What IDRC Research Awards for African Scholars actually covers.
Canada International Development Research Centre supports applied research by African scholars on issues critical to development. Provides research grants and professional development.
Who can apply.
Open to phd, postdoctoral applicants seeking to study in Canada. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
2 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
IDRC Research Awards for African Scholars 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 August 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.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. IDRC Research Awards for African Scholars currently scores 3.5/10.
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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.