Scholarships, grants and fellowships for Algerian applicants 2027

The first of the 25 calls in this guide closes on 5 October 2026 and the last on 31 October. All of them accept Algerian applicants. Only two print Algeria in their eligibility rules, and four pay tuition and living costs together. Published closing hours are also given in Algiers time, UTC+1 all year.

What Algerians can apply for this October

Fellowships account for 14 of the 25 calls, which come from 23 funders. The rest splits into seven scholarships, three grants and a single training programme. Postdoctoral researchers are best served, with 13 calls. Master's applicants have nine, while doctoral candidates and working professionals have six each. Three calls take any level. Only The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research (closed) mentions undergraduates. By subject, the social sciences lead with ten calls, ahead of the humanities with eight.

Eligibility sorts the list into four groups. Algeria is named by Chevening Scholarships 2027/28: One-Year UK Master's (closed) and Chevening OCIS Fellowship 2027 at Oxford for Professionals (closed). Any African nationality can enter ARC-GSSP Postgraduate Scholarships for African Students (closed), African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships 2027 at UCT (closed) and Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT 2027 for Postgraduates. Three German master's scholarships are reserved for developing countries, and the other 17 calls accept any nationality.

Some calls are missing on purpose. Algeria is a North African country, so calls restricted to Sub-Saharan Africa exclude its nationals and do not appear here. Neither do calls whose country list leaves Algeria out, nor calls closing within a week of this update.

Fully funded options in date order

AfriWay calls an award fully funded only when one package pays tuition and a living stipend. Four calls pass that test.

Tuesday 6 October, noon in Algiers. Chevening Scholarships 2027/28: One-Year UK Master's (closed) closes at 11:00 UTC, and Algeria is on its list. It covers fees and living costs for twelve months of master's study in the United Kingdom, in any discipline, and requires two years of work experience.

Tuesday 6 October, evening in Algiers. Knight-Hennessy Scholars 2027: Fully Funded Graduate Study at Stanford (closed) closes at 13:00 Pacific Time, 21:00 on the Algerian clock, and takes every nationality. Stanford pays tuition and associated fees for as long as three years of graduate study, adds a stipend for housing, food, books and local transport, and funds one economy-class round trip a year. Selection fixes which degree the money pays for. Choose your programme before writing a word.

Wednesday 7 October, late evening GMT. ARC-GSSP Postgraduate Scholarships for African Students (closed) closes at 23:59 GMT, when Algiers already reads 00:59 on Thursday. Any African nationality qualifies. The scholarship pays full tuition on postgraduate courses of two years at most, in mathematics, engineering, or climate and environment, and adds a living stipend and travel support. You would study in Senegal, Ghana, South Africa or Côte d'Ivoire.

Saturday 31 October, hour not stated. Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT 2027 for Postgraduates funds master's and honours students at the University of Cape Town, plus eligible postgraduate diplomas in health sciences. Its package is the widest here: fees, a laptop, a room on campus, living costs and medical aid, the study visa where one is needed, and a yearly trip to Cape Town and back.

Three research fellowships pay most costs without the label. Chevening OCIS Fellowship 2027 at Oxford for Professionals (closed) funds five months of living expenses, a return economy flight and a research allowance. NASA Hubble Fellowship Program 2027 for Postdocs in the United States pairs a three-year salary with help for health insurance, moving, travel and research. Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship 2027 at Durham University provides lodging, every meal, a research travel grant and a final honorarium.

Algeria by name, developing countries and open calls

Named lists. The list behind Chevening Scholarships 2027/28: One-Year UK Master's (closed) runs to dozens of countries on several continents, so the field is crowded. Chevening OCIS Fellowship 2027 at Oxford for Professionals (closed) is a far smaller contest. It names ten countries, three of which border Algeria: Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. The others are Egypt, Malaysia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Türkiye. Six fellowships are shared among all ten. Winners spend five months on research at OCIS in Oxford, and only professionals with five years of experience qualify.

The whole continent. Besides the two degree awards above, African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships 2027 at UCT (closed) funds 12 doctoral fellows for 48 months each, in climate, environment or the social sciences. Its listing states no amounts, so check the official page.

Developing countries. In Germany, three master's courses carry DAAD EPOS places reserved for candidates from developing countries. Marine biologists can try ISATEC (MSc Marine Biology), University of Bremen: DAAD EPOS 2027 (closed), engineers Sustainable Renewable Energy Technologies MSc, Oldenburg: EPOS 2027 (closed) and health professionals International Health MSc, Charité Berlin: DAAD EPOS Scholarship 2027 (closed). Their listings print no country list, and nothing in them confirms that Algeria qualifies. Check that on the official page before investing a week in the file.

