master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

TY DANJUMA MBA SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Period: 1 June 2026 or after 30 June 2026

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides financial support to post-graduate African students who have been accepted onto MBA programmes at the top 10 leading business schools in the world only, as ranked by the Financial Times.

ELIGIBILITY:

The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship aims to help up to eight African students a year. 

If you meet the scholarship criteria (you are an African student who has been accepted on an MBA programme at a top 10 leading Business School, as ranked by The Financial Times MBA Global Ranking 2026 (https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/3006/mba-2026) and want to apply for the scholarship, you should send the following information to mba@tyd-fo.co.uk between 1 June and 30 June 2026:

Full Name

Nationality

Full contact details

Name of Business School where you have been accepted onto their MBA Programme

Year of enrolment at the Business School

Copy of offer letter from the Business School

Copy of your CV

Copy of your own budget and funding shortfall (including confirmation letters for all scholarships and loans).

Note, the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship is to help support by providing additional financial aid, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for the MBA.

Applications received prior to 1 June 2026 or after 30 June 2026 will not be processed.

All successful African MBA applicants to the top ten business schools (as ranked by the Financial Times) are eligible to receive the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship, regardless of their domicile. Awarded candidates will receive their grant prior to the annual intake date for that business school. However, whilst the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship will provide additional financial support to help African student’s bridge part of the gap and relieve some of the financial burden attached to taking on MBA programmes, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for these programmes.

The Financial Times MBA Global Ranking for 2026 lists the top ten schools as:

MIT: Sloan

INSEAD

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton

IESE Business School

London Business School

HEC Paris

Esade Business School

CEIBS

UC Berkeley: Haas

Harvard Business School

Please click here view the full list for further details of rankings.

BENEFIT:

The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides additional financial aid to the selected candidates.

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master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY MEXT SCHOLARSHIP SPECIAL QUOTA INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM (OCTOBER 2027)

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Application Deadline: November 10, 2026.

LOCATION: Japan

The special international graduate program (IGP) : Life Science Researcher Training Program for Solving Global Issues is financially supported by the Japanese Government, MEXT. This program aims to train the international research pioneers in life sciences with hopes for a fruitful future in their home country. It provides scholarship to outstanding international students from any country to undertake a PhD or master course study at Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University

ELIGIBILITY:

All countries with diplomatic relations with Japan.

Academic Field: Laboratories in the IGP programme (students must select a lab and supervisor aligned with their research interests).

Eligible programme: Postgraduate Scholarship

Applicants must:

Contact prospective supervisors and obtain permission to enroll in a laboratory.

Submit required documents via supervisor to the IGP office.

Be physically and mentally healthy.

Meet academic qualifications (Master’s or Doctoral admission requirements).

Provide proof of English proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS or equivalent).

Required Documents:

MEXT Scholarship application form.

Field of study and study programme outline.

Recommendation letter (Dean or higher).

Valid passport copy.

Official transcripts.

Certificate of graduation/expected graduation.

Summary of Master’s thesis or undergraduate research.

Proof of English proficiency.

Additional info confirmation sheet.

To Apply:

Review the IGP laboratory list and contact prospective supervisors.

Obtain supervisor approval (Laboratory Screening).

Submit documents to supervisor.

Supervisor forwards documents to IGP office by 10 December 2026.

Await screening results and the final recommendation to MEXT.

BENEFIT:

Full tuition coverage.

Monthly stipend (amount set by MEXT).

Economy-class airfare to and from Japan.

Research support and supervision in Japanese laboratories.

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