Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship 2025 for PhD students (Fully-funded)

Applications are now open for the prestigious Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship 2025, a distinguished programme offering full-cost scholarships to exceptional PhD students from across the African continent. This highly competitive scholarship is available for doctoral studies in any subject offered at the University of Cambridge, reflecting the institution’s commitment to academic excellence, inclusivity, and global impact. Designed to empower and support the next generation of African leaders and innovators, the Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship covers the full cost of study, including tuition, maintenance, and other related expenses, enabling scholars to fully engage with their academic pursuits without financial constraints. The scholarship is tenable at any of the colleges within the University of Cambridge, providing successful applicants with access to a world-class academic environment, diverse intellectual community, and comprehensive support services. This initiative seeks to nurture changemakers who will use their research and leadership to drive positive transformation across Africa and beyond.

It aims to provide support to talented students who require financial assistance to take up their places at the University, whose research contributes to the development of the Continent and to climate-resilient and sustainable futures for Africa and the world. This scholarship programme is closely affiliated with the Mastercard Foundation scholars programme.

Scholarship of Changemakers Scholarship

• University tuition fee
• Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)
• Immigration Health Surcharge
• Visa
• Travel and research costs

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Eligibility for Changemakers Scholarship

• Open to PhD students;
• Applicants should be from any country in Africa;
• Research area must contribute to the development of the African continent and to climate-resilient and sustainable futures for Africa and the world.

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Application

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application for admission to the University of Cambridge, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory)

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