What African Development Bank Engineering & Technology Scholarship actually covers.
The African Development Bank Group offers scholarships and internship programmes for African students pursuing engineering, technology, and infrastructure-related disciplines. These competitive awards align with the AfDB's High 5 development priorities: Light Up Africa (energy), Feed Africa (agri-engineering), Industrialise Africa, Integrate Africa, and Improve the Quality of Life. Recipients gain both financial support and professional exposure within Africa's premier development finance institution.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, phd applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
African Development Bank Engineering & Technology Scholarship 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 15, 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). African Development Bank Engineering & Technology Scholarship currently scores 8.5/10.
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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.