CREATE-GreenAfrica Scholarships 2025/2026: Fully Funded Opportunities for Climate Research and Education in Africa

Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 CREATE-GreenAfrica Scholarships, a program fully funded by the European Union (EU) under its Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme. This initiative is designed to support the training of graduate students across African universities, with the overarching goal of advancing green development on the continent. The CREATE-GreenAfrica project is a collaborative effort involving six African partner institutions and one European technical partner.

The consortium is coordinated by the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM, Tanzania) and includes Mekelle University (MU, Ethiopia), Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU, Zimbabwe), University of the Free State (UFS, South Africa), University of Ghana (UG, Ghana), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT, Nigeria), and the University of Southern Denmark (SDU, Denmark) as the EU technical partner. The project seeks to enhance climate-focused skills and qualifications across Africa through mobility and knowledge exchange.

Program Objectives

The CREATE-GreenAfrica Scholarships aim to significantly boost the climate change adaptation and mitigation knowledge and skills of students, consortium staff, and other stakeholders, with a particular focus on including women, girls, and disadvantaged groups. From 2024 to 2028, the program will support 35 Master’s and 12 Ph.D. students in thematic areas such as:

1. Environmental Sustainability, including climate variability and change impact assessment, adaptation, and mitigation.
2. Local and global climate/weather processes for forecasting, prediction, and early warning systems.
3. Resilience of food production systems to climate change impacts.
4. The gender-climate-food system nexus, alongside policies and institutions related to climate and development.
5. Climate change and water resources management.
6. Collective action, natural resource management, and ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change.

Eligibility Criteria

The scholarships are open to all qualified African candidates currently residing in Africa. Applicants must apply to study at an institution outside their home country. The program encourages applications from female and disadvantaged or vulnerable candidates. All applications will be treated with confidentiality.

Scholarship Benefits

Recipients of the CREATE-GreenAfrica Scholarships will receive:

• Monthly Subsistence Allowance: €1,230 for Ph.D. candidates and €890 for Master’s candidates, covering research costs, travel, insurance, subsistence, and accommodation.
• Insurance Coverage: Includes accident, travel, and health insurance for the duration of the scholarship.
• Tuition and Research Costs: Full coverage of tuition fees, application fees, student union fees, registration fees, caution money, student ID, and quality assurance fees.

Selection Process

The selection of candidates will follow an eight-step process:

1. The coordinating institution collects applications and forwards them to the host universities.
2. Host universities shortlist candidates.
3. The CREATE-GreenAfrica selection committee reviews the shortlisted candidates and selects scholarship recipients based on eligibility and academic qualifications.
4. Results are communicated to applicants, awardees, and host institutions.
5. A review process will address any appeals related to the selection.
6. Contracts are signed between the scholarship beneficiaries and CREATE-GreenAfrica.
7. Host universities facilitate the travel and settlement of awardees, providing academic mentors to support their studies.
8. Airfare costs incurred by awardees will be reimbursed after their arrival at the host institution.

Application Process

Interested candidates should download the application form, complete it, and submit it along with certificates, transcripts, and other required documents via email to the project coordinating office at [email protected].

For more information, visit the Official Webpage of the CREATE-GreenAfrica Scholarships.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the CREATE-GreenAfrica Scholarships 2025/2026 offer an exceptional opportunity for African students to advance their education and contribute to green development across the continent. This fully funded program, supported by the European Union, not only enhances academic and professional skills in climate change adaptation and mitigation but also fosters collaboration and mobility among African universities. By targeting qualified individuals, especially women and disadvantaged groups, the CREATE-GreenAfrica initiative aims to build a more resilient and sustainable future for Africa. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply and take advantage of this transformative opportunity.