Masters scholarships for African students
Masters degrees are the most competitive — and most funded — level for international study. The list below tracks live, fully funded Masters opportunities for African applicants.
Major funders include Chevening (UK), Fulbright (US), DAAD EPOS (Germany), Erasmus Mundus (EU-wide), Australia Awards, MEXT (Japan), the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and the AfDB-Japan Africa Dream Scholarships.
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University College Cork — CACSSS International Merit-Based Scholarships 2027/28
Partial funding · masters · study in Ireland · offered by University College Cork. 20% tuition fee reduction for eligible international non-EU taught-master’s students with first-class honours or equivalent and an accepted offer. Capitation fees remain payable; check course and non-combination rules
University College Cork — College of Business and Law Excellence Merit-Based Scholarship 2027/28
Partial funding · masters · study in Ireland · offered by University College Cork. 20% tuition fee reduction for eligible international non-EU taught-master’s students with first-class honours or equivalent and an accepted offer. Capitation fees remain payable; check course and non-combination rules
University College Cork — SEFS International Student Merit-Based Scholarship 2027/28
Partial funding · masters · study in Ireland · offered by University College Cork. 20% tuition fee reduction for eligible international non-EU taught-master’s students with first-class honours or equivalent and an accepted offer. Capitation fees remain payable; check course and non-combination rules
Leicester Distance Learning Sanctuary Awards
Full tuition · masters · study in United Kingdom · offered by University of Leicester. Full tuition fee waiver. Funding exclusions and conditions: Optional campus activities not covered; no living/travel funding. Prioritises greatest need; unconditional offer required at award panel.
Jean Heywood Postgraduate Scholarship
Partial funding · masters · study in New Zealand · offered by University of Auckland / named donor fund. Up to NZD 15,000 per recipient, one year. Funding exclusions and conditions: One remaining semester capped NZD 7,500; no full-cost guarantee.
Nicholas Tarling Southeast Asian Studies Masters Award
Partial funding · masters · study in New Zealand · offered by University of Auckland / named donor fund. Up to NZD 8,000 TOTAL pool across up to two awards, one year. Funding exclusions and conditions: Part-time prorated; final-semester maximum NZD 3,000; not full funding.
UNPAD Global Scholarship
Full tuition · masters · study in Indonesia · offered by Universitas Padjadjaran. Tuition up to 3 semesters; IDR 4 million/month allowance; 1.5 million settlement; visa/stay permit; insurance around 6 million/year; language course up to 1 semester; 10 million research/thesis after proposal approval.
Murray Wren Masters Scholarship in Architecture
Partial funding · masters · study in New Zealand · offered by University of Auckland / named donor fund. Up to NZD 15,000 per year for two years. Funding exclusions and conditions: Cannot hold with Warren Trust Award; full-time enrolment required for continuation.
Leicester Global Excellence Scholarship
Partial funding · masters · study in United Kingdom · offered by University of Leicester. GBP 7,000 tuition discount. Funding exclusions and conditions: PGCE/PGCert/PGDip excluded; remaining fees/living/accommodation self-funded; cannot normally combine university awards.
Oxford Brookes FLTRP Publishing Scholarship
Partial funding · masters · study in United Kingdom · offered by Oxford Brookes University / Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. GBP 3,000 toward tuition. Funding exclusions and conditions: No maintenance; other awards covering tuition render applicant ineligible; remainder fees/travel/te
Mason Gilbert MSc Motorsport Engineering Scholarship
Partial funding · masters · study in United Kingdom · offered by Oxford Brookes University. GBP 20,000 support for living/accommodation; terms specify GBP 10,000 accommodation component. Funding exclusions and conditions: Not advertised as tuition waiver; other Brookes scholarships/bursaries exclud
RGU International Merit-Based Scholarship for Masters
Partial funding · masters · study in United Kingdom · offered by Robert Gordon University. GBP 8,000 tuition reduction minus other RGU scholarships already assigned. Funding exclusions and conditions: No added living/travel support stated; not GBP 8,000 on top of other RGU awards.
