Application Deadline: 1 December 2026
LOCATION: The Netherlands
The Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) offers talented and motivated students from Africa the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Wageningen University and to support capacity building in Africa.
ELIGIBILITY:
You are a citizen of an African country.
You have submitted a complete application for one of the MSc programmes at Wageningen University & Research before December 1, 2026. Please see: How can I apply for the master’s programme?
You are unconditionally admitted to this MSc programme.
You are an excellent student with a First class honours degree and a GPA of 80% or higher in a bachelor’s degree.
Please note that a complete Master’s application includes all required supporting documents. In particular:
You must meet the English language requirements before 1 December 2026. Since obtaining the required English language test results may take several weeks, we strongly recommend planning your test well in advance. Your official English language test results must be available before 1 December 2026 so they can be uploaded as part of your Master’s application.
You must have completed your Bachelor’s degree before 1 December 2026 and uploaded your Bachelor’s diploma as part of your complete Master’s application before this deadline.
Preference is given to students who have not obtained a master’s degree
yet.
Only if you meet all of the above-mentioned requirements could you be eligible for an invitation to the Africa Scholarship Programme selection procedure.
MSc application deadline
Before 1 December 2026. Only the MSc applications that have been submitted before this deadline will be assessed by the WU scholarship selection committee.
The WU Scholarship Selection Committee coordinates the selection process for the WU ASP Scholarship. Around March–April 2027, a number of applicants will be informed by email that they have been selected for the final stage of the WU ASP Scholarship selection process. As part of this final stage, a lottery will be held to determine the scholarship recipients.
On 7 April 2027, the WU ASP Scholarship will be offered to the selected students. The remaining candidates will be placed on a waiting list.
BENEFIT:
Components of the scholarship:
Travel to and from The Netherlands
Living allowance for the duration of the programme (24 months)
Tuition fee coverage for the duration of the programme (24 months)
Visa costs and costs for health insurance
