PhD scholarships for African researchers
Most reputable PhDs in the US, UK, Germany, Australia and EU are fully funded. The list below tracks live doctoral opportunities open to African researchers.
Major funders include Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, DAAD doctoral programmes, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the Australian Research Training Program (RTP), Wellcome Trust, and US graduate assistantships.
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60 matching opportunities
PhD scholarship - New-Generation Control of Hybrid Wind, Solar and Battery Power Plants - DTU Wind
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant engineering/control/power-systems preparation; see doctoral-net
PhD scholarship in High-Speed Hyperspectral and Super-Resolution Terahertz Imaging - DTU Electro
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant photonics/physics/engineering background for terahertz imaging.
PhD Scholarships in “live” electron microscopy in catalysis at the atomic-scale - DTU Physics
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Physics, chemistry or materials science; documented atomic-resolution TE
PhD scholarship in Atomistic Stabilization in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells - DTU Physics
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant computational chemistry/physics/materials background; atomistic
PhD scholarship in Technology-Enabled Urban Logistics, Curbside Management and Sustainable Urban Planning - DTU Engineering Technology
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant urban-logistics/transport/engineering background and quantitati
PhD Scholarships in Engineering of Quantum Light Sources and System Architecture for Photonic Quantum Computing - DTU Electro
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant photonics/quantum-optics preparation; see mobility limit.
PhD scholarship in Catalytic CO₂ Conversion to Carbon Nanotubes - DTU Physics
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant physics/materials/chemistry background for catalytic carbon con
PhD Scholarship in Machine Learning for Non-Stationary and Non-Static Nano-Tomography - DTU Compute
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Computing, applied mathematics, physics or engineering; strong ML and sc
PhD scholarship on Data-driven Design and Analysis of Architected Materials - DTU Engineering Technology
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant engineering/materials/computational background for architected
PhD scholarship (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) in Molecular Biology and Bioreceptor Engineering for Biosensors - BRIGHT
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Experimental molecular-biology background; see MSCA mobility limit.
PhD Scholarship in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Organization - DTU Management
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant master’s preparation, strong English and intercultural research
PhD position in Digital Payments and Critical Infrastructure - DTU Management
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Organisation studies, anthropology, STS or related preparation; Danish p
PhD scholarship in Development of High Temperature Heat Pumps with Thermal Energy Storage - DTU Construct
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant thermodynamics/engineering background for heat pumps and therma
PhD scholarship in Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Greenland’s Firn Tipping Point - DTU Space
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Physics or mathematics background with modelling and scientific programm
PhD scholarship in Dynamic Food System Modelling - BRIGHT
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant sustainability/food-systems modelling background and quantitati
PhD scholarship in Integration of High-Temperature Heat Pumps in Industrial Processes - DTU Construct
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant thermodynamics/engineering background; optimisation and program
PhD scholarship in computational modelling of protein and nutrient bioavailability of microbial foods - BRIGHT
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant computational/food-science degree; Python and machine-learning
PhD scholarship in 3D Cochlear Histopathology in Ageing and Systemic Disease - DTU Health Tech
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant biomedical discipline plus rodent laboratory, tissue-labelling
PhD Student in PHA Processing and Modification by Reactive Extrusion - DTU Chemical Engineering
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant polymer/materials/chemical-engineering background for reactive
PhD scholarship in Operando Electron Microscopy of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells - DTU Energy
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant energy/materials background with experimental microscopy intere
PhD Scholarships in Quantum Physics: Quantum Opto-Acoustics, Optomechanics, Microscopy and Computing - DTU Physics
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant physics background for one of the four quantum-research areas i
PhD scholarship in Predictive Human Digital Twins for Human-Centred Systems Engineering – DTU Construct
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant biomechanics, AI or systems-engineering background.
