PhD fellowships for African students 2027
10 open fellowships are listed today, 1 of them fully funded, 6 closing within 30 days. Most listings this cycle are hosted in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom. Hoover Institution at Stanford University, I Tatti, DAAD fund the largest number of programmes.
2 do not require IELTS. By level: 10 PhD, 5 Masters, 5 Postdoc, 1 Professionals. The nearest deadline is Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027 on 15 November 2026. Every deadline below was checked against the official page.
Closing within 30 days
1 day leftNo IELTS required
2 days left
I Tatti Digital Humanities Fellowship: six months in Florence with USD 5,200 a month
3 days leftFully funded
McKinnon-Walker Research Fellowship 2027 at University of Wollongong
3 days left
Hoover Fellow Position 2027 at Stanford's Hoover Institution for early-career scholars
17 days left
McDonald Fellowship for MS Researchers from Developing Countries
20 days left
Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships 2027-28
Open now
1 day leftNo IELTS required
Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027
2 days left
I Tatti Digital Humanities Fellowship: six months in Florence with USD 5,200 a month
3 days leftFully funded
McKinnon-Walker Research Fellowship 2027 at University of Wollongong
3 days left
Hoover Fellow Position 2027 at Stanford's Hoover Institution for early-career scholars
17 days left
McDonald Fellowship for MS Researchers from Developing Countries
20 days left
Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships 2027-28
28 Feb
Kleinhans Fellowship 2027 for Community Forestry Research
Rolling applicationsNo IELTS required
Heilbronn AI Fellowships: DAAD-funded research stays in Germany for AI researchers
Rolling applications
AIXI Labs Remote Research Fellowship in AI Safety
Rolling applications
Transfyr AI Fellowship for Researchers, Remote Option
Recently closed
Closed
MPIfG Visiting Researchers Programme
Closed
The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research
Closed
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2027 in the United States
Closed
African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships 2027 at UCT
Closed
Bayreuth Academy Fellowships in African Studies, Germany
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