Administered by the Africa-America Institute, the Namibian Government Scholarship and Training Program offers scholarships to promising students from that country to study in the United States, Europe and South Africa. The scholarship committee has identified critical fields of study that Namibia needs in order to pursue development, including engineering, tourism, financial services, agriculture, mining, and others.
Intended for exceptional post-baccalaureate students from designated countries around the world who demonstrate strong potential for leadership and a commitment to social issues, the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program offers funding to pursue graduate studies in any field of study, so long as it is related to one of the Foundation's three grant-making areas: asset building and community development; knowledge, creativity and freedom; and peace and social justice. Fellows receive not only funding to cover their expenses, they also comprehensive training and mentoring throughout their education in order to acclimate successfully into their host country's culture. In addition, recipients are given considerable support following the end of their fellowship, when they return to their respective countries.
Administered by the Institute of International Education and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the prestigious Fulbright Foreign Student Program provides scholarships and fellowships for non-U.S. nationals to study in the United States each year. More than 1,800 new recipients enroll in U.S. universities each year from nearly every region of the world, including Africa.
The U.S.-based Leakey Foundation offers the Franklin Mosher Baldwin Fellowship to citizens of developing countries with a demonstrated interest and intention to pursue advanced research and/or specialized training in any field of study related to human origins research. This may include primate behavior, genetics, paleoanthropology, and others. The fellowship provides support for no more than two years of study/research.
The AAUW (formerly the American Association of University Women) offers International Fellowships to women from outside of the United States who would like to pursue full-time graduate or postgraduate study at U.S. academic institutions. A few fellowships are also offered for study at non-U.S. universities.