THE AFRICADEMICS SCHOLARSHIP COMPASS

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5 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS TO STUDY IN

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AFRICADEMICS The Scholarship Platform for African Students and Scholars

Africademics, founded in 2019, is a career platform and community for students, early career researchers and young professionals in and from Africa. We publish daily updates about scholarships, training courses and other academic opportunities for African youth.

Our Mission and Vision We empower Africa’s future leaders and increase access to higher education. Our vision is to become the central platform for scholarships, career advice, networking and support for African students and scholars, both on the continent and abroad.

Who is behind Africademics? Africademics was founded by Lena Gronbach, a social entrepreneur and PhD student at the of Cape Town. She is supported by a growing network of Africademics University Ambassadors who represent the organization at the local level across Africa.

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KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 1

About The Scholarships The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) The scholarship programme is aimed at is a political foundation, inspired by postgraduate students who intend to Christian democratic values, complete a Master's degree, doctoral committed to fostering democracy studies or a research stay of at least three and the rule of law, to implementing semesters at a university in Germany. social and market-economic structures, and to promoting human Prospective applicants must: rights in Europe and worldwide. hold a Bachelor's degree be under the age of 30 By awarding scholarships to speak German (B2 or higher) international Master's students and provide proof of strong academic graduates, the foundation actively performance and volunteer work. promotes intercultural dialogue, the formation of international networks, KAS scholars receive financial assistance, and the internationalization of health insurance, additional research and science. funding, mentoring, as well as access to additional training courses and the global After finishing their studies in network of KAS scholars and alumni. Germany, scholarship holders are expected to actively contribute to the Contact and Information development of their home country’s relations with the Federal Republic of For more information, visit Germany. https://www.kas.de/en/web/begabtenfoe rderung-und-kultur/foreign-students

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FRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2

About Scholarships The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for The Friedrich Naumann Foundation Freedom (FNF Africa) is an independent scholarship programme is open to German organisation that is committed qualified international postgraduate to promoting liberal policy and politics students who wish to pursue Master’s around the world in the form of human or PhD studies at a German university, rights, the rule of law, democracy, as well as at universities in Switzerland innovation, digitalisation and free trade. or any EU member state.

FNF has been active in sub-Saharan Scholarship recipients receive a Africa since 1991. They organise monthly stipend, a contribution to campaigns, media events, seminars, health insurance, as well as additional workshops, study tours, cultural research funding and non-material happenings and training courses across support for projects, events and the region, including in Botswana, initiatives. Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Tanzania, Scholarships are available for studies in Uganda, Senegal, South Africa, any discipline, except for second Zimbabwe and Zambia. degrees, distance learning courses or part-time programmes. FNF prioritises human rights such as freedom expression, press freedom, Information & Contact children’s rights and LGBTQI+ rights.

For more information, visit https://africa.fnst.org/

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DAAD/ HELMUT SCHMIDT PROGRAMME PUBLIC POLICY & GOOD GOVERNANCE 3 About Scholarships In the context of the Helmut-Schmidt- Under the programme, scholarships Programme, future leaders in politics, law, are awarded for master’s degrees at business, and administration study for German higher education institutions. further academic qualifications. With a In addition, support is available for focus on practice, they prepare for their study periods abroad, work professional careers following the placements, and participation in principles of good governance. networking events.

The programme offers highly qualified Eligible degree programmes include graduates the opportunity to gain a Master's in Public Policy, Development Master’s degree in subjects that are of and Governance, Public Management particular importance for the social, and Public Economics, Law and Politics. political and economic development in their countries of origin. The following universities participate in the programme:

Support is available for promising young Hertie School of Governance professionals from Africa, America, University of Duisburg-Essen South Asia, South-East Asia, countries in Erfurt School of Public Policy the Middle East, and from the Ukraine. Leuphana University of Lüneburg University of Osnabrück Osnabrück University of Applied Contact and Information Sciences For more information, visit University of https://bit.ly/2ZYZ7ht

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DAAD MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS 4

About Scholarships The German Academic Exchange The DAAD offers Master's and PhD Service (DAAD) is the world’s largest scholarships for international applicants funding organisation for the who wish to study at a German university. international exchange of students and The scholarships cover tuition, a monthly researchers. Since it was founded in living allowance, health insurance, a 1925, around two million scholars in course, as well as a Germany and abroad have received travel allowance. DAAD funding. Applications are assessed by an It is a registered association and its independent selection committee members are German institutions of consisting of specialist scientists. higher education and student bodies. Its activities go far beyond simply Funding is provided for up to two years awarding grants and scholarships. for Master's and up to four years for PhD programmes. For applicants from artistic The DAAD supports the internationa- disciplines and the field of architecture, lization of German universities, the DAAD offers subject-specific promotes German studies and the scholarship programmes. German language abroad, assists developing countries in establishing Contact and Information effective universities and advises For more information, visit decision makers on matters of cultural, daad.de/go/en/stipa57135739 (PhD) education and development policy. daad.de/go/en/stipa50026200 (Master's)

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HUMBOLDT POSTDOCTORAL 5 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

About Fellowships The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation The Humboldt Research Fellowship for promotes academic cooperation between postdoctoral researchers allows fellows to excellent scientists and scholars from carry out long-term research of up to 24 abroad and from Germany. As an months in Germany. Fellows choose their intermediary organisation for German own research topic and their academic foreign cultural and educational policy, the host institution. Foundation promotes international cultural dialogue and academic exchange. Scholars of all nationalities and disciplines are invited to apply for the programme Whether you are a young postdoctoral and applications are accepted on a rolling researcher at the beginning of your basis. Eligible academics from developing academic career, an experienced, and emerging countries may also apply established academic, or even a world for the Georg Forster Fellowship. authority in your discipline - Humboldt research fellowships and research awards Applicants must have completed their offer you sponsorship tailored to you and PhD in the past four years. Prior your career situation. knowledge of German is an advantage, but not a formal requirement. Between 2012 and 2016 alone, a total of 5,901 Humboldt fellows completed a Contact and Information research stay in Germany. 75% conducted research at a university and 25% at a non- For more information, visit university research institution. https://bit.ly/3jGxktP

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