Leicester automatic international postgraduate scholarships (Merit / Chancellor tiers)
Partial funding · masters · study in United Kingdom · offered by University of Leicester. GBP 3,000 tuition discount; GBP 5,000 for First-class-equivalent degree, maximum one year. Funding exclusions and conditions: No industrial placement/resit/suspended period; only higher Leicester award retaine
UDSM–ALAF MA Kiswahili Tuition Scholarship 2026/27
Full tuition · masters · study in Tanzania · offered by UDSM Institute of Kiswahili Studies / ALAF Limited. Tuition sponsorship only. Funding exclusions and conditions: Food, stationery, accommodation, research and other expenses self-funded. Three awards count once.
EADA International Masters Scholarships
EADA International Masters Scholarships: Competitive partial tuition awards; no separate count for Africa, entrepreneurship, sports, gender or subject tiers. Deadline: 15 December 2026 (time and time zone not stated).
Nova SBE Institutional Masters Scholarships — Social Mobility and Merit
Nova SBE Institutional Masters Scholarships — Social Mobility and Merit: Need-based or merit-based tuition reductions. Need route available for Fall and eligible Spring intake; merit route Fall only. Merit continuation assessed after first year. Deadline: 30 April 2027 at 17:00 Europe/Lisbon.
ESMT Panzer Scholarship
ESMT Panzer Scholarship: Two Masters tuition scholarships. Deadline: Open — no closing date published on the official page.
Hanken GBSN Honor Scholarship
Hanken GBSN Honor Scholarship: Full tuition waiver for two academic years; two awards. Deadline: 21 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC+2.
Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarship
Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarship: Tuition fee discount. Deadline: 23 November 2026 at 23:59 Europe/London.
Aberdeen Global Scholarship
Aberdeen Global Scholarship: £8,000 tuition waiver. Deadline: Open — no closing date published on the official page.
Bradley de Glehn English Scholarship
Bradley de Glehn English Scholarship: Two awards, each £9,600 tuition reduction. Deadline: 30 May 2027 (time and time zone not stated).
Koppinen Family Scholarship
Koppinen Family Scholarship: One £10,000 tuition reduction. Deadline: 30 May 2027 (time and time zone not stated).
Herringham Scholarship
Herringham Scholarship: Two awards, each £8,000 tuition reduction. Deadline: 30 May 2027 (time and time zone not stated).
David Cesarani Scholarship
David Cesarani Scholarship: One £11,000 tuition reduction. Deadline: 30 May 2027 (time and time zone not stated).
Dr Pirkko Koppinen Scholarship
Dr Pirkko Koppinen Scholarship: One £12,000 tuition reduction. Deadline: 30 May 2027 (time and time zone not stated).
Professor Mike Walker OBE Scholarship
Professor Mike Walker OBE Scholarship: One tuition reduction capped at the actual fee if lower than £12,000. Deadline: 30 May 2027 (time and time zone not stated).
Dinah and Jessica Nichols Scholarship
Dinah and Jessica Nichols Scholarship: One cash award of £6,250. Deadline: 30 May 2027 (time and time zone not stated).
Rhodes Andrew W. Mellon MA Creative Writing Bursaries 2027–2028
Limited tuition-and-living bursaries for South African citizens studying the full-time 2027–2028 MA Creative Writing at Rhodes; admission does not guarantee funding.
Julian Baring Scholarship at UCT 2027
Tuition and accommodation up to R180,000 for full-time mining-relevant engineering master’s study at UCT; South African and other sub-Saharan African citizens.
CDS Master Programmes Entrance Scholarship – 2027/28
HKD 10,000–50,000, amount determined by selection committee and available funding. New full-time or part-time entrants to MSc Computer Science, Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing, or Financial Technology and Data Analytics; outstanding academic and, when applicable, interview performance. No
CUHK MSc Information Engineering Admission Scholarship – 2027/28
Variable financial award determined by the programme management committee; amount not publicly specified. New MSc Information Engineering entrants; relevant science/engineering bachelor’s degree, English proficiency, and exceptional academic or non-academic achievement.
