Afrika Kommt Fellowship Program in Germany, 2025-2027

Applications for the Afrika Kommt Fellowship Program 2025-2027 are now open. The program is aimed at highly qualified, self-driven young professionals and junior executives from Africa with several years of hands-on work experience, strong leadership qualities, and a very high level of commitment and dedication.

Besides specific technical expertise relevant to the partner company, this fellowship program requires candidates to have high leadership potential, strong self-motivation and self-starter mentality, a high level of dedication, commitment, target orientation, and a strong capacity for teamwork. The program begins with German language and cultural integration courses to prepare the fellows for their stay in Germany. Fellows also get the opportunity to visit cultural heritage sites within Germany.

The program AFRIKA KOMMT brings together the most visionary young leaders from Africa and German companies. Companies benefit from the expertise, knowledge, local networks, and unique African perspective of young professionals. The African fellows dive deep into the German corporate specifics, German business spirit, and the German culture.

Program Details

Placement: Leading German enterprises.
Number of awards: Not Specified.
Duration: One-year in German.
Target group: Open to Africans.

Afrika Kommt Fellowship Program Benefits

The AFRIKA KOMMT! programme is entirely financed by the participating companies. As a fellow, all costs related to your participation in the fellowship programme will be covered (flights, accommodation, monthly stipend, trainings, language course). The Fellowship is a fully funded program that offers the following benefits:

One-Year Stay in Germany
- Visa for Germany for one year
- 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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Afrika Kommt Fellowship Program Eligibility

In order to apply for the program, applicants must meet the following criteria.

Citizen of a country in Africa;
University degree in a relevant subject;
Postgraduate degree (e.g. MBA) is an advantage;
Two to five years of relevant work experience;
Excellent English language skills;
Basic knowledge of the German language is an advantage;
Not older than 35 years at the time of application.

Additional Selection Criteria

In addition to the above technical and educational requirements, you should also have the following skills and attributes:

Language and communication skills:

Strong oral and written communication skills
High willingness to learn German

Professional skills:

High leadership potential
Strong self-motivation and self-starter mentality
High level of dedication, commitment and target orientation
Strong capacity for teamwork

Personal attributes:

High level of enthusiasm, flexibility, and resilience
Open mindset
Outstanding intercultural competencies
Ability to adapt to new environments quickly
Ability to reflect on own behavior and bias

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Why Participate in the Afrika Kommt Fellowship Program?

Please watch the video below for a visual insight of the program.

How to Apply for the Afrika Kommt Fellowship Program?

Interested applicants who would like to apply for this Europe opportunity must follow the steps below.

Step 1

Check the general candidate requirements to see if you fit the criteria and if you are eligible for the program?

Step 2

Check the available fellowship placements and required profiles for the new intake of AFRIKA KOMMT!. Your application will be considered for the AFRIKA KOMMT! program 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

Click on the apply button below to create an account and fill in the application form in English. Applications in other languages will not be considered. In addition to filling in the application form, you will be asked to upload a short presentation about your motivation, an idea for a change initiative, a photo, and your certificates. Think of an idea for a change initiative that you would like to implement in your country. You will be asked four questions about your idea in the application form.

Step 4

Submit your application before the application deadline. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

The deadline to apply for this program is March 23, 2025. For more details on the Afrika Kommt Fellowship Program, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.