Scholarships for graduate school in economics

Applying to scholarships (or external funding) is particularly important if you are applying to Master’s programs. PhD programs tend to be funded, but it can still be useful to secure external funding in either the application stage or later funding/teaching situation. It is critical to search for scholarships early on in the application process – waiting for after the grad school applications is often too late.

Databases:

• Africademics
• AfterSchoolAfrica
• Advance Africa
• FastWeb
• Mawozo Institute Opportunities Database
• Opportunities for Africans
• Opportunity Desk
• Scholars4Dev

Specific scholarships:

• Aga Khan Scholarship Programme
• IEFA Sustainability Scholarship
• Joint Japan/WB scholarships program
• Mastercard Foundation Scholarship
• Rotary Peace Fellowships

Country specific scholarships

Canada:

• EduCanada

France:

• PSE Funding

Germany:

• German scholarship database (DAAD)
• Malengo

UK:

• Cambridge-Africa fellowship
• Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
• King’s College Peace, Security and Development Fellowships
• Manchester Equity and Merit Scholarships for International Students

US:

• AAUW Scholarship
• Columbia/Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars
• Cornell University Schoalrships for Africans
• Fulbright Foreign Student Program
• GWU Global Leaders Fellowship
• NYU African Women’s Public Service Fellowship
• NYU PhD Excellence Initiative – only for US citizens

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