Africa

Apply for a Funded DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship at SAIS Johns Hopkins 2026: Get Up to $6,000 per Month Plus $3,000 Research Allowance

If you finished your doctorate recently and your work sits at the crossroads of international relations, history, or security studies, this fellowship is one you should not scroll past.

Amount: Monthly salary up to $6,000 (minus U.S. taxes); research funds up to $3,000 Deadline: Jan 14, 2026

Apply for the ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme 2026: 1–3 Month Secondments in London, Paris, or Dubai for African Lawyers

If you are an African-qualified lawyer itching to test your skills in major international legal markets, the International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) Flagship Secondment Programme 2026 is one of those rare opportunities that actually changes the sh...

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 29, 2026

Apply for the Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship 2026-2027: Fully Funded Fellowships with £2,000 Monthly Stipend

If you are a mid-career journalist hungry for focused time to think, research and sharpen your craft away from the newsroom grind, this is one of the few fellowships that actually gives you the breathing room to do it properly.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Apply now for the 2021-2022 Innovation Award| FAO Award | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

If you have a practical idea that's improving how food is grown, processed, sold, or eaten — and that idea actually helps small-scale producers and consumers — this award is written for you.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Feb 15, 2026

Apply Now: 2026 Agricultural Training Programme – Leventis Foundation Nigeria – Leventis Foundation Nigeria

There are plenty of “youth empowerment” programs that offer a Zoom certificate, a handshake, and very little else. This is not that.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Feb 21, 2026

Apply to the UNFCCC Internship 2026: Climate Education and Youth Engagement (Unpaid) — Deadline January 11, 2026

If you care about climate education, public participation, and bringing young voices into international policy rooms, this internship is one of those rare backstage passes.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 11, 2026

ARUA Early-career Research Fellowships 2026: 6-Month Research Fellowships with US$2,000 Monthly Stipend for African Early-Career Scholars

If you are an African early-career researcher itching to step out of heavy teaching loads and into a concentrated research spell, this ARUA fellowship is built for you.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 22, 2026

Asia Policy Research Fellowship 2026: £24,000 for 12 Months of Research on Asia or the Middle East

If you care about how trade deals, AI governance, or energy transitions in Asia ripple out to boardrooms and capitals in Europe, this is the kind of fellowship that lets you write for those people — not just other academics.

Amount: £24,000 stipend (paid in equal instalments over 12 months) Deadline: Jan 31, 2026

Attend a Global Youth Activism and Education Festival in 2026: YouthxYouth Global Learning Festival Application Guide

Some opportunities give you money. Others give you something that’s harder to find and way more useful when you’re trying to change the world: **people, language, courage, and a shared plan that survives past the hype**.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 12, 2026

Become a UN FAO Young Forest Champion 2026: Mentorship and Training for Youth Leading Forest and Climate Action in Africa and Beyond

Forests are having a rough decade. Wildfires, illegal logging, land conversion, drought, pests—pick your villain.