What IEEE Foundation Scholarship for African Engineering Students actually covers.
The IEEE Foundation offers scholarships and grants to support engineering students in developing countries, with dedicated allocations for Sub-Saharan African students through IEEE Sections. Recipients studying electrical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, or related fields receive partial tuition support and IEEE membership. The foundation also funds attendance at IEEE conferences, giving African students exposure to global engineering research and professional networks.
Who can apply.
Open to undergraduate, masters applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
IEEE Foundation Scholarship for African Engineering Students 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 December 1, 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). IEEE Foundation Scholarship for African Engineering Students currently scores 7.5/10.
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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.