Any nationality. Seventeen calls accept everyone. Two fit Algerian profiles unusually well. Full use of the collection at Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship 2027 at Durham University requires good reading knowledge of Arabic, French, English and Ottoman Turkish, so a researcher trained in Algeria may already have two of the four. IFRA-Nigeria Research Grants 2027 for Humanities and Social Sciences accepts proposals in French or English, for research in Nigeria or in eight other host countries such as Niger, Chad and Côte d'Ivoire, with grants of EUR 1,000 at most.

Postdoctoral pay varies widely. At Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sustainability 2027, each of the four fellows earns USD 65,000 annually for three years, with USD 12,000 a year on top for research and travel costs. EUI Jean Monnet Fellowships 2027-2028 for Postdocs in Italy pays each of its 20 fellows EUR 2,850 a month, while the salary at IAIFI Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2030 at MIT (closed) currently runs around 15% over MIT's minimum for postdocs. Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2027 in the United States (closed), Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship 2027 at CRASSH, Cambridge (closed), CEES Fellowship Program Spring 2027: Research Stay in Switzerland (closed) and Bayreuth Academy Fellowships in African Studies, Germany (closed) complete the research options, the last with 15 places in African studies. Professionals can add Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship Programme 2027 (closed), Leading for Humanity 2027: Tutu Foundation Leadership Programme (closed) and OpenAI AI and Teen Development Research Grant Program 2026 (closed), whose individual grants reach USD 1 million.

Deadlines closest first, in Algiers time

Algerian clocks stay on UTC+1 all year. For the deadlines below, Algiers matches London, runs one hour behind Germany, Denmark, Italy and South Africa, and sits five to eight hours ahead of the United States. A CEST cut-off therefore comes an hour earlier on your clock.

• Monday 5 October: Digital Science Catalyst Grant 2026 for AI tools that act on research (closed) closes at 17:00 BST, also 17:00 in Algiers. Bayreuth Academy Fellowships in African Studies, Germany (closed) closes at 23:59 CEST, which means 22:59 in Algiers. Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship Programme 2027 (closed) gives no hour.
• Tuesday 6 October: AIAS Visiting Fellowships 2027: Unsalaried Research Visits in Denmark (closed) ends at noon in Copenhagen, 11:00 in Algiers. The announcement says CET, yet Danish clocks are still on summer time that Tuesday, so treat 11:00 as the limit. Chevening Scholarships 2027/28: One-Year UK Master's (closed) closes at 11:00 UTC, 12:00 in Algiers. Knight-Hennessy Scholars 2027: Fully Funded Graduate Study at Stanford (closed) closes at 13:00 Pacific Time, 21:00 in Algiers. Chevening OCIS Fellowship 2027 at Oxford for Professionals (closed) gives no hour.
• Tuesday night in California: OpenAI AI and Teen Development Research Grant Program 2026 (closed) closes at 23:59 Pacific Time, already 07:59 on Wednesday morning in Algiers.
• Wednesday 7 October: IAIFI Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2030 at MIT (closed) needs every item, reference letters included, by this date. ARC-GSSP Postgraduate Scholarships for African Students (closed) closes at 23:59 GMT, or 00:59 on Thursday in Algiers.
• Monday 12 October: CEES Fellowship Program Spring 2027: Research Stay in Switzerland (closed), no hour.
• Wednesday 14 October: Leading for Humanity 2027: Tutu Foundation Leadership Programme (closed), no hour.
• Thursday 15 October: ISATEC (MSc Marine Biology), University of Bremen: DAAD EPOS 2027 (closed), Sustainable Renewable Energy Technologies MSc, Oldenburg: EPOS 2027 (closed) and International Health MSc, Charité Berlin: DAAD EPOS Scholarship 2027 (closed), no hour. African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships 2027 at UCT (closed) ends at 23:00 in South Africa, 22:00 in Algiers. Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2027 in the United States (closed) closes at 23:59 Eastern Time, which is 04:59 on Friday in Algiers.
• Friday 16 October: Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship 2027 at CRASSH, Cambridge (closed) closes at 12:00 noon, zone not named. Read as UK time, that is noon in Algiers too.
• Sunday 18 October: The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research (closed) closes at 23:59 EST. Toronto has not left daylight time by then, so the safe reading is 04:59 on Monday in Algiers, not 05:59.
• Tuesday 20 October: Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sustainability 2027 ends at 17:00 in New York, 22:00 in Algiers. Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship 2027 at Durham University must receive your application that day, hour not given.
• Friday 23 October: EUI Jean Monnet Fellowships 2027-2028 for Postdocs in Italy closes at 14:00 CEST, 13:00 in Algiers.
• Wednesday 28 October: NASA Hubble Fellowship Program 2027 for Postdocs in the United States closes at 23:00 UTC, midnight in Algiers as the Wednesday ends.
• Friday 30 October: IFRA-Nigeria Research Grants 2027 for Humanities and Social Sciences closes at 23:59 WAT. West Africa Time is also UTC+1.
• Saturday 31 October: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT 2027 for Postgraduates, no hour.

