The AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 | Fully Funded

The AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 For Future Leaders brings together the most visionary young leaders from Africa and leading German companies. Companies benefit from the young professionals’ expertise, knowledge, local network, and unique African perspective. The African fellows dive deep into German corporate specifics, German business spirit, and Germanculture.

Empowered with international experience, technical skills, and the German language, they become African change agents for the sake of both German business relations with Africa and economic and social growth in the fellows’ home countries and communities.

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The AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 Summary

• Host Country: Germany
• Study Abroad: Study in Europe
• Category: Fellowships
• Eligible Countries: All African countries – including North Africa
• Fellowship Duration: 1 Year
• Reward: Flights, Accommodation, Monthly stipend, Trainings, German language course.
• Application Opens: 16 February, 2026
• Deadline: 22 March 2026

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The AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 Details

AFRIKA KOMMT! a flagship initiative of German industry for young, future leaders from Africa. Germany’s leading businesses joined forces for their vision of sustainable economic cooperation with African countries. Africa is on the rise and is teeming with infinite potential for sustainable economic and social transformation. A brilliance of young promising leaders, female and male, share the vision of ensuring both economic and social success and becoming the backbone of new developments in the German-African relationship.

The programme entails the selection of top-tier professionals from all African countries – including North Africa – and facilitating a one-year personal and professional transformational journey in Germany. This encompasses German language lessons, international management training, study tours and peaks in an 8-month practical training at the host company.

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The AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 in Three Phases

Selection and Preparation

• Definition of fellowship profiles by the companies
• Application phase
• Selection of the candidates for the Assessment Centre
• Assessment Centre and final selection of fellows
• Preparatory German course in the home country for fellows

One-Year Stay in Germany

• Intensive German language course
• 3 Management Trainings (Focus: Intercultural Competencies, Leadership, Project and Change Management, Conflict Management)
• 8-month fellowship in the partner company
• One-week study tour
• Weekend Seminars
• Networking events
• Farewell ceremony with the Federal Foreign Office

Alumni Phase 

• One-week refresher course
• Participation in AFRIKA KOMMT! events
• Alumni projects
• Continous networking

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The AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 Eligibility Criteria

• Be a Citizen of any African country
• Have a University degree in a relevant subject
• A postgraduate degree (e.g. MBA) is an advantage
• Have two to five years of work experience
• Have excellent English language skills
• Basic knowledge of the German language is an advantage
• Not be older than 35 years at the time of application

See more eligibility information to support your application

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The AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 Benefit

The AFRIKA KOMMT! The programme is entirely financed by the participating German companies.

As a fellow, all costs related to your participation in the fellowship programme will be covered, which includes;

• Flights
• Accommodation
• Monthly stipend
• Trainings
• German language course and others

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Document Required for the AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026

In addition to filling the application form, you will be asked to upload;

• A short presentation about your motivation
• An idea for a change initiative
• A photo 
• Your certificates.

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How to Apply for the AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Programme 2026 (Step by Step)

You can apply for the AFRIKA KOMMT! programme only during the application phase and through our online application portal (link below). Applications by email are not accepted.

Step 1: Check the general candidate requirements – do you fit the criteria and are you eligible for the programme?

Step 2: Check the available fellowship placements and required profiles for the new intake of AFRIKA KOMMT!

The fellowship placements will only be available during the application phase.

Your application will be considered for the AFRIKA KOMMT! programme as a whole, however, you are asked to select a maximum of 2 profiles in the application form and to give reasons for your choice.

Step 3: Register on https://application.afrika-kommt.de and fill in the application form in English.

Applications in other languages will not be considered.

Step 4: Submit your application before the deadline, 22 MARCH 2026 – applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

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Deadline

22 MARCH, 2026

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