The brightest minds from across Sub-Saharan Africa, who have been orphaned or grown up with a single parent, will have the opportunity to study at the University of Warwick, thanks to a new partnership with the Ashinaga Association in the UK.

We are pleased to offer twenty-five scholarships for students from sub-Saharan Africa to study and live at Warwick for three to four years.

The scholarships start in September 2022 and are aimed at future leaders who will use their education to support their continent’s development.

Students should apply through Ashinaga and are welcome in all academic disciplines. There will be five cohorts of five students.

The chosen scholars will receive:

• Full tuition fees paid by Warwick’s Undergraduate Global Excellence Scholarships; travel, visa, and living costs paid by Ashinaga UK
• Leadership training from Ashinaga UK, summer funding for internships to develop professional skills, and dedicated support from Ashinaga UK staff

Eligibility and application process:

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must have citizenship and have completed/are completing high school in one of the following countries:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, CAR, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, DRC, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Kingdom of eSwatini, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

*Proof of nationality will be requested when a scholarship is offered.

For further information and to apply, please visit the Ashinaga Africa Initiative webpage.