ELIGIBILITY:

MINDS Scholarships are applicable to full-time studies of a one- or two-year Honors or Master’s degree at one of the MINDS preferred institutions (listed below). MINDS does not prescribe the course to be studied.

MINDS Scholarships are awarded to meritorious applicants following a rigorous selection process. To be considered for a MINDS Scholarship, you must:

Be a national of an African country, residing in any African country

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution(s) outside of your country of citizenship and/or residency

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution(s) to pursue postgraduate studies within the following year

Have obtained at least 70% in each subject/course in the last two completed years of study

Produce evidence of demonstrated leadership abilities or potential guided by the questions/requirements set out in the application form

Submit a complete online application form (see below) with the required supporting documentation.

To be eligible to receive a MINDS Scholarship, an applicant must have been accepted to study at one of the following institutions:

EAST AFRICA

African Leadership University, Rwanda

Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda, Rwanda

Makerere University, Uganda

Strathmore University, Kenya

Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde

Université Libre de Kigali, Rwanda

SOUTHERN AFRICA

African Leadership University, Mauritius

University of Cape Town, South Africa

University of Mauritius, Mauritius

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola

NORTH AFRICA

Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

Université Cadi Ayyad, Morocco

Université Mohammed V, Morocco

Cairo University, Egypt

Ain Sharms University, Egypt

Alexandria University, Egypt

Assiut University, Egypt

WEST AFRICA

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana

Pan-Atlantic University (Lagos Business School), Nigeria

University of Development Studies, Ghana

Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivory Cost

Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal

University of Ghana, Ghana

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will cover some or all of the expenses below, depending on whether a partial or full scholarship is awarded:

Tuition

Accommodation and meals

One return ticket per duration of studies

A fixed stipend.