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Fellowships open to people anywhere in Africa

A place on a funded programme. Some last a year or more, and some pay you while you do it.

Every one opened at the organisation's own website and checked: real, open now, no rule that keeps Africans out, and free to apply for (a few show a fee on the card). How we check.

Showing 145 to 168 of 173 open to people anywhere in Africa. That is 173 on these pages and 8 more behind the “more from” lines, 181 in all. The pages show up to 2 from each organisation, so one large employer cannot fill them. Tap “more from” to see the rest of its listings. Counted as of 22:02 on 1 November, Lagos time. Every listing, wherever it is open

The listings

GIJC27 Fellowship

Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)

For citizens of Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more

FellowshipRotterdam, NetherlandsCloses 31 Jan 2027

Echidna Global Scholars Program 2027

Brookings Institution, Center for Universal Education

For citizens of Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more

FellowshipBrookings, Washington DC, USACloses 1 Dec 2026

Branco Weiss Fellowship 2027

Branco Weiss Fellowship, ETH Zurich

Open to any nationality

FellowshipRemote, worldwideCloses 15 Jan 2027

APDD Individual Research Fellowship 2027

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

For people living in Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more

FellowshipResearch based in AfricaCloses 15 Jan 2027

Neukom Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2028

Neukom Institute for Computational Science, Dartmouth College

Open to any nationality

FellowshipNew Hampshire, United StatesCloses 1 Dec 2026

AIAS-AUFF Fellowships 2027

Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University

Open to any nationality

FellowshipAarhus University, Denmark2 days left

MOPGA 2027 grants for young researchers, 12 months of research in France

Campus France for the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR)

For people living in Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more

FellowshipA French research institutionCloses 15 Dec 2026

Z Fellows

Z Fellows

Open to any nationality

FellowshipOnlineApply any time

FAO Fellows Programme

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

For citizens of Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more

FellowshipCloses 31 Dec 2026

Ernst Mach Follow-Up Grant

OeAD (Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation)

Open to any nationality

FellowshipOn siteCloses 1 Feb 2027

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