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Welcome to Africademics!

Welcome to Africademics, the scholarship platform and community for African students and scholars! We support and empower Africa’s future leaders, increase access to higher education, and aim to create a community of like-minded young scholars from all corners of the continent.

For daily updates on scholarships and funding opportunities, join our WhatsApp channel, follow us on Facebook and sign up for our weekly Scholarship NewsFlash! Looking for scholarship-related online courses and opportunities to connect with our community? Then visit our online learning and community platform and create your free account!

News & Updates

Africademics, founded in 2019, is a scholarship platform and community for African students and scholars. We share scholarships, advice and success stories, empower young leaders, and increase access to higher education for African youth. Click here to read more about our latest activities!

Get your international student health insurance for Germany with BARMER!
Our founder Lena Gronbach was recently interviewed on Hitradio Namibia!
Namibia2Germany was featured in the German newspaper 'Nürtinger Zeitung' last week!

Namibia2Germany

Our new Namibia2Germany programme offers comprehensive support for German-speaking Namibian youth who want to pursue a 3-year ‘Ausbildung’ (dual vocational training) in Germany. Learn more about this 10-month coaching and mentoring programme, watch our info videos, apply for participation, or join Namibia2Germany as a partner!

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Meet our Scholarship Ambassadors!

Our Scholarship Ambassador programme keeps growing in leaps and bounds! In 2023, we received close to 900 applications for our programme and 120 of them were selected for participation. Our new participants formally graduated as fully-fledged Scholarship Ambassadors and mentors in November 2023 and are ready to assist others in their scholarship journey. Meet them here and register on our new online learning and community platform to book a personal consultation with one of them!

Meet our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador: Melaku Ashagrie Belete from Ethiopia!
Meet our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador: Kovambo Kaleinasho Johannes from Namibia!
Meet our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador: Martha Hannah Chibwana from Malawi!
Meet our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador: Augustine S. Samorlu from Liberia!
Meet our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador: Jerry Onyok from Uganda!
Meet our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador: Simon Entsie Amoah from Ghana!

Scholarship Database and Resources

Are you looking for a scholarship for a specific country, university, or field of study? Then check our the Beta version of our new Scholarship Database which we developed in collaboration with Rachel Strohm. And don’t forget to take a look at our new Scholarship Directory, compiled for you by our Scholarship Ambassadors, as well as our new Positive Psychology workshops to prepare you for your scholarship journey!

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Scholarship Advice from our Ambassadors

In our new ‘Ambassador Advice’ series, our Africademics Scholarship Ambassadors share their experience and advice for scholarship applicants in and from Africa. Read the full series on our Scholarship page and follow us on Facebook and WhatsApp for daily scholarship updates!

Our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador Olga Mapanje introduces the SACFP Postgraduate Scholarship Programme!
Our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador Sandra Brown Eduful introduces the MINDS Scholarship Programme!
Our Africademics Scholarship Ambassador Yahayah Ibraheem Abiodun introduces the Banach Scholarship!

The Africademics Scholarship Compass

Our series of handy scholarship booklets brings you the best scholarships and fellowships for African students and scholars. Visit our scholarship page and download your free copy now!

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