on 1 January each year with a deadline of 1 March at 23:59 Central European Time.
Eligibility: Artists and cultural practitioners with permanent residence in one of Pro Helvetia's liaison office regions and active participation in that cultural scene
Deadline
March 1, 2027
Location
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
Funding or benefit
Pro Helvetia covers accommodation, travel costs and daily allowances for a residency of up to three months, plus a coach from the local artistic field, and can add a workstation and a contribution towards production or material costs on request. Applicants with childcare responsibilities can request up to 1,000 CHF per month towards childcare or the travel costs of their children and, where necessary, a carer.
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