PhD Scholarship in Electronic-Photonic Integration: Merging Photonic and CMOS Chips for Scalable Information Processing - DTU Electro
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant photonics/electronics background for integrated photonic and CM
PhD scholarship in Experimental Clearance Flow Research - DTU Construct
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant fluid-mechanics/engineering background for experimental clearan
PhD scholarships in machine learning for optimization of cyber-physical systems - DTU Compute
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant computing/mathematics/engineering background and machine-learni
PhD scholarship in MRI radiofrequency detector development - DTU Space
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Relevant engineering/physics degree and preparation for MRI radiofrequen
PhD scholarship in battery chemistry and magnetic resonance - DTU Chemistry
Funded PhD employment with salary/pension under the published appointment terms; usually three years.. International candidates considered; relevant two-year master’s/120 ECTS or equivalent, English and project-specific skills. Chemistry, chemical engineering or materials science; interest in electr
Ajit Singh Janeway Institute Scholarship in Economics
GBP 3,000–6,000/year towards study costs. International applicants accepted for a PhD in Economics.
Trinity Studentship in Theology
Theology PhD tuition and living support; specified travel/research benefits. International applicants for a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies.
Tom Howat PhD Studentship in Mathematics
Mathematics PhD tuition and living support; specified travel/research benefits. Home or overseas graduates of any university meeting Cambridge mathematics admission requirements.
The Victor Phillip Michael Dahdaleh PhD Studentship
PhD tuition, living support and research-consumables contribution. International applicants researching within the named Heart and Lung Research Institute.
The Richard Elphick Studentship
Oncology PhD tuition and living support; specified travel/research benefits. International applicants researching early detection of oesophageal cancer.
Peterhouse Research Studentship Competition
PhD tuition and living support for up to 3.5 years; visa costs listed. International PhD applicants in any subject.
Newnham College PhD Scholarship (Arts & Humanities)
Overseas arts/humanities PhD tuition and living support. International women applying for a PhD within the School of Arts and Humanities.
Newnham College PhD STEM Scholarship (HS Chau Foundation Scholarship)
Overseas STEM PhD tuition, living support and health surcharge. International women applying for a STEM PhD.
Krishnan-Ang Studentship for Overseas Students in STEMM Disciplines
Overseas PhD tuition, living support and specified travel/research benefits. Overseas-fee applicants in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine.
J.Godfrey Essame Scholarship
Full tuition and living support for a Biblical Studies PhD. Home or overseas applicants admitted for relevant theology research.
History PhD Studentship Fund
Full doctoral tuition and living support. International applicants for a PhD in any area of history.
Herchel Smith Research Studentships
PhD tuition, living support and a research-support grant. Outstanding international applicants in organic chemistry or related molecular life sciences.
Faculty of Divinity-Newnham College PhD Scholarship in New Testament Studies
Full PhD tuition and living support; visa and health surcharge listed. Women of any nationality researching New Testament studies in theology.
Dr Jung-Tsung Wei PhD Scholarship
Three-year PhD support, with a possible writing-up contribution. International PhD applicants who meet St Edmund’s admission conditions.
Churchill College Professor Thomas Cusick Doctoral Studentship
Full tuition and living support for 3.5 years; travel/computer contributions. International applicants for a PhD in pure mathematics or mathematical statistics.
St. John's College Bradlow Scholarships
Overseas tuition and living support for PhD study. South African nationals who secure a St John’s conditional place by 1 March.
King's Cambridge Commonwealth Scholarship for Small Island Developing States
Full PhD funding, including tuition and living support. African route: Mauritius or Seychelles citizenship and/or ordinary residence; research must strengthen capacity in a Commonwealth small island state.
Jameel Education Foundation Cambridge Scholarship
International tuition, living support and approved research benefits. Eligible African countries include Algeria, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
Cambridge Trust Global South Trailblazer Scholarship
International tuition, living support, visa and health surcharge. Eligible Global South applicants; PhD must address one of the five stated development themes.