University of Waikato Research Masters Scholarship
Up to NZD 15,000 for 120-point thesis or NZD 12,000 for 90 points; NZD 5,500 fee credit plus stipend
Massey University Postgraduate International Study Grants
NZD 10,000 tuition contribution for one year
University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship
NZD 10,000 toward fees in the first instance
Royal Holloway International Masters Scholarships (including Nigeria route)
GBP 4,000 first-year tuition discount for listed African residences other than Nigeria; Nigeria residence GBP 6,000
Karolinska Institutet Global Master’s Scholarship 2027
Upcoming tuition scholarship for KI master’s study. Apply for admission by 15 January 2027, then separately for funding on 8–24 February.
Aalto University Excellence Scholarships for Master’s Study 2027
Competitive full-tuition waivers for Aalto master’s study beginning in 2027. Applications open 7 December 2026; living costs are excluded.
Bath Merit Scholarships 2027/28
£5,000 tuition discounts for eligible 2027 taught master’s entrants. Kenya and Nigeria qualify under domicile and whole-degree study requirements; consideration is automatic.
Choose Dalarna First Scholarship
SEK 5,000 reduction in first-semester tuition; all qualifying applicants receive it. Upcoming for Autumn 2027. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
PETROFUND Namibia Master’s Scholarship
Master’s scholarship funding offered; current call does not state monetary value or precise covered expense categories. Full-cost, living-cost and travel coverage is not stated. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Lancaster Master’s Excellence Scholarship
Lancaster University: 15% tuition reduction; examples up to £4,635. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Frank Palmer Award
University of Reading: 10% tuition reduction. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
University of Stirling Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarship
University of Stirling: £7,000 tuition waiver; 100 awards. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Royal Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor’s Global Impact Scholarship
Royal Agricultural University: Up to £1,500 tuition contribution, including £500 conditional on early payment. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
University of Reading Master’s Excellence Scholarship
University of Reading: £4,000–£10,000 tuition reduction based on prior degree result. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Faculty of Science International Masters Scholarship
University of Strathclyde: £6,000 tuition reduction. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
S. Nakayama Memorial Scholarship
International University of Japan: 30–100% tuition; Premium includes JPY 100,000 monthly and partial admission fee. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
NL Scholarship at University of Twente
University of Twente / Dutch Ministry of Education: €5,000 for first study year; partial study-cost support. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
NL MPP Scholarship
Maastricht University / UNU-MERIT: Tuition, €7,800 living support over 13 months, accommodation August 2027–June 2028, insurance, visa and training. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Faculty of Engineering Dean’s International Excellence Award for Masters Study
University of Strathclyde: £9,000–£12,000 tuition reduction. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
INSEAD MIM Women’s Merit Scholarship
INSEAD: €20,000–€25,000. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship
University of Auckland: 25% of one year’s tuition fees. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Global Excellence Scholarship – QMBS, SEF & CCLS (January 2027), Queen Mary University of London
GBP 7,000 tuition reduction. Offered by Queen Mary University of London in United Kingdom for masters study.
Kipaji Scholarship — University of Twente
Up to EUR 12,000 supplementary funding. Offered by University of Twente in Netherlands for masters study.
Mr. Julia Henriëtte Jaarsma-Adolfs Fund Scholarship — Amsterdam Law School
2027/28 award amount to be announced. Offered by Amsterdam Law School in Netherlands for masters study.
75th Anniversary Global Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships — University of Southampton
GBP 7,000 tuition award. Offered by University of Southampton in United Kingdom for masters study.
Exeter Excellence Scholarships – Postgraduate Taught
GBP 15,000 tuition award. Offered by University of Exeter in United Kingdom for masters study.
International Excellence Award – Postgraduate — University of Surrey
GBP 5,000 tuition award. Offered by University of Surrey in United Kingdom for masters study.
UM Social Justice Scholarship — Maastricht University
Tuition, living allowance, insurance and visa-related support. Offered by Maastricht University in Netherlands for masters study.
Radboud NL Scholarship
EUR 5,000 one-time award; not full funding. Offered by Radboud University in Netherlands for masters study.
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