Wageningen University Africa Scholarship Programme (Masters) 2025/2026 for African Students – The Netherlands

The Wageningen University Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) has been initiated by Wageningen University & Research to give talented and motivated students from Africa the opportunity to study at the university in Wageningen.

Application Deadline: 1st February 2025

Eligible Countries: All African countries

To be taken at (country): The Netherlands

About the Wageningen University Africa Scholarship Programme: 

The Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) offers talented and motivated students from Africa the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Wageningen University and to support capacity building in Africa.

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With this programme, Wageningen wants to support capacity building in Africa by attracting excellent students for a 2-years master’s programme.

Type: Masters

Who can Apply:

• 1. You are a citizen of an African country
• 2. You are an excellent student with a First class honours degree or a GPA of 80% or higher in a Bachelor degree
• 3. You have applied for one the master’s programmes of Wageningen University & Research before 1 February 2025. For the MSc application please see: How can I apply for the master’s programme? (Non EU/EFTA)

If you do not meet one of the above requirements, you are not eligible for the Africa Scholarship Programme and you will not be invited for the selection procedure.

Number of Awards: 10

Value of Wageningen University Africa Scholarship Programme: 

• Travel to and from Wageningen
• Living allowance for 2 years
• Tuition fee
• Visa costs and costs for health insurance
• Budget to visit one seminar/conference in Europe
• Participation in the ‘Reach your full potential’ programme

Duration of Programme: 2 years (Start: 1 September 2025 or February 2026)

How to Apply: 

• Step 1: Check your eligibility for the Africa Scholarship Programme
• Step 2: Apply for an MSc programme before 1 February 2025
• Step 3: Selection for invitation to the Africa Scholarship Programme
• Step 4: Result of the selection process
• Step 5: Updates/changes

• It is important to go through all application requirements oin the Programme Webpage see link below) before applying
• GOODLUCK!