What Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize actually covers.
The Royal Academy of Engineering offers funding and recognition for exceptional African engineers developing innovative solutions to challenges facing the continent. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation supports sub-Saharan African engineers with prize money, business development training, and mentorship to scale their engineering innovations. The programme targets engineers creating practical solutions in energy, water, health, and agriculture.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, phd, postdoctoral applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize 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 September 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.
Every scholarship on Scholar Africa goes through six checks (link, contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review). Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize currently scores 9.0/10.
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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.