THE AFRICADEMICS SCHOLARSHIP COMPASS
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5 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS
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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 University of Cape Town. She is supported by a growing network of Africademics University Ambassadors who represent the organization at the local level across Africa.
Contact Us! Visit our website www.africademics.com and sign up for our Africademics NewsFlash to receive the latest scholarships and opportunities every week!
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CANON COLLINS Educational & Legal Assistance Trust 1
About Scholarships Canon Collins Trust was founded in 1981 Canon Collins Trust offers various by the British Defence and Aid Fund for scholarship programmes for students Southern Africa to provide legal assistance and early career researchers from to anti-apartheid activists. Today, the Southern Africa, including South organization continues to provide legal Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, assistance but also supports education in Malawi, Angola, Botswana, eSwatini Southern Africa. and Lesotho.
The mission of Canon Collins Trust is to Most of these scholarships are avai- build a community of change agents lable for postgraduate studies at across southern Africa who create and use universities in South Africa, Ireland knowledge for positive social impact. This and the UK. Application criteria and is achieved by providing higher education deadlines depend on the specific pro- and research funding, project grants and gramme and are available on the running an international events Canon Collins Trust website. programme.
Canon Collins Trust has been running Contact and Information postgraduate scholarship programmes for southern African candidates since For more information, visit 1981. During this time, the Trust has https://www.canoncollins.org.uk/ supported more than 3,500 scholars from 14 southern African countries.
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MASTERCARD FOUNDATION Scholars Program 2
About Scholarships The Mastercard Foundation seeks a Financial support includes tuition fees, world where everyone has the accommodation, books, and other opportunity to learn and prosper. One of scholastic materials. The Scholars the largest foundations in the world, it Program is implemented through partner works almost exclusively in Africa. It was universities and non-governmental created in 2006 by Mastercard organizations. International. The scope of majors and degrees eligible The Foundation's focus is on helping for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars economically disadvantaged young Program varies from institution to people in Africa find opportunities to institution. move themselves, their families, and their communities out of poverty to a Participating universities include, among better life. others, the University of Cape Town, University of Pretoria, KNUST, Sciences Po, The Mastercard Foundation Scholars McGill University, University of Edinburgh, Program is developing Africa’s next AIMS, African Leadership University, and generation of leaders. The program the American University of Beirut. allows students whose talent and promise exceed their financial resources Contact and Information to complete their education by providing financial, social, and academic support to For more information, visit both undergraduate and postgraduate https://mastercardfdn.org/all/scholars/ students.
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THE WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCES for the advancement of science in developing countries 3
About Scholarships The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) TWAS and its partners offer over 600 was founded in 1983 by a distinguished fellowships to PhD students and postdoc- group of scientists from the developing toral researchers per year. TWAS prizes world, under the leadership of Abdus and awards are among the most presti- Salam, the Pakistani physicist and Nobel gious given for scientific work in the laureate. Today, TWAS has 1,278 elected developing world. Fellows, 14 of them are Nobel laureates. The Academy distributes more than USD TWAS has established five regional 1 million in research grants every year to partners to help organize activities and individual scientists and research groups. disseminate information. They are located It supports visiting scientists and provides in Alexandria, Egypt; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; funding for science meetings. Beijing, China; Pretoria, South Africa; and Bangalore, India. TWAS currently has about 160 PhD fellow- ships with 8 partners in six countries, and TWAS hosts and works in close association about 100 postdoctoral fellowships with 9 with two other organizations: The partners in five countries. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), and the Contact and Information The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).
For more information, visit https://twas.org/opportunities
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THE WELLCOME TRUST 4
About Scholarships The Wellcome Trust was founded by Sir The Trust directly funds thousands of Henry Wellcome, a medical entrepreneur, scientists and researchers around the collector and philanthropist. The Trust has world at every step of the way from a £26.8 billion investment portfolio which discovery to impact. Their funding funds a multitude of research initiatives. In schemes offer grants across biomedical the next five years, they plan to spend science, population health, medical around £5 billion helping people across the innovation, humanities and social world explore great ideas. science, and public engagement.
Wellcome's purpose is improving health by Funding is awarded through close to 50 helping great ideas to thrive. This is done different programmes, including through direct support for researchers, Master's scholarships, PhD student- identifying the world's most pressing ships, postdoctoral and training fellow- health challenges, campaigning for better ships, as well as various research grants science, and engaging the public on issues and innovation schemes for both early related to health, research and science. career and senior researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Besides financial funding schemes, the Trust works in many ways to support Contact and Information careers in research. For example, they promote good research practice, work For more information, visit towards a more diverse research culture https://wellcome.ac.uk/grant-funding and provide flexible career opportunities.
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THE BEIT TRUST 5
About Scholarships The Trust was established in 1906 by the The Beit Trust offers scholarships for 1- Will of Alfred Beit, a financier, year taught Master's degrees at UK philanthropist and director of the British universities, or 2-year Master's degrees in South Africa Company. The Trust South Africa. Candidates must be provides postgraduate scholarships for nationals of Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi courses at universities in the UK and and aged under 30. South Africa. Scholarships are awarded at Rhodes, Academic and vocational bursaries are Stellenbosch, UCT and Wits University in also provided at selected secondary South Africa, as well as at Cambridge, schools and training organisations, and Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Oxford, medical bursaries are provided to Strathclyde and St Andrews in the UK. selected British doctors and students. In partnership with the Blavatnik School Grants are still occasionally given for very of Government, the Beit Trust is also large new constructions, such as offering a new scholarship for a Master in hospitals and schools, in line with the Public Policy at Oxford University. original purpose of the Trust. The Beit Trust also supports various charities, Contact and Information including IT Schools Africa, Book Aid International, and the Beit Trust Black Rhino Conservation Project. For more information, visit http://beittrust.org.uk/
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