AFRIFOUNDERS GRADUATE TRAINEE PROGRAMME 2026

Application Deadline: 05 September 2026

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Afrifounders Graduate Trainee Programme 2026—intensive mini MBA training, immersion inside real operating businesses, and a competitive path to a paid internship in the Afrifounders ecosystem. For Nigerian graduates currently serving in NYSC or who recently completed it. Application is FREE.

ELIGIBILITY:

Built for graduates who want more than a certificate.

This is not a classroom exercise. Trainees learn business fundamentals, then apply them inside real AfriFounders companies—with real teams, real customers, and real consequences. Every stage is merit-based, and not everyone who starts continues to the next.

A recent Nigerian graduate

Currently serving NYSC, or recently completed

Eager to learn real business fundamentals

Comfortable with a demanding, execution-focused pace

Available full-time for the full six months

Ready to be evaluated on merit at every stage

Honest by design: Training and immersion are unpaid. Only participants selected at the end of month two continue into the paid internship.

The Journey

Six months. Five stages. Every one of them earned.

Weeks 1–5: Mini MBA

Intensive foundational business training.

Weeks 6–8: Business immersion

Practical exposure inside real AfriFounders businesses.

End of Month 2: Internship selection

The strongest participants are selected for the internship.

Months 3–6: Paid internship

Four months of paid, hands-on internship work.

End of Month 6: Employment pathway

The strongest interns may receive full-time offers.

BENEFIT:

Six months: One structured programme, end to end.

Full-time commitment: A demanding, execution-focused pace.

5 weeks of Mini MBA: Core business fundamentals, taught directly.

3 weeks of immersion: Inside real, operating Afrifounders businesses.

4-month paid internship: For participants selected on merit.

Full-time potential: Top performers may receive offers.

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UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTRE PROGRESSION SCHOLARSHIPS

LOCATION: Scotland

As part of the institution’s commitment to attracting the very best students to join their diverse international community, they are delighted to offer the University of Stirling International Study Centre Progression Scholarships.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must have received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission for an eligible full-time postgraduate taught course delivered at our Stirling campus.

You must be classified as an international student for tuition fee purposes.

You must have successfully completed a relevant University of Stirling International Study Centre pathway programme. This excludes English-only and English pre-sessional language courses.

This scholarship cannot be combined with any other University of Stirling scholarship or award.

You must have received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission for an eligible postgraduate taught course at the University of Stirling starting in January 2027, September 2027, or January 2028.

This scholarship is available to students who successfully progress from a qualifying pathway programme delivered by the University of Stirling International Study Centre onto a University of Stirling postgraduate taught course.

The fee waiver only applies to the first year of study at the University of Stirling.

The information and value of this scholarship are still to be confirmed for those enrolling from Sept 2027 onwards.

Eligible students will automatically be identified as part of the admissions process. No separate application is required for this award.

BENEFIT:

Value of awards: Up to £4,000

Students who progress with an overall score of 70% and above: £4,000 tuition fee waiver.

Students who progress with an overall score of 60-69%: £3,000 tuition fee waiver.

Students who progress with an overall score of 50-59%: £2,000 tuition fee waiver.

The fee waiver only applies to the first year of study at the University of Stirling.

Number of awards: Awarded to all eligible students

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