Leadership for Africa Scholarship Programme for South Sudan and Uganda
Location: Germany
Deadline: 10 Jun 2025
Funding: Full scholarship (See provider website for more detail)
About this scholarship
The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from South Sudan and Uganda at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement, this programme intends to contribute to the education of future leaders, who will be essential for the further development of societies in Africa and beyond. “Leadership for Africa” offers scholarships for Master’s studies in Germany to qualified applicants in all fields of study except for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Law, Fine Arts and Architecture as well as Nursing, Midwifery or similar health care-related academic fields.
The programme targets two groups:
1) Highly qualified refugees who hold refugee status and fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master’s studies in Germany.
Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
- Holding refugee status in their host countries, being granted before 2nd of April, 2024.
- Refugee status must be valid at least until April 2026.
- In case of renewal of status, please provide sufficient proof.
- Country of asylum must be either South Sudan or Uganda.
- Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application.
2) Highly qualified graduates from South Sudan or Uganda who fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master’s studies in Germany.
Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
Citizenship of either South Sudan or Uganda.
Country of residence is South Sudan or Uganda.
Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application.
Who can apply? Who is this opportunity for?
- Located outside of the country of study
Eligible nationalities
- All nationalities
- Age limit at the time of application, Not specified
Eligible country of asylum
- South Sudan, Uganda
- Language of instruction English
- Required status documents,Refugee certificate
Deadline for applications
10 Jun 2025
How to apply?
The application is to be sent EXCLUSIVELY through the DAAD portal: daad.de/go/en/stipa57562806
For more details, contact the provider
lfa.nairobi@daad.de
+254 (733) 92 99 29 https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?detail=57562806
Am I allowed to work while studying?
No
Can my family come with me?
No
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