Scholarships for AfricansScholarships for Africans
Free, daily-updated, built for African students

How Scholarships for Africans works

Four simple steps to go from "I don't know where to start" to a real application shortlist with deadlines you can actually meet.

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  1. Step 1

    Search & filter the live scholarship database

    Start at All Scholarships and narrow by your country (e.g. Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia), destination (USA, UK, Germany, Australia, China), level (high school → postdoc) and field of study. Every result is verified by our editors.

    Tip: use the country + destination hubs like /scholarships/kenya or /study-in/usa for curated lists instead of starting from scratch.

    Browse scholarships
  2. Step 2

    Save favourites with a free account

    Tap the heart on any scholarship card to bookmark it. Your saved list lives at /favorites and syncs across devices.

    Signing up takes 20 seconds with Google or email — no payment details, ever.

    Create a free account
  3. Step 3

    Get a weekly deadline digest by email

    Once you've saved a few scholarships and told us your country, level and field of study, we send a short Sunday email with everything closing in the next 14 days that fits your profile. No more missing a deadline because the provider's calendar invite never arrived.

    You can also browse the full deadlines calendar at any time.

    See upcoming deadlines
  4. Step 4

    Apply with our blog playbooks

    Finding the scholarship is the easy part. Our blog covers the hard part: how to write the essay, what IELTS / TOEFL score you actually need, how to cold-email a PhD supervisor, and country-specific playbooks for Chevening, DAAD, Fulbright, CSC, MEXT and more.

    Read the application guides

Why create a free account?

Save scholarships

Bookmark opportunities and come back to them on any device.

Deadline reminders

A short weekly email with everything closing soon for you.

Personalised matches

Tell us your country, level and field — we surface the right awards first.

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No payment details. Unsubscribe in one click. We never sell your data.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account to use Scholarships for Africans?+

No. You can search and read every scholarship without signing in. An account is only needed to save favourites and get weekly deadline reminders by email — both are free.

How often is the scholarship list updated?+

Daily. Our editorial team verifies provider pages, removes expired calls and adds new opportunities every weekday. Each listing carries a 'last verified' date so you can see when it was last checked.

Is Scholarships for Africans free?+

Yes — completely free. We do not charge for listings, do not ask for payment to apply, and never sell your data. We are funded by partner organisations and display occasional contextual ads.

What does the weekly deadline digest contain?+

A short email every Sunday with scholarships closing in the next 14 days that match the country, level and field you set during onboarding. You can unsubscribe in one click from any email.

Can I submit a scholarship I run?+

Yes. Use the Submit a Scholarship form in the footer. Our editorial team reviews every submission against the methodology before publishing.