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Africa Climate Collaborative, University of Cape Town · Fellowship

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.

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October 29, 2026

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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.

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Branco Weiss Fellowship, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich

Branco Weiss Fellowship 2027 intake

Interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship of max. CHF 600,000 for up to five years for researchers who obtained their PhD no more than five years earlier, final deadline 15 January 2027 at 5 p.m. CET.

Eligibility: You officially hold a PhD on January 15, 2027, meaning you have at least successfully passed your PhD defense before that date

Deadline: January 15, 2027
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: A Branco Weiss Fellowship amounts to max. CHF 600,000 for up to five years, covering all legitimate research costs including salary, equipment, travel and personnel.

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VentureLab

VentureLab Founder Programme, 27 January to 2 April 2027 cohort

A fully virtual, free founder programme running a curated global cohort from 27 January to 2 April 2027, with applications closing 1 December 2026 at 11:59pm GMT+8.

Eligibility: Any early-stage founder, anywhere in the world, preferably with an MVP or product

Deadline: December 1, 2026
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: The programme is free to join. The page prints no grant, equity or cash figure, the offer is mentorship, frameworks and peer support.

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Royal Holloway University of London

Royal Holloway GREAT Scholarship Nigeria

One of two GREAT Scholarships at Royal Holloway, a tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for a new full-time postgraduate student from Nigeria joining in January 2027, deadline 11.59pm UK time on Sunday 15 November 2026.

Eligibility: A passport holder and a resident of Nigeria or India

Deadline: November 15, 2026
Location: Nigeria
Funding or benefit: Tuition fee reduction of £10,000, one of two scholarships, one for a student from Nigeria and one for a student from India.

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FellowshipCloses 31 Oct

Millennium Campus Network

Millennium Fellowship Class of 2027

The Millennium Fellowship is a free semester-long campus leadership development programme for enrolled undergraduate students aged 18 and above, with the next priority deadline on Saturday 31 October 2026.

Eligibility: Be at least 18 years of age

Deadline: October 31, 2026
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: The apply page states the Millennium Fellowship is a free of cost program, so there is no fee to join and no cash award figure is printed.

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Refugee-Led Research Hub

RLRH Graduate Horizons 2026 to 2027

Free six month online mentorship and graduate application support programme for prospective students affected by displacement, applications closing at midnight BST on Sunday 25 October 2026.

Eligibility: Identify as having been affected by displacement, including current or former refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs, stateless persons or those affected by intergenerational dislocation

Deadline: October 25, 2026
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: The programme is free. It is application support and mentorship rather than a cash award, with guidance aimed at fully funded scholarship routes such as the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation

George and Cleary Simpson Award for Emerging Researchers 2026/2027

A USD 75,000 one year award from the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation for early career researchers working on peripheral nerve biology, open to applicants from all countries.

Eligibility: Applicants must be graduate students at Master's or PhD level, or have completed a terminal degree such as an MD or PhD no more than ten years before the application deadline

Deadline: January 29, 2027
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: A USD 75,000 award for one year, of which up to USD 1,500 may be requested for travel.

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CompetitionCloses 31 Oct

True Story Foundation, True Story Festival Bern

True Story Award 2027 for Longform Journalism

An international journalism prize of USD 20,000 in each of three categories, open to reporters worldwide, with a World I route that covers Africa and the Middle East and a deadline of 31 October 2026.

Eligibility: Journalists from around the world may enter

Deadline: October 31, 2026
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: USD 20,000 for each of the three category winners, in Research, Storytelling and Impact.

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The FBIS Africa project mark, published by the Freshwater Research Centre on the FBIS Africa platform

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Freshwater Research Centre, through the FBIS Africa project

FBIS Africa Freshwater Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Small Grants 2026

Small grants of USD 5,000 to USD 10,000 from the FBIS Africa project, run by the Freshwater Research Centre, to help African institutions and researchers prepare unpublished freshwater biodiversity records for open publication.

Eligibility: Applications are welcomed from African freshwater biodiversity data holders

Deadline: November 9, 2026
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: Small grants of USD 5,000 to USD 10,000 for a six month grant period running from January to June 2027.

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MESPOM Consortium, coordinated by Central European University

Erasmus Mundus MESPOM Scholarship 2027/2029 in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management

A two year Erasmus Mundus joint master's in environmental sciences, policy and management, taught across Central European University, the University of the Aegean, Lund University and the University of Manchester, with partial tuition fee waivers and living stipends open to applicants from all countries.

Eligibility: MESPOM invites applicants from all countries, so Nigerian and other African graduates with a qualifying first degree can apply

Deadline: January 7, 2027
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree with several forms of financial assistance, including partial tuition fee waivers and living stipends for outstanding students. The provider does not publish a single fixed award amount.

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International Trade Centre, through the Ye! Community

Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO) 2026/27 for Young Green Founders

A global programme from the International Trade Centre's Ye! Community that gives young founders under 35 a ten week bootcamp, an accelerator with equity free seed funding of up to $100,000 USD for land restoration, coaching from business experts and a $10,000 USD award prize.

Eligibility: Applicants must be under the age of 35 by the application deadline

Deadline: November 22, 2026
Location: Africa
Funding or benefit: Equity free seed funding pool of up to $100,000 USD for the Land Restoration accelerator cohort, and a $10,000 USD Youth Ecopreneur Award prize per category.

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Students from East African Community Partner States studying at Daejin University in South Korea.

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Daejin University, in partnership with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)

Daejin University Scholarships 2027 for East African Students

Daejin University in South Korea, working with the Inter-University Council for East Africa, is inviting eligible students from the eight East African Community Partner States to apply for supported undergraduate and master's study at the March 2027 intake. The programmes are taught in English, tuition and dormitory support is offered, and initial applications to IUCEA close on 15 November 2026.

Eligibility: Citizens and residents of the East African Community Partner States: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Deadline: November 15, 2026
Location: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Funding or benefit: Tuition and accommodation support rather than a cash award. Undergraduates receive full tuition and dormitory coverage for the first year, and master's students receive tuition and accommodation waivers for the first semester, with later support tied to academic performance.

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Researchers drafting the SALTO PI P² Dossiers on participation in democratic life.

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SALTO Participation and Information Resource Centre (SALTO PI)

SALTO PI Call for Experts on the P² Dossiers, 2026

SALTO PI is looking for three to six sectorial experts and contributors from anywhere in the world to research and draft the P² Dossiers, a set of practical publications on participation in democratic life and civic engagement. Each assignment carries a fixed gross fee of EUR 1,250 for one sector or EUR 2,500 for two sectors, the work is remote and in English, and applications close on 6 November 2026.

Eligibility: Open to applicants worldwide, with no geographical limits.

Deadline: November 6, 2026
Location: Worldwide
Funding or benefit: A fixed gross fee of EUR 1,250 for one sector dossier, or EUR 2,500 for two sectors, all inclusive and not part of the selection assessment.

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