What OWSD PhD Fellowships for Women Scientists actually covers.
The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World offers PhD fellowships for women scientists from sub-Saharan Africa and other least developed countries to pursue studies in STEM.
Who can apply.
Open to phd applicants seeking to study in South Africa. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
2 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
OWSD PhD Fellowships for Women Scientists 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 April 30, 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. OWSD PhD Fellowships for Women Scientists 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.