PhD scholarships for African students 2027
17 open scholarships are listed today, 11 of them fully funded, 5 closing within 30 days. The nearest deadline is CRG International PhD Programme 2027 in Barcelona on 22 November 2026. Most listings this cycle are hosted in the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa.
University of Notre Dame, The Beit Trust, Gates Cambridge Trust fund the largest number of programmes. By level: 17 PhD, 5 Masters. Every deadline below was checked against the official page.
Closing within 30 days
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CGIAR++ Science and Impact Hub PhD Scholarship 2026
17 days leftFully funded
Notre Dame PhD in Sustainable Development 2027 with full funding
24 days leftFully funded
Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2027/28: Fully Funded PhD and Master's
30 days leftFully funded
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award 2027/28 at the University of Sheffield
Open now
8 days left
CRG International PhD Programme 2027 in Barcelona
16 days left
CGIAR++ Science and Impact Hub PhD Scholarship 2026
17 days leftFully funded
Notre Dame PhD in Sustainable Development 2027 with full funding
24 days leftFully funded
Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2027/28: Fully Funded PhD and Master's
30 days leftFully funded
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award 2027/28 at the University of Sheffield
15 DecFully funded
Adelaide University Research Scholarships in Australia
8 Jan
ISTA Fully Funded PhD Programme 2027
15 JanFully funded
PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities 2027 at Durham University
18 JanFully funded
SEDarc ESRC PhD Studentships 2027 at the University of Surrey
20 JanFully funded
St Leonard's College World-Leading Doctoral Scholarships 2027
20 JanFully funded
WRDTP ESRC PhD Studentships 2027/28 for Social Science Research
1 Feb
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Graduate Scholarships 2027 in Qatar
9 Feb
Ghent University BOF Doctoral Scholarships for Global South Candidates 2027
Opens 1 DecFully funded
Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarships for Southern Africa
22 FebFully funded
NWSSDTP ESRC Doctoral Studentships 2027 in the UK North West
1 MarFully funded
Imperial President’s PhD Scholarships 2027–28
Opens 15 Jan
Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarships 2027
Recently closed
ClosedFully funded
CyprusAid Scholarship for Selected African Countries
Closed
CIFAR Global Scholars Program for Early-Career Researchers
ClosedFully funded
Open Doors Russian Scholarship 2027/28 for International Students
ClosedFully funded
University of Sussex Commonwealth PhD Scholarships 2027
Closed
France-South Africa Scholarship Programme 2027 for Graduates
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