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Chinese Government Scholarship (embassy or university track), MOFCOM, Schwarzman, Yenching, Korea's GKS, KOICA, Japan's MEXT and the ABE Initiative: conditions, language of instruction, language year and calendar, checked against official sources.
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars scholarship funds bachelor's and master's degrees at partner universities in Africa and beyond. You never apply to the foundation, but to the university: Cape Town, Makerere, ALU, Ashesi, Cambridge, Edinburgh, McGill, Toronto, and French-speaking options.
Yale Young African Scholars from 10th grade, African Leadership Academy, MEXT and GKS undergraduate, Türkiye Bursları, the Chinese scholarship, need-blind US universities, Mastercard: scholarships open to African school leavers, with the age and grade to start.
Programmes reserved for African women scientists, checked on 2 November 2026: level, amount, conditions, dates, those closing this week, those suspended, and general scholarships that officially prioritise women.
BAC II in Togo, Baccalauréat unique in Guinea, Examen d'État in DR Congo: exam name, organising body, tracks, dates and 2026 results in 17 French-speaking African countries, from official sources, and what it changes for studying abroad.
The bac in Benin: the Office du Baccalauréat's 14 tracks (A1, A2, B, C, D, E, F1 to F4, G1 to G3, water and sanitation), subjects and coefficients for each, registration, the usual exam period and what comes after the bac.
The bac in Senegal: the general bac's L and S tracks (L2, LA, L-AR, S1 to S5, S1A, S2A), the technical bac, first-group and second-group papers, UCAD's Office du Baccalauréat, the calendar, results and choices after the bac.
The bac in Côte d'Ivoire: the three streams (general, technical, artistic), the order of papers (PE, oral and practical, written), the DECO's official calendar, the 2026 dates, registration, appeals, fraud and choices after the bac.
In Cameroon, two subsystems lead to university: the probatoire then the OBC baccalauréat on the French-speaking side, the GCE O Level then A Level from the GCE Board on the English-speaking side. Streams, coefficients, calendar, results and next steps, from the official texts.
Examen d'État in DR Congo: preliminary paper on 13 February 2027, off-session papers in May, regular session from 21 to 24 June 2027, pass mark 50%, results by province and electronic diploma. Then university, Campus France and the Belgian equivalence.
The BEPC closes lower secondary school and opens the door to Seconde. What it is in Cameroon, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire, its Senegalese equivalent the BFEM, a revision plan from September to June, and how to use past papers and your class well.
Four leading public or public-interest schools in West and Central Africa, from their official websites: age and diploma requirements, papers, fees, the 2026 session calendar, and a preparation method that starts in Seconde.
After the baccalaureate, you have three paths: study at home, leave straight away for first year, or study one or two years at home before leaving. Costs, Campus France criteria, scholarships and questions to ask, with official figures.
Bac C or bac D? C puts maths and physics at the centre, D the life sciences. Official coefficients from Cameroon, the S1 and S2 equivalents in Senegal, what engineering schools, Campus France and scholarships look at, and a method for choosing in Seconde.
Study abroad for a bachelor's or a master's? 64% of French government study grants go to the master's, a full bachelor's in France costs at least €40,296, a master's €28,960. The official figures, scholarships by level and the questions to ask yourself.
Tuition fees and funds required for the visa, in official 2026-2027 figures: €2,902 and €877.50 a month in France, €1,194 or €5,369 and €1,062 a month in Belgium, an €11,904 blocked account in Germany, nearly $47,000 in Quebec.
In France, no equivalence to request for a bachelor's; in French-speaking Belgium, €150 and filing from 15 November 2026 to 15 July 2027; in Quebec, the university compares your bac with the DEC; in Germany, Studienkolleg or semesters at home. Official costs and timelines.
Your application file is decided before the final year: Seconde and Première report cards, a 12/20 average in key subjects, TCF before 12 February 2027, letter, recommendations, scholarships for pupils. The month-by-month calendar.
IELTS, TOEFL or Duolingo: what Chevening, Commonwealth, Australia Awards, GKS, Schwarzman and Mastercard Foundation ask for, the scores, official TOEFL fees in Africa, two-year validity and free preparation.
A diaspora mentor has walked the path you are starting: studies, scholarship, visa, first job. What they can and cannot do, how to choose one on Compatri, what to write first, and how to prepare each exchange.
Supporting your child from secondary school to studying abroad takes three years of preparation: guidance from Seconde, a Campus France file before 15 December of Terminale, scholarships, the €877.50 a month required for the visa, then staying in touch.