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PhD fellowships for African students 2027
17 open fellowships are listed today, 9 closing within 30 days. Most listings this cycle are hosted in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom. UNESCO, World Bank, DAAD fund the largest number of programmes.
2 do not require IELTS. By level: 17 PhD, 9 Masters, 8 Postdoc, 2 Professionals, 1 Undergraduate. The nearest deadline is UNESCO Japan Young Researchers Fellowships Programme on 30 September 2026. Every deadline below was checked against the official page.
Closing within 30 days
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UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship in Helsinki with EUR 2,100 a month
2 days leftNo IELTS required
UNESCO Japan Young Researchers Fellowships Programme
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Senckenberg Global Fellowships in Germany for Global South researchers
4 days left
AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship 2027 in South Africa
7 days left
Bayreuth Academy Fellowships in African Studies, Germany
17 days left
African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships 2027 at UCT
17 days left
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2027 in the United States
20 days left
The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research
Open now
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World Bank Group Young Professionals Program 2027
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UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship in Helsinki with EUR 2,100 a month
2 days leftNo IELTS required
UNESCO Japan Young Researchers Fellowships Programme
3 days left
Senckenberg Global Fellowships in Germany for Global South researchers
4 days left
AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship 2027 in South Africa
7 days left
Bayreuth Academy Fellowships in African Studies, Germany
17 days left
African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships 2027 at UCT
17 days left
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2027 in the United States
20 days left
The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research
31 Oct
MPIfG Visiting Researchers Programme
16 Nov
I Tatti Digital Humanities Fellowship: six months in Florence with USD 5,200 a month
17 Nov
Hoover Fellow Position 2027 at Stanford's Hoover Institution for early-career scholars
1 Dec
McDonald Fellowship for MS Researchers from Developing Countries
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
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