Pan African University Call for Scholarships Applications Academic Year 2026-2027

The Pan African University (PAU) is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose mission is to provide quality postgraduate education geared towards the achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful Africa.

From 2014 to date, PAU issued 2549 certificates. This involves 856 females and 1693 males from 50 Members States.

Young, qualified, talented, and enterprising applicants from African countries and the Diaspora are invited to apply to join master’s or PhD degree programmes at any of the following four PAU institutes listed below.

Youths with potential and motivation who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators, and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.

Admission Requirements for master’s Programmes *

Candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. Not  older than 25 years for male and 28 years for female applicants.
2.  Holder of an Undergraduate degree from a recognised university, with at least a second-class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field.
3. Certified true copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from university and high school).
4. Passport or National I.D. card (personal details page).
5. Clear coloured passport size photograph (2cmx2cm).
6. Detailed CV.
7. Recommendation letter from ONE of his/her former University lecturers.
8. Names of 3 Reference University lecturers (with email address and WhatsApp number) ;(Mandatory)

*Candidates may be required to undergo a written/oral examination after pre-   selection.

• Candidates for the Master in Conference Interpreting and Translation programmes are required to have excellent knowledge of at least two of the African Union’s official languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Kiswahili and Spanish).

Academic Competence must be evidenced in academic transcripts at the bachelors' level.

Admission Requirements for the Doctoral (PhD) Programme

 Candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. Maximum 28 years old for male and 30 years old for female applicants.
2. A master’s degree in a relevant field from PAU or any internationally recognised university.
3. Certified copies of relevant certificates and transcripts,
4. Passport or National I.D. card (biometric/ personal details page).
5. Clear coloured passport size photograph (2cmx2cm).
6. Detailed CV.
7. Recommendation letters from 2 Professors.
8. A 3 to 4-page Research Concept Note (tentative title, research questions, objectives, significance of the research, etc.).
9. Names of 3 Reference University lecturers (with email address and WhatsApp number); (Mandatory.)

The African Union Commission will offer full scholarships to successful candidates.

Application Procedure

Applications should be completed online at https://www.au-pau.org/submission/    

The Call will be launched on 15 November and will close on 15 December 2025.

Applications received after this deadline will NOT be considered.

Further enquiries can be made through:

pau.scholarships@africa-union.org /student.panafrican@gmail.com