Four of these dates fall on a Friday or a Saturday, the Algerian weekend: 16, 23, 30 and 31 October. Administrative offices are normally shut then, so collect stamps, signatures and certified copies by the Thursday before. Where no hour is published, submit a day early.

Preparing your application from Algeria

Start with conditions you cannot change. Chevening OCIS Fellowship 2027 at Oxford for Professionals (closed) requires five years of professional experience and AIAS Visiting Fellowships 2027: Unsalaried Research Visits in Denmark (closed) four. Chevening Scholarships 2027/28: One-Year UK Master's (closed) and the German master's trio need two.

English comes next. Not one of the 25 listings says IELTS is waived. ISATEC (MSc Marine Biology), University of Bremen: DAAD EPOS 2027 (closed) requires C1 evidence if English is not your mother tongue or if your last programme was not taught wholly in English. A degree taken in Arabic or French therefore means booking a test. Sustainable Renewable Energy Technologies MSc, Oldenburg: EPOS 2027 (closed) sets the bar at B2 and names seven accepted certificates, from TOEFL iBT and IELTS to telc and UNIcert. CEES Fellowship Program Spring 2027: Research Stay in Switzerland (closed) expects the whole application in English, as one PDF.

French counts at IFRA-Nigeria Research Grants 2027 for Humanities and Social Sciences, which reads proposals written in it, and at Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship 2027 at Durham University. If your transcripts exist only in Arabic or French, order translations now and ask each funder whether they must be certified.

Reference letters arrive last. IAIFI Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2030 at MIT (closed) counts them within the 7 October deadline, and The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research (closed) wants them sent by email as part of the application. Contact referees this week.

Finally, price what each award leaves to you. AIAS Visiting Fellowships 2027: Unsalaried Research Visits in Denmark (closed) pays no salary, so your employer must keep paying you. The EUR 2,500 a month that Bayreuth Academy Fellowships in African Studies, Germany (closed) pays fellows without a home salary depends on your university or last funder confirming that status. Leading for Humanity 2027: Tutu Foundation Leadership Programme (closed) covers the programme, lodging and meals but not the fare to South Africa. At The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research (closed), one CAD 10,000 stipend has to stretch across travel and research.

Frequently asked questions

Which calls in this guide name Algeria?

Two: Chevening Scholarships 2027/28: One-Year UK Master's (closed) and Chevening OCIS Fellowship 2027 at Oxford for Professionals (closed). ARC-GSSP Postgraduate Scholarships for African Students (closed), African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships 2027 at UCT (closed) and Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT 2027 for Postgraduates do not name it but take every African nationality.

Are calls for Sub-Saharan Africa open to Algerians?

No. A call reserved for Sub-Saharan Africa leaves out North African countries, Algeria included, which is why this guide lists none.

Can I apply in French?

At IFRA-Nigeria Research Grants 2027 for Humanities and Social Sciences, yes. Whenever another listing names a language, English is on it.

What time does Chevening close in Algiers?

At noon on 6 October 2026, since the official cut-off is 11:00 UTC. Chevening OCIS Fellowship 2027 at Oxford for Professionals (closed) shares the date but publishes no hour.

Is anything open to undergraduates?

Only The Image Centre Research Fellowships 2027 in Toronto for photography research (closed) names them. Digital Science Catalyst Grant 2026 for AI tools that act on research (closed), ARC-GSSP Postgraduate Scholarships for African Students (closed) and Leading for Humanity 2027: Tutu Foundation Leadership Programme (closed) leave the level open.