Scholarship to complete a master’s degree or PhD in East Africa

Deadline: 31 January 2020

Age: not specified

Educational level required: undergraduate college/university degree

Locations: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Citizenship: not specified, but designed for East African applicants

Other notes:

  • Prefer applicants to apply to a program outside their home country

  • Applicants must apply directly to the university they hope to attend


Essay prize

Deadline: 10 July 2020

Age: 18-25

Educational level required: not specified

Locations: online

Citizenship: any African country

Other notes:

  • Essay must be in English

  • Applicants must submit a Statement of Originality to prevent plagiarism


Full- and half-tuition scholarships to attend the International University of East Africa in Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 30 December for January intake, 30 April for May intake, 30 July for August intake

Age: not specified

Educational level required: secondary school or, if already at IUEA, some college/university

Location: Uganda

Citizenship: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

Other notes:

  • Several different scholarship categories, including one for sports and one for disadvantaged women

Research funding for master’s or PhD student studying natural or cultural heritage

Deadline: 31 July 2020

Age: not specified

Educational level required: currently enrolled in masters’s degree or PhD program

Location: any World Heritage site in Africa

Citizenship: any African Union Member State which is party to the World Heritage Convention

Other notes:

  • Applicant must be fluent in English, French, or Portuguese

  • Applicant must be enrolled in a master’s degree or PhD program on the African continent

  • Research can incorporate another field of interest, e.g. Heritage and Digital Technologies, Heritage and Climate Change, Heritage and the Law

  • Research must be completed within 9 months of signing contract with African World Heritage Fund