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.

Components of the scholarship

• Travel to and from The Netherlands
• Living allowance for the duration of the programme (24 months)
• Tuition fee coverage for the duration of the programme (24 months)
• Visa costs and costs for health insurance

Requirements

1. You are a citizen of an African country.
2. You have submitted a complete application for one of the master’s programmes of Wageningen University & Research before the given deadline. Please see: How can I apply for the master’s programme?
3. You are unconditionally admitted to this MSc programme.
4. You are an excellent student with a First class honours degree and a GPA of 80% or higher in a bachelor’s degree.
5. Preference is given to students who have not obtained a master’s degree
   yet.

Only if you meet all of the above mentioned requirements you could be eligible for an invitation to the Africa Scholarship Programme selection procedure.

MSc application deadline  

1 February 2026. All MSc applications that have been submitted before this deadline will be assessed by the selection committee.

Can I apply for this scholarship?    

The selection committee will coordinate the selection and will inform the invited candidates about the next steps in the selection. On 1 April, students selected by the selection committee who are eligible for the ASP September 2026 scholarship will be notified by email. From this selection, a number of students will be chosen by lot; they will either be offered the scholarship or be placed on the waiting list.

If you do not receive an email on 1 April, you are no longer in consideration for the ASP September 2026 scholarship.

On 7 May 2026, the result of the selection process will be communicated to all invited candidates. 

Find out more and apply by February 1, 2026.