If you are considering undergraduate or postgraduate study, take some time to explore these opportunities. And please don’t wait until the deadline to begin.
Undergraduate opportunities:
University of Rwanda — 12 Oct 2026
https://lnkd.in/eJh6B_jX
African Leadership University, Rwanda — 30 Nov 2026
https://lnkd.in/eAjkVN9k
African Leadership College of Higher Education, Mauritius — 14 Nov 2026 for international applicants
https://lnkd.in/eSteVyzF
Ashesi University, Ghana — check current application round
https://lnkd.in/evsSpN_a
EARTH University — 31 Jan 2027
https://www.earth.ac.cr/friends-allies/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program/
Graduate opportunities:
University of Edinburgh
https://lnkd.in/eEQ8MtCd
Carnegie Mellon University Africa — early deadline 15 Dec 2026
https://lnkd.in/dGFaJtV9
University of Cape Town — 31 Oct 2026
https://lnkd.in/ecmTZZe4
University of Cambridge — Dec/Jan depending on programme
https://lnkd.in/ex7-WeDK
Sciences Po — around mid-December
https://lnkd.in/dthr2HCi
UC Berkeley — deadlines vary by programme
https://lnkd.in/dDXsaGhg
There is also the Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship at Queen’s University, an eight-month programme for African students and recent graduates. Deadline: 1 Dec 2026.
https://lnkd.in/dPwu5QXr