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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

2027 UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDED JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: From October 15 to October 30, 2026, Japan Standard Time. The electronic application must be submitted within the application period.

LOCATION: Japan

The Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo accepts applications from international students for study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications and conditions. Its aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the recipient’s country and Japan through study in Japan and who will contribute to the development of both countries and the wider world.

ELIGIBILITY:

Field: Science disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Biology, interdisciplinary research). Applicants must apply in a field related to their previous academic background.

Applicants must:

Be international students with outstanding academic records (GPA ≥ 2.30/3.0 scale).

Be born on or after April 2, 1992.

Hold the nationality of a country with diplomatic relations with Japan.

Apply for Master’s or Doctoral programmes at the Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo.

Meet language proficiency requirements:

English: CEFR B2 or above (TOEFL iBT ≥ 72, IELTS ≥ 5.5).

Japanese: JLPT N2 or higher.

Be physically and mentally healthy.

Be able to arrive in Japan by October 1, 2027.

Duration of Study:

Master’s: 2 years (Oct 2027 – Sept 2029).

Doctoral: 3 years (Oct 2027 – Sept 2030).

Possible extension from Master’s to Doctoral upon outstanding performance.

Required Documents:

Application form (double-sided print).

Field of Study & Research Plan.

Recommendation letter from a dean or above.

Passport-type photo.

Official transcripts (with grading system explanation).

Proof of language proficiency.

Abstract of graduation thesis.

Graduation/expected graduation certificate.

Passport copy.

Apply for admission to the Graduate School of Science (Master’s/Doctoral programme).

Prepare and submit all required documents electronically via the designated form.

Application period: 15–30 October 2026 (JST).

Await nomination results (Feb–June 2027).

    BENEFIT:

    Monthly stipend:

    Master’s: ¥144,000/month.

    Doctoral: ¥145,000/month.

    Full tuition and enrollment fee exemption.

    Economy-class airfare to and from Japan.

    Guaranteed housing in the University of Tokyo International Lodge for the first year (rent approx. ¥50,000–70,000/month).

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