Africans Only Undergrad Scholarships 2027 Intake Open at University of Dundee Scotland

For African students planning a Bachelor’s degree in Scotland, the University of Dundee Vice Chancellor’s Africa Undergraduate Scholarship 2027 removes one irritating part of the process: there is no separate scholarship application.

If you are from an eligible African country, receive an offer for a qualifying undergraduate programme, and hold international-fee status, Dundee automatically checks whether you qualify. The scholarship starts at £6,500 in the first year and then provides £4,000 for each subsequent year, up to a maximum total value of £22,500.

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Is Your African Country Eligible?

Dundee’s 2027 Vice Chancellor’s Africa Scholarship covers applicants from more than 50 African countries and territories.

That includes major applicant markets such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Rwanda, Cameroon, Senegal, Malawi, Botswana and Namibia, alongside many others across North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa.

Applicants should still check Dundee’s official country list before submitting because nationality eligibility is determined by the university’s published scholarship criteria, not simply by being resident somewhere in Africa.

What Does a Dundee Degree Cost Before the Scholarship?

International tuition varies by programme, but Dundee requires the eligible course to charge at least £21,800 per year for this scholarship. As a real 2027 example, the University currently lists £23,150 per year for its International Business accelerated undergraduate programme.

On a £23,150 course, the first-year £6,500 award would reduce tuition to roughly £16,650. In later eligible years, a £4,000 award against the same hypothetical fee would leave approximately £19,150 before any future fee changes.

So this is valuable tuition support, but it is not a fully funded scholarship and does not by itself cover living expenses in Scotland.

Who Actually Qualifies?

Applicants must:

• Hold an offer for an eligible Dundee undergraduate programme;
• Study full-time and on campus;
• hold international fee status;
• Come from one of the listed African countries; and
• Choose a programme with tuition of at least £21,800.

Medicine and Dentistry programmes are excluded. Students progressing from International College Dundee (ICD) may also qualify if they meet the stated conditions, with funding applied when they progress to the main University degree.

How to Apply for University of Dundee African-Only Scholarships?

This scholarship has one of the simpler application pathways:

• Choose an eligible Dundee Bachelor’s programme.
• Check academic and English-language entry requirements.
• Submit your undergraduate application to the University.
• Upload the required academic documents and satisfy any offer conditions.
• Receive an offer showing international fee status.
• Dundee’s Admissions Team then automatically reviews your application for the Vice Chancellor’s Africa Scholarship.
• If eligible, the scholarship is added to your funding position; no separate essay or scholarship portal is required.

The practical lesson for African applicants is simple: apply for admission early, because you cannot be assessed for this scholarship without an eligible course offer.

Could You Get More Than £6,500?

Possibly, but through a different scholarship.

Dundee also lists the Global Excellence Scholarship Undergraduate 2027, worth £7,500 per year, and African students are included among eligible nationalities.

That does not mean both awards can automatically be combined. Applicants should check Dundee’s scholarship terms and the final scholarship decision attached to their offer.

January 2027 Deadline — Admission Comes Before Funding

January 2027 Africa intake: The Vice Chancellor’s Africa Undergraduate Scholarship closes on January 31, 2027 at 23:59 UK time. Since Dundee must first have enough admission information to confirm your programme and international-fee status, waiting until January 31 to start the Bachelor’s application would be using the deadline as a starting gun rather than a finish line.

The January intake begins on January 11, 2027 for the programmes covered by this scholarship page.

For African applicants, the most useful strategy is therefore programme first, offer second, automatic scholarship assessment third.

If you are unsure whether your African nationality, Dundee Bachelor’s programme, January intake or another Dundee scholarship affects eligibility, leave your country and intended degree in the comments below.