In this edition, we have compiled 33 fully funded scholarships, grants, fellowships, and global opportunities currently open as of March 30, 2026. These opportunities are designed to remove financial barriers, unlock global exposure, and empower ambitious individuals, especially those ready to lead, innovate, and create meaningful change in their communities and beyond.
1. Google PhD Fellowship Program 2026 (Funded)
Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD. Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 30
2. Barclays Black Founder Accelerator 2026 for UK-registered Businesses
Join the 12-week accelerator, where you’ll collaborate with industry leaders to build and refine a robust growth strategy built for the long term. They will help you optimise where to invest your energy, teaching you to experiment rapidly and make data-led decisions to scale your business effectively.
click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 20
3. James Aryam Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies 2026
In collaboration with Windle International Uganda and Windle International Kenya, they are accepting applications from candidates for full Postgraduate scholarships. Scholarships are available for students wanting to study taught Master’s and Postgraduate Diplomas in education related subjects.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 16
4. SpinLab and HHL Digital Space Summer School for Diverse Startups 2026 (€2,000 prize money)
At SpinLab and HHL DIGITAL SPACE, they believe that diversity is not just a buzzword; it’s the key to unlocking innovation and driving success in the startup world. The mission is to empower underrepresented founders, breaking down barriers to success and creating a more inclusive startup ecosystem for all.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 17
5. FINCA Ventures Prize Competition 2026 (up to $100,000)
The FINCA Ventures Prize Competition supports rising African entrepreneurs with bold visions, disruptive business models, or new products or technologies that can create meaningful impact for poor and low-income people in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Click here to apply | Deadline: April 10, 2026
6. FUNGAI DPI Governance in Africa Fellowship 2026.
At FUNGAI Africa, they believe that how we govern technology reveals who we are as societies. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), which includes identity systems, data platforms, and service portals reshaping state-citizen relations, is not neutral. It either deepens inequality or advances justice. This fellowship brings together a new generation of African researchers to audit DPI through a human rights and democratic lens.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 5
7. African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AUYVC) 2026
The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU YVC), established in 2010, is a flagship continental Youth Leadership program that recruits, trains and deploys young African professionals from all 55 AU Member States to serve as professional volunteers for a period of 12 months.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 10
8. Mila AI Policy Fellowship 2026 (Paid)
AI is rapidly reshaping society. Yet a significant gap remains between research and policy, as policymakers struggle to process the vast information needed to make decisions that serve societal needs.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 10
9. McCain Institute Junior Fellowship Program 2026
In an effort to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in democracy and human rights, the McCain Institute implements a junior fellowship program trimesterly. Junior fellows have the opportunity to collaborate directly with the subject matter experts that design, implement and evaluate the Institute’s programs in addition to the Institute’s leadership and other key stakeholders.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Unspecified
10. Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI & ML Scholars Program 2026
AWS AI & ML Scholars empowers up to 100,000 learners globally to build foundational AI & Agentic AI skills, with graduates receiving up to three months of AWS Skill Builder access to continue their learning journey. Through a Challenge Phase based on the AWS AI Practitioner learning plan, you’ll gain hands-on experience with real AWS tools like Amazon PartyRock and Amazon Bedrock, explore practical AI use cases and apply responsible AI best practices.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jun. 24
11. Globethics Emerging Leaders in Ethical AI Governance Fellowship 2026
Globethics’ Emerging Leaders in Ethical AI Governance Fellowship is a competitive international programme designed for early-career professionals working in academia, government, civil society, and the private sector. The fellowship equips participants with the skills, networks, and practical experience needed to advance ethical, inclusive, and values-driven AI governance in diverse societal and interfaith contexts.
Click here to apply |
12. Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition 2026
The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools, which has been proudly delivered by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883.
Click here to apply| Deadline: April 30, 2026
13. Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Dominican Republic 2026 (up to $50,000 CAD)
The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement. The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission. The CFLI also serves to support positive bilateral relations between Canada and recipient countries and their civil societies, by deepening contacts and supporting local endeavours.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 13
14. Code for Africa AI Sandbox Seed Grant 2026 (up to $3,000)
Are you part of a Human Rights Defending (HRD) organisation in Africa that wants to super-power your work using AI tools and techniques? The Digitalise Youth consortium, through Code for Africa (CfA), is offering five seed grants to civil society organisations (CSOs) based in the Sahel, as well as neighbouring countries in West and East Africa.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 30
15. SOAS Teaching Scholarships 2026/2027
The SOAS Teaching Scholarships offers full-time MPhil/PhD scholarships to eligible Black British students and students based in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Click here to apply | Deadline: March 21, 2026
16. Roche Scholarship to Attend the One Young World Summit 2026 (Fully-funded to Cape Town)
As climate change poses a significant threat to our wellbeing, Roche recognises the inextricable connection between planetary and human health. That is why innovations in healthcare must be truly sustainable – for both the environment and society. Roche is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions globally by 2045 and halving the environmental impacts of its products and operations.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 6
17. Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship to attend One Young World Summit 2026 (Fully-funded to Cape Town)
The Z Zurich Foundation creates brighter futures for vulnerable people. Prevention is at the forefront of their work. Their four pillars – adapting to climate change, improving mental well-being, enabling social equity, and responding to crises – are increasingly urgent, complex issues that have far-reaching impacts on individuals, communities and society as a whole.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 6
18. Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest 2026 (Win $1,000 prize)
The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean – encourages you to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. They invite you to think about your personal connection to the ocean – whether you’re coastal or landlocked – through the value it brings to your life.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June. 8
19. IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship 2026 (Funded)
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is a unique, transformative learning opportunity open to women and nonbinary journalists from every country around the world. Since 2005, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has selected one Neuffer Fellow each year to complete a six-month Fellowship focused on human rights and social justice issues. The Fellowship was created in memory of The Boston Globe correspondent and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award (1998) winner Elizabeth Neuffer, who died while reporting in Iraq on May 9, 2003.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 19
20. John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship 2026
The John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship is a full-time one-year postdoctoral level position, renewable for a second year. The salary for this position is like the AIP Congressional Science Fellowship. The Fellowship is named in honor of Dr. John Bahcall, a successful advocate for astronomy and respected researcher.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 15
21. INMA Africa Elevate Scholarship 2026
Do you love news media and aim to make it a career, yet lack enough on-the-job training and practical education? Do you want to better understand how to better connect the passion of journalism with the business acumen to have influence and impact on your society?
