What AAS-AESA Postdoctoral Fellowship (African Academy of Sciences) actually covers.
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), through its Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) platform, offers postdoctoral fellowships for early-career African scientists across biomedical research, public health, data science, and environmental sciences. Fellows are hosted at leading African institutions and receive funding to build independent research groups. The fellowship includes mentorship from senior African scientists, travel grants, and leadership training.
Who can apply.
Open to postdoctoral applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
AAS-AESA Postdoctoral Fellowship (African Academy of Sciences) currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before October 31, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Every scholarship on Scholar Africa goes through six checks (link, contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review). AAS-AESA Postdoctoral Fellowship (African Academy of Sciences) currently scores 9.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.