DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters Scholarship Programme 2026/2027 for Sub-Saharan African students (Fully Funded) – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline: April, 29, 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026/2027 DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters Scholarship Programme. The programme goals at fostering sturdy, internationally oriented greater schooling methods in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capability to contribute to sustainable growth. To this finish, scholarships are granted for development-related Master research for people who plan to pursue a profession in educating and / or analysis at a better schooling establishment in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Requirements

• Graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa with a primary tutorial diploma if making use of for a Master’s programme who wish to pursue Master’s levels of their home nation or within the nation for which they’ve a residence allow (so known as In-Country scholarships) or in one other Sub-Saharan African nation, exterior their home nation/within the nation for which they don’t have a residence allow (so known as In-Region scholarships).
• Female candidates and candidates from much less privileged areas or teams are particularly inspired to apply for funding.

Supported Programs

• Master research in chosen, development-related diploma programmes

funding Duration

• funding is supplied for the common period of a course – usually, as much as two years.

  Value

• Generally:
• Monthly scholarship
• Study and analysis allowance
• Thesis publishing prices
• Tuition charges

Selection

The choice course of differs between the person diploma programmes. Please see the decision for purposes for additional data.

Please notice that the application process could differ between the areas and host establishments. The particular application directions concerning every host establishment are listed within the respective calls for purposes (linked beneath).
West and Central Africa

Nigeria

• Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria (FUNAAB):

Master of Science in Physics

Southern Africa
South Africa

• University of Cape Town (UCT):

Master of Philosophy in Urban Studies – Southern Urbanism

• University of Pretoria (UP):

Master of Science in Mathematics

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters/PhD Scholarship Programme