Top 20 New Scholarships for Undergraduate & Postgraduate Studies 2024 – (Deadline: August  to December 2024)

1. Leigh Day LLB Scholarship 2024-2025 at University of Fort Hare & University of the Western Cape

Canon Collins Trust invites applications from current 2nd and 3rd year students (going into their 3rd and 4th year in 2025) studying for an LLB at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape. 
Click here for details | Deadline: September 16

2. Chevening Scholarship to Study in the UK 2025-2026

Chevening is the UK Government’s global scholarship programme that offers future leaders the unique opportunity to study in the UK. These scholarships are awarded to outstanding professionals from all over the world to pursue a one-year master’s degree in any subject at any UK university.
Click here for details | Deadline: November 5

3. Cecil Renaud Scholarship 2025

The Overseas Scholarship, granted annually to one or two students, is awarded for a maximum of two years for post-graduate study (Masters degree (or equivalent) or PhD in the United Kingdom at a university of the student’s choice.
Click here for details | Deadline: October 31

4. AfOx Graduate Scholarships for the MBA Programme 2025-2026

The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx). In partnership with the Saïd Business School Foundation, up to seven AfOx Graduate Scholarships are available for the 2025-26 MBA programme.
Click here for details | Deadline: January 6

5. Yenching Academy at Peking University 2025 – Full Scholarship for Master’s Study in China

This initiative brings together young people who have demonstrated a talent for leadership and innovation. At Yenching, they are immersed in an intensive learning environment where they can explore China and its role in the world—past, present, and future. The Academy’s goal is to shape new generations of global citizens with a nuanced understanding of China.
Click here for details | Deadline: December 1

6. Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships 2024

Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships provide up to five full awards covering both the Master’s and the MBA degrees. Scholars can pursue any of the 1+1 MBA partnering programmes and combine it with the MBA.
Click here for details | Deadline: January 6

7. Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of the Western Cape 2025 

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is specifically targeted towards young people whose access to higher education is impeded by economic and social barriers. The Program places a particular emphasis on reaching young women, refugees and forcibly displaced youth, and young people living with disabilities, who are encouraged to apply.
Click here for details | Deadline: August 30

8. University of Manchester Equity and Merit Scholarships 2025/2026 for International Master’s Students

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set the direction toward a better, more sustainable future for all. The Equity and Merit Scholarships aim to empower young professionals in the Global South to deliver solutions to meet these interlinked goals.
Click here for details | Deadline: August 31

9.  Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship 2025

The Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship Program is a fully funded, full-time program for students seeking to earn a Master’s Degree in Development Practice (MDP) from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA.
Click here for details | Deadline: October 10

10. U.S.-Pacific Resilience and Adaptation Fellowship Program PhD Scholarship 2024

The U.S.-Pacific Resilience and Adaptation Fellowship Program is funded by the U.S. Department of State. The Program is designed to support the University of the South Pacific (USP) in its goal to develop the next generation of leaders to effectively tackle the challenges facing the South Pacific caused by climate change.
Click here for details | Deadline: August 28 

11. Government of Canada Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2024/2025

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social, and research-based growth.
Click here for details | Deadline: September 17

12. Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program 2025 

The Government of Canada launched the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program in 2008 to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. 
Click here for details | Deadline: October 30, 2024

13. Joel Joffe LLB Scholarships 2024/2025 at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape: (Deadline 16 September, 2024)

Canon Collins Trust invites applications from current 3rd year students (going into their 4th year in 2025) studying for an LLB at the University of the Western Cape or the University of Fort Hare.
Click here for details | Deadline: September 16

14. PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) PhD Scholarships 2024: (Deadline 16 September, 2024)

RSIF supports PhD students, post-doctoral scientists and universities in SSA to establish high-quality training, research and innovation environments and to develop institutional capacity for the benefit of the whole region. 
Click here for details | Deadline: September 16

15. Wigwe University Scholarship 2024 for Scholars: (Deadline 26 August, 2024)

Wigwe University in Isiokpo, Rivers State, is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking scholarship initiative, offering 100 merit-based scholarships to exceptional students as the institution prepares to open its doors in September 2024.
Click here for details | Deadline: August 26

16. U.S. South Pacific Scholarship Program 2025: (Deadline: 15 January, 2025)

The U.S. South Pacific Scholarship Program (USSP) is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program that provides opportunities for Master’s and Bachelor’s degree study at the University of Hawai‘i in fields that are directly relevant to the development needs of Pacific Island countries.
Click here for details | Deadline: January 15

17. Konrad Adenauer Foundation-SAIIA Scholarships 2025: ( Deadline 21 September, 2024)

Applicants for the KAS-SAIIA Cape Town-based scholarship must apply for and be admitted into a Master’s programme at the Political Science Departments of either the University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, or the University of the Western Cape.
Click here for details | Deadline: September 21

18. African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship 2025: (Deadline 25 August, 2024)

This scholarship is open to applicants from African Development Bank member countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a graduate degree program in energy development and related disciplines.
Click here for details | Deadline: September 16

19. Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship 2024: (Deadline 25 August, 2024)

Created in tribute to two reporters assassinated on November 2, 2013 in Kidal, in northern Mali, this Scholarship rewards each year a young African journalist and a young technician. 
Click here for details | Deadline: August 25

20. NL Scholarship 2024-2025 for International Students to Study in the Netherlands

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as Holland Scholarship) is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands.
Click here for details | Deadline: Varies

For more information, visit our Scholarships Page.