Are you an african students looking for scholarship to fund your studies in UK. Here is a list of scholarships in UK for african students you can apply for this 2026-2027. These funding opportunities are mainly awarded to promising students like you to study in UK free

The University of London is proud to launch the McIntosh Scholarships, a new global initiative made possible thanks to a generous donation from alumnus Dr Robert McIntosh. New for the 2025-26 academic year, this scholarship is designed to empower women across Africa to earn a world-class Univer
Published:August 22, 2025Type:Masters , UndergraduateStudy in:LondonValue:£5,000 - £7,000Deadline:September 15, 2025
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Bath Spa University is working with its regional office in Nigeria to support its work across Africa by offering 10 scholarships to support African students.
Published:August 19, 2025Type:Masters , UndergraduateStudy in:LondonValue:£2,000Deadline:June 8, 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
Published:August 1, 2025Type:Masters , PhDDeadline:January 7, 2026

Technopolis UK are generously supporting one scholarship for a Black British student starting a Masters in September 2025. This £14,000 scholarship, which also includes access to one-to-one mentoring, is for an applicant to the University of Sussex Business School or the School of Mathematical
Published:July 29, 2025Type:MastersStudy in:BrightonValue:£14,000Deadline:August 1, 2025

Applicants from Egypt, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,000 if they are joining a Sussex Masters degree in 2025
Published:July 25, 2025Type:MastersStudy in:BrightonValue:£4,000Deadline:September 1, 2025

Students who would have previously been eligible for EU fee status who are self-funding their 1 trimester or 2 trimester study abroad in September 2025 or January 2026 are eligible for a £2,000 (GBP) scholarship. Students who are coming via a partnership agreement or a Study Abroad provider ar
Published:July 21, 2025Type:MastersStudy in:EdinburghDeadline:Not Specified

Loughborough University is delighted to offer a CBF (20%) scholarship to support eligible master's students domiciled in Africa. The scholarship has been created as part of the Loughborough University Strategy 2030, ‘Creating Better Futures. Together’, to help African students a
Published:July 11, 2025Type:MastersStudy in:LondonDeadline:Not Specified

The University of Dundee is offering scholarships of £4,000 per year of study - up to a maximum value of £20,000 - to applicants living in Africa.
Published:July 10, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:DundeeValue:£4,000Deadline:August 31, 2025

The University of Dundee is offering scholarships of £2,500 for the first year of study for applicants living in Africa.
Published:July 10, 2025Type:Masters , MBA , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:DundeeValue:£2,500Deadline:July 31, 2025

The University of Glasgow has up to 30 undergraduate scholarships available for students of African/African-Caribbean backgrounds. The scholarship supports students who could face financial difficulties taking up their place to study at the university. The value of the scholarship is £2,0
Published:June 20, 2025Type:UndergraduateStudy in:GlasgowValue:£2,000Deadline:June 30, 2025

The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the West Africa Postgraduate Chancellor's award of £10,000 for select students from Nigeria and Ghana applying for entry to a postgraduate taught programme at the University starting September 2025.
Published:June 16, 2025Type:MastersStudy in:BirminghamValue:£10,000Deadline:June 30, 2025
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Bath Spa University is offering the Africa Scholarship, providing £2,000 towards the first-year tuition fees for African students enrolling in the 2025/26 academic year. Ten scholarships are available for both undergraduate and postgraduate applicants who can demonstrate high academic excellen
Published:May 30, 2025Type:Masters , UndergraduateStudy in:LondonValue:£2,000Deadline:June 8, 2025

This is a three-year partnership from 2025 to 2027. The final round of Fellowships – starting in January 2027 – will be awarded in due course as part of the same programme. Fellows will spend the first ten months of their Fellowships at IASH, followed by up to two months based in
Published:May 28, 2025Type:Postdoctoral FellowshipsDeadline:July 28, 2025
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Scholarships of £6000 available exclusively for outstanding international applicants from Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, U
Published:May 27, 2025Type:MastersStudy in:BelfastValue:£6,000Deadline:Not Specified
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Nottingham Trent University is dedicated to empowering talented international students to pursue their academic goals. A selection of competitive country and school scholarships is available for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with awards based on the merit of each application.
Published:May 26, 2025Type:Masters , UndergraduateStudy in:NottinghamDeadline:June 18, 2025

We have a range of Cranfield Scholarships available to students applying from Nigeria to study full-time on one of our Environment, Agrifood, Water or Energy MSc courses. These funding opportunities are available to recognise academic success and enable you to enrol at Cranfield University to contin
Published:May 26, 2025Type:MastersValue:Up to £8,375Deadline:Not Specified

The Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship is a programme of full-cost scholarships for PhD students in any subject, open to candidates from any country in Africa. It is tenable at any college. It aims to provide support to talented students who require financial assistance to take up their pl
Published:May 23, 2025Type:PhDDeadline:Not Specified

The Crankstart Scholarship provides a programme of enhanced support to UK residents from lower-income households who are studying for their first undergraduate degree. Eligible students commencing their studies in 2025 with a household income of £32,500 per year or less will receive generous b
Published:May 23, 2025Type:UndergraduateDeadline:Not Specified

The University of Hull has welcomed students from across Sub-Saharan Africa for over 70 years. The University of Hull Africa Studentship is here to support students from across Africa to join our diverse campus to study at undergraduate and postgraduate level. This award is given as a £2,00
Published:May 23, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:Kingston upon HullValue:£2,000Deadline:Not Specified

Applications are currently ongoing for undergraduate scholarships at the University of Essex for African students. If you're an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your undergraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship, paid as a
Published:May 21, 2025Type:UndergraduateStudy in:ColchesterValue:£4,000Deadline:Not Specified
Most African student dream of attaining a higher education in UK, but due to issues like lack of funding, they tend to give up on this dream, but you don’t have to.
What if we told you there was a way for you to make your dreams a reality at little or no cost? How?
Thanks to the benevolence of organisations offering scholarships to African students, aspirants like you, can now go to school through the help of certain free scholarships for African students which you can find on our website.
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