“Leadership for Africa” Programme for in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Mauritania: Master’s Degree Scholarships in Germany 2025/26"

The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Mauritania at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement in various African countries, this programme intends to contribute to the education of future leaders, who will be essential for the further development of their home countries. “Leadership for Africa” offers scholarships for Master studies in Germany to qualified applicants in all fields of study except for medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, law, the arts and architecture.

All “Leadership for Africa” scholarship holders benefit from a complementary training programme in good governance, civil society, and career development. The mandatory programme must be completed in addition to the regular studies.

The programme targets two groups:

1) Highly qualified refugees who hold refugee status and fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany. Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:

• Holding refugee status in their host countries, being granted before 3rd of April 2023.
• Country of asylum must be either Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania. 
• Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application. 

2) Highly qualified graduates from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania who fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany. 
Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:

• Citizenship of either Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania.
• Country of residence is Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania. 
• Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application.