Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) PhD Fellowship

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) PhD Fellowship provides mobility grants and support for doctoral research, including thesis co-supervision and training at AUF member institutions. It is aimed at PhD students from Francophone African countries to facilitate research stays abroad and collaboration with French-speaking universities. The programme offers financial support that can cover tuition and may include living expenses, travel and accommodation during research stays.

Tuition coverage; possible living expenses, travel and accommodation during research stays; mobility grant support; thesis co-supervision and training at AUF member institutions.

This scholarship is open to students from: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe studying at the eligible level.

Prepare academic transcripts, recommendation letters and a personal statement and submit the application via the official AUF website before the deadline.