NERC Great Western Four Plus Doctoral Landscape Training Partnership
Full tuition · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by GW4+ consortium; Bristol route verified. 42 months full tuition including international gap waiver; stipend GBP 22,437/year stated for 2027; GBP 11,000 research/conference plus GBP 1,000 training budget. Funding exclusions and conditions: Vi
Exeter EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award Studentships
Full tuition · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by University of Exeter / EPSRC. Tuition including Exeter international fee-gap waiver; 3.5 year index-linked stipend (2026/27 reference GBP 21,805); GBP 5,000 research-training support. Funding exclusions and conditions: Visa, health surcharge
London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (LIDo)
phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by LIDo consortium / BBSRC. Four years; full overseas tuition for up to 7 international recipients plus UKRI London stipend (current GBP 23,805/year). Funding exclusions and conditions: Other institutionally funded places cover Home fees only; visas/relocatio
NorthWest Biosciences BBSRC Doctoral Training Programme
Full tuition · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by NorthWestBio consortium. Full tuition, stipend (current standard GBP 21,805; veterinary GBP 30,488), laboratory expenses. Funding exclusions and conditions: Visa and Immigration Health Surcharge excluded; quoted rates are current, not guaran
Kyushu University Faculty of Agriculture Scholarship
Partial funding · phd · study in Japan · offered by Kyushu University. JPY 145,000 monthly plus designated-area supplement, 3 years October 2027–September 2030. Funding exclusions and conditions: Tuition JPY 535,800/year, admission JPY 282,000, examination JPY 30,000 and travel NOT covered. No conc
Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme
Partial funding · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by Queen Mary University of London / Barts Charity. Four years: Home tuition, stipend starting GBP 28,700/year with increases; up to GBP 30,000 consumables, competitive conference support up to GBP 1,000, laptop. Funding exclusions and condi
Wellcome Sanger Institute Four-Year PhD Programme
Full tuition · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by Wellcome Sanger Institute. Four-year full tuition, stipend (October 2026 scale starts GBP 25,649), visa/IHS reimbursement; conference support up to GBP 1,500/year in years 2–4. Funding exclusions and conditions: 2027 stipend rate not guarant
University of Erfurt Thuringian State Graduate Support Doctoral Scholarships
Partial funding · phd · study in Germany · offered by University of Erfurt. EUR 1,400/month for 3 years; possible 1-year extension; family allowance EUR 300 first child +150 additional; research/travel up to 600/year subject funds. Funding exclusions and conditions: No same-purpose public double fu
Kate Edger Foundation – Dame Dorothy Winstone Doctoral Completion Award
Partial funding · phd · study in New Zealand · offered by University of Auckland / named donor fund. Up to NZD 16,000; duration set by foundation; approved research/study/living budget. Funding exclusions and conditions: No equal/higher concurrent award; paid work max 10 h/week excluding approved i
Institute of Cancer Research Fully Funded Science PhD Studentships
phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by Institute of Cancer Research London. Four-year tuition, project costs, tax-free stipend; current ICR stipend GBP 27,565/year. Funding exclusions and conditions: Funding-source exceptions apply: Convergence route only Home fees unless project specifies othe
CAM Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships
Partial funding · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by CAM-DTP / Anglia Ruskin University route. Home-rate fee waiver plus annual stipend; 3.5–4.5 years FT, PT available; additional training benefits. Funding exclusions and conditions: International fees above Home rate and immigration costs
Tonen International Scholarship Foundation
Partial funding · phd · study in Japan · offered by Tonen International Scholarship Foundation / University of Tokyo nomination. JPY 220,000/month; April 2027–March 2028 initially, renewable annually up to 3 years for PhD. Funding exclusions and conditions: No concurrent government/public-body/foun
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Four-Year PhD Studentships
Full tuition · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute. Four years of home/international tuition plus GBP 22,894 first-year stipend, increasing 1.75% annually. Funding exclusions and conditions: Visa and Immigration Health Surcharge not reimbursed.
CENTA NERC Project-Based PhD Studentships
Partial funding · phd · study in United Kingdom · offered by Central England NERC Training Alliance. 3.5 years: Home-rate fees, stipend (2026/27 GBP 21,805 reference), GBP 8,000 research training support. Funding exclusions and conditions: International fee gap may remain: waiver not guaranteed. Vi
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