Are you an early-to-mid professional foreign expert working in government or civil society who desires to generate change? Below is your golden pass: the Ireland-Africa Fellows Programme 2025 is currently approving Phase 1 requests for a completely financed 12-month master’s program at top Irish institutions.
This prestigious prospect prepares future leaders by providing post-graduate education that aligns with the nation’s growth objectives and the Irish Embassy’s strategic vision.
WHAT THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES
- Total tuition payments for a 10 to 16-month master’s program at an Irish Higher Education Institution.
- Return air flight to Ireland.
- Housing and living costs are protected.
- Entry to almost 200 qualified master’s courses in areas supporting the UN SDGs and foreign development priorities.
- Prospects to develop your leadership and growth effect
ALSO SEE: RHODES WEST AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP 2026 IN THE UK (FULLY FUNDED): HOW TO APPLY
WHO CAN MAKE AN APPLICATION: QUALIFICATION MEASURE
To be qualified for this life-modifying fellowship, you are required to:
- Be a foreign national and presently settled in the nation.
- Hold a bachelor’s program with excellence or higher from an identified university.
- Possess a minimum of 36 months of essential work skills.
- Not already hold a master’s degree starting in August or September 2025.
- Be presently hired by a qualified government or civil society organization.
- Pick three necessary programs.
- Indicate a solid dedication to a foreign nation’s development objectives.
- Adhere to the Government of Zambia’s process conditions.
- Satisfy the English language skill measures needed by Irish institutions (often through IELTS).
Note: Candidates are required not to have made an application more than once for an Ireland Fellowship previously.
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS
Government entities:
- Zambia Development Agency
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Justice
- Anti-Corruption Commission
- Smart Zambia Institute
- ZAMSTATS
- Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA), and more
NON-STATE BODIES
- Civil society
- Law Association of Zambia
- Gender equality
- Climate Justice
- NGOs, and others
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