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr.17
22. UNU-IIGH Global Health PhD Fellowship Programme 2026
The Global Health PhD Fellowship Programme at the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) offers an opportunity for PhD candidates to enrich their doctoral training through direct engagement with global health policy processes in the UN system.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Unspecified
23. Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest 2026 (Win $1,000 prize)
The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest – Your Story, Our Ocean – encourages you to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. They invite you to think about your personal connection to the ocean – whether you’re coastal or landlocked – through the value it brings to your life.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jun. 8
24. Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship 2026/2027.
Hyundai Motor Group is offering five scholarships intended to nurture talent from Africa at SOAS University of London. These scholarships aim to cultivate experts for sustainable development in Africa and will continue to establish long-term collaboration models for the next generation of Africa. The scholarships are designed to create meaningful change and empower students to find solutions to global challenges.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 25
25. UNCF STEM Scholars Program 2026-2027 (up to $25,000)
The UNCF STEM Scholars Program is an initiative designed to identify and provide scholarship and academic support for students who aspire to earn STEM degrees and to pursue careers in STEM fields, awarding 75 scholarships. The program enables highly capable young people to pursue undergraduate STEM majors and prepares them for successful careers in a variety of STEM professions.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 15
26. UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship 2026.
The Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme gives registered doctoral students an opportunity to utilize the resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER for their PhD dissertation or thesis research on developing economies, and to work with our researchers in areas of mutual interest. Visiting PhD fellows typically spend three consecutive months at UNU-WIDER before returning to their home institution. During the programme, fellows prepare one or more research papers and present a seminar on their research findings. They may also have the opportunity to publish their research in the WIDER Working Paper Series.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Mar. 31
27. Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2026 (€25,000 cash prize)
The Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award is a 6-month accelerator for women founders building proven solutions in health and food security. They are selecting 15 ventures across Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East to strengthen fundamentals and build investor readiness.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 13
28. Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science 2026 ($50,000 prize)
The Inspiring Women in Science awards celebrate and support the achievements of women in science, and all those who work to encourage girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and stay in STEM careers around the world. They invite applications in two award categories, Science Outreach and Scientific Achievement.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 8
29. Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science 2026 (up to $3M)
The Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science is a $30M global open-call designed to empower researchers and organizations with the funding, tools, and technical expertise they need to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. Beyond funding, organizations may participate in a Google.org Accelerator and receive six months of dedicated pro bono technical support from Google experts and access to Google Cloud credits to help bring these projects to life.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 17
30. Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2026 (€25,000 cash prize)
The Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award is a 6-month accelerator for women founders building proven solutions in health and food security. They are selecting 15 ventures across Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East to strengthen fundamentals and build investor readiness.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 13
31. Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers 2026 ($5,000 prize)
The Japan Award is the prize aiming to increase motivation among young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions, by awarding young foreign researchers having shown outstanding performance or produced research achievements that may lead to future innovation. The Award was launched in 2007, and 2026 marks its 20th presentation.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 15
32. McKinsey Forward Program 2026 for Young African Professionals
McKinsey.org Forward is a free ten-week learning program designed to equip individuals at different stages of their careers – from career starters to job changers, with practical skills to succeed in the future of work. Whether you are in the early days of your career or navigating a new opportunity, the Forward learning journey will help you develop new ways of thinking, expand your skill set and grow your confidence. At the end of the program, you will receive a McKinsey.org Forward digital badge and join an exclusive global network of life-long learners.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 20
33. Aspire Climatetech Program Spring 2026
Aspire Climatetech is a five-week in-depth, hybrid program that prepares startups for investor engagement. Investor-mentors work one-on-one with startups to simulate due diligence conversations and integrate feedback into deal room materials in real time. This program aims to prepare startups to raise equity investment. They are seeking engineering and science innovations that create a positive environmental impact through the innovation’s application of design, especially ventures that address sustainability priorities, including climate change, air and water pollution, food and transportation systems, waste management, and energy use.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 8
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