The Pan African University 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.
Young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African countries and the African Diaspora are invited to apply to join Master’s programmes at any of the following four PAU institutes listed below. Candidates with potential, motivation and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.
To see the list of the institutes and programs, please check the page “Institutes & programs”
For more information, please download the call document by clicking here
The Pan African University 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.
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, motivation and 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:
- Not be older than 25 years for male and 28 years for female
- Have an Undergraduate degree from a recognized university, with at least a second-class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field.
- Certified true copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from university and high school).
- Passport or National I.D. card (personal details page).
- Clear coloured passport size photograph (2cmx2cm).
- Detailed CV.
- Recommendation letter from ONE of his/her former University lecturers.
- Names of 3 Reference University lecturers (with email address and WhatsApp number) ;(Mandatory)
Admission Requirements for Doctoral (PhD) Programmes
Candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Maximum 28 years old for male and 30 years old for female applicants.
- A master’s degree in a relevant field from PAU or any internationally recognized university.
- Certified copies of relevant certificates and transcripts,
- Passport or National I.D. card (biometric/ personal details page).
- Clear coloured passport size photograph (2cmx2cm).
- Detailed CV.
- Recommendation letters from 2 Professors.
- A 3 to 4-page Research Concept Note (tentative title, research questions, objectives, significance of the research etc…).
- 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
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