What Merck Foundation Africa Health Research Scholarship actually covers.
The Merck Foundation (charitable arm of Merck KGaA, Germany) offers scholarships for African healthcare professionals to pursue postgraduate training and fellowships in specialised medical fields including oncology, endocrinology, cardiology, diabetes care, and medical research. The programme also supports training in healthcare management and public health. Merck Foundation partners with African governments to address specialist physician shortages and build research capacity across the continent.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, postdoctoral applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
Merck Foundation Africa Health Research 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 January 31, 2027 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). Merck Foundation Africa Health Research 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.