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Product Designer — Health Tech
Design patient-facing and pharmacy products that make quality medicine accessible and affordable across the continent.
Frontend Engineer — Edtech
Build learning products that reach millions of African students on low-bandwidth devices. React, performance and accessibility focus.
Software Engineer — Payments Platform
Join Africa's leading payments company. Build and scale the infrastructure that moves money for millions of businesses and customers across the continent.
Data Analyst — Agritech
Turn data into decisions that help smallholder farmers maximise their yields and profits with credit, inputs and advice.
Communications Lead — Pan-African NGO
Lead communications for a continental newswire reframing African stories for global audiences. Strategy, editorial and partner outreach.
African Women in Media Reporting Grant
Reporting grants for women journalists producing in-depth, solutions-focused stories on under-reported issues across Africa.
Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 2027
A fully-funded postgraduate scholarship at any South African university — tuition, accommodation and living costs — paired with a residential leadership development programme.
Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
Non-refundable $5,000 seed capital, world-class training and mentorship for 1,000 African entrepreneurs selected every year. Open to all 54 countries.
MEST Africa Entrepreneurial Training Programme
A fully-sponsored 12-month programme training aspiring African software entrepreneurs in engineering, business and communications, with the chance of seed investment for the strongest startups.
Acumen West Africa Fellowship
A year-long leadership programme for social changemakers tackling poverty in West Africa, blending seminars, moral leadership training and a community of practice.
AfriLabs Accelerator — Climate Cohort
A 12-week accelerator for early-stage climate ventures, ending in a demo day with pan-African and global investors. Equity-free funding for selected startups.
Norrsken Impact Accelerator
One of the world’s largest accelerators for impact startups, offering equity-free funding and access to a global community of founders and investors.
AGRA Climate-Smart Agriculture Grant
Grants for agritech ventures and cooperatives advancing climate-smart, regenerative farming and stronger food systems.
Africa No Filter Storytelling Grant
Grants for storytellers, newsrooms and creatives shifting stereotypical narratives about Africa. Supports journalism, film, data and community-led story projects.
Google for Startups Accelerator Africa
A three-month equity-free accelerator for growth-stage African tech startups, with mentoring, technical support and product workshops.
African Union Youth Volunteer Corps
A development programme that recruits and deploys young Africans to work across the continent on AU priority areas for a 12-month service period.
Africa’s Business Heroes
A pan-African competition recognising and backing entrepreneurs making a positive impact — with grant funding, training and a global spotlight for the top finalists.
Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship
A paid fellowship placing talented Africans in the executive offices of major multilateral institutions to build the next generation of African leaders.
Mandela Washington Fellowship (YALI)
The flagship Young African Leaders Initiative programme — a six-week leadership institute at a US university for outstanding young African leaders in business, civic engagement and public management.
Schmidt Science Fellows
A prestigious postdoctoral fellowship placing the world’s brightest early-career scientists — including from Africa — in leading labs to pursue interdisciplinary research, with a US$100,000 annual stipend.
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme
Comprehensive scholarships for academically talented yet economically disadvantaged young people, covering tuition, accommodation, books and stipends.
Scholarship: African Leadership University
Need- and merit-based scholarships for an undergraduate education built around real-world missions and the continent’s grand challenges.
Westerwelle Young Founders Programme
A six-month programme for outstanding young entrepreneurs from emerging economies, including a bootcamp in Germany, one-to-one mentorship and access to an international founder network.
Open Society Foundations Fellowship
Supports individuals pursuing innovative projects that address open-society challenges through writing, research, advocacy and the arts.
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships
Fully-funded Master’s study in the UK for talented candidates from eligible Commonwealth countries who could not otherwise afford it. Covers tuition, airfares and a living stipend.
African Development Bank Internship Programme
A paid internship for graduate students and recent graduates to gain hands-on experience across the African Development Bank’s work in finance, economics and development.
Chevening Scholarships 2027/28
Fully-funded one-year Master’s study in the UK for emerging leaders — covering tuition, a living stipend, flights and more. Open to applicants across Africa with leadership potential and work experience.
Chevening Scholarships — UK Masters
Fully-funded one-year Masters at any UK university for future leaders, covering tuition, stipend, flights and more. Open across the continent.
Google for Startups Accelerator Africa
An equity-free accelerator for growth-stage African tech startups, offering mentorship, technical support and access to Google’s people, products and network.
Anzisha Prize
Africa’s premier award for entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who have started businesses or community ventures. Fellows receive funding, mentorship and a continent-wide platform.
DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Scholarships
Scholarships for development-related Master’s and PhD study in Germany, aimed at professionals from Africa who want to drive sustainable development at home. Deadlines vary by course — check the official site.
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Comprehensive scholarships covering tuition, accommodation, books and stipends at partner universities across Africa and beyond, with mentorship and leadership development for young people committed to giving back.
YALI Regional Leadership Center — East Africa
Leadership training for young East African changemakers in business, civic and public management tracks — free, cohort-based and highly practical.
ALX Software Engineering Programme
A rigorous, free 12-month software engineering programme building world-class developers across Africa, with peer learning and career support.
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