Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Fulbright Program offers a variety of exchange opportunities between Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States for students, scholars and teachers.
Country Programs
If you are a U.S. citizen interested in a Fulbright grant to a certain country or territory, choose that country or territory from the list on the left or on the map below.
If you are a non-U.S. citizen interested in a Fulbright grant to the U.S., choose your home country or territory from the list on the left or on the map below.
Regional Programs
U.S. scholars and experienced professionals are also eligible for regional Sub-Saharan Africa awards to lecture and/or conduct research in multiple countries in the region under the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. More information on regional awards to Sub-Saharan Africa![]()

If a country in Sub-Saharan Africa is not in the list to the left, the Fulbright Program is not active there.
For Fulbright Program information for Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, please see the Middle East and North Africa.
Alumni Testimonial Articles
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Boubakary Aminatou (Ami) Student from Cameroon
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James Tamba Lebbie Student from Sierra Leone
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Aissatou Sita Student from Niger
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Karima Daoudi mtvU Fellow to Senegal
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Aleck Ncube Student from Zimbabwe
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Peter Alegi Scholar to South Africa
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Winifrida Kidima Student from Tanzania
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Lisa Lopez Levers Scholar to Botswana
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Kerry Kennedy & Chanelle Wilson
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Melissa Adams mtvU Fellow to Uganda
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Andrew Magill mtvU Fellow to Malawi
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Edwin Munger Student to Tanzania and Uganda
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Ronald Reminick Specialist to Ethiopia
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Anastase Shyaka SIR from Rwanda
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Anne Stoddard Specialist to Malawi
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Frederic Will Specialist to Côte d'Ivoire
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Vusani Tshivhase Student from South Africa
Alumni Videos & Podcasts
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Andrea Bergart Student to Ghana
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Peter Kabigi FLTA from Tanzania
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Cara Wolinsky Student to Tanzania
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Jerry Dickinson Student to South Africa
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Emmanuel Donkor Student from Ghana
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Angela Stone MacDonald Student to Tanzania
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Youssouf Magassouba Student from Mali
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John McCoy S&T Fellow from South Africa
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James Meriwether Scholar to Kenya
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Easther Chigumira Student from Zimbabwe