Undergraduate Scholarships - Sudan

Applications for Undergraduate Scholarships in Sudan are currently closed. Please check back for updates.

If you are a resident of Sudan, you may be eligible to apply for an undergraduate scholarship.

We manage scholarship programmes in Sudan for people who have refugee status and were born elsewhere, internally displaced persons, and country nationals. Our current programmes include scholarships for refugees in Sudan, scholarships for urban refugees in Khartoum state, scholarships for those resident in Blue and White Nile states, and accommodation provision for student at Ahfad University for Women.

Explore our programmes for more details:

  • We have been UNHCR's implementing partner for the DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship programme in Sudan since 2005. According to UNHCR the aims of the programme are to:

    • Promote refugee self-reliance through increased access to opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship;

    • Empower students to contribute knowledge, skills and leadership and to facilitate peaceful coexistence with host communities during displacement and upon return;

    • Strengthen the protective impact of education by encouraging lifelong learning;

    • Provide role models for refugee children and youth to demonstrate the impact of education on individuals, communities and societies.

    Find out more at: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/dafi-scholarships.html

  • The Urban Refugee Tertiary Education Programme (URTEP), funded through UNHCR, offers better access to educational opportunities so that young people refrain from seeking to migrate through unofficial and dangerous routes. It provides scholarships for urban refugees to study undergraduate courses at universities and colleges in Sudan.

    Applications are currently closed. Please check back again soon.

  • In 2021 we launched the White and Blue Nile Scholarship Fund with the objective to provide higher educational opportunities to rural youths and in particular young women.

    Funded entirely through contributions from individuals, we prioritise courses that provide immediate employment opportunities for our graduates. Courses currently studied by students include nursing, education, accounting and engineering.

    Applications are currently closed. Please check back again soon.

As a scholarship recipient in Sudan you will be supported by our full-time Scholarships and Education Officers in our Khartoum office and through the field team in Damazine, Blue Nile State. We also ensure that we:

  • Encourage you to participate actively in student clubs 

  • Provide access to annual workshops for you to network with other students and support areas of concern 

  • Training opportunities for graduates with local NGOs and businesses 

  • Offer English language training to students when needed 

  • Conduct safeguarding training to equip you with basic information on your rights, available protection mechanisms and complaint procedures. 

What are we looking for? 

Selection for all WTI supported scholarships is based on the following priorities:

Giving back: We ask scholarship recipients to put what they learn into practice in the future for the benefit of their communities, regions and to the broader Windle community. If you have a track record of community involvement, your application will be considered favourably. 

Student status: We give scholarships to people who have refugee status, have been internally displaced, marginalised, in need, or otherwise affected by conflict. 

Financial need: You should be able to demonstrate genuine financial need, and be unable to meet the costs of your study independently. 

Gender: To address the huge gender inequality in education among the communities in which we work, we seek to give priority to girls and women. One of our key focuses is on dealing with the disparity in communities, schools, and employment sectors by offering scholarship opportunities that empower women. (Note that the Nuba Mountains Undergraduate Scholarships are open to female applicants only.)

Origin and coverage: We give scholarships to people who are resident in the regions of Africa in which we work. In practice this means that you should be resident in the area of Sudan appropriate to the scholarship programme.

How our scholarships have helped

The Process

You should apply for Windle Trust International scholarships in Sudan directly through our Sudan offices. Short listed candidates will then be interviewed in Sudan. 

An undergraduate scholarship in Sudan includes: 

Whatever scholarship programme you are accepted onto, an undergraduate scholarship in Sudan will include 

  • Registration and tuition fees 

  • A housing support allowance 

  • Medical allowances (DAFI students only). 

  • A subsistence allowance for the period of study 

  • Books and research allowances 

  • Graduation and certificates allowances.