Funding guide · updated 2026-08-27
A scholarship figure means nothing until you set it against what the year actually costs. These are median listed tuition fees from the 270 Kenya programmes in the Global Admissions catalogue, not survey estimates.
| Level | Median tuition / year | Middle half of programmes | Awards at this level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | US$2,820 | US$2,331 – US$5,000 | 0 |
| Master's | US$3,088 | US$2,714 – US$4,081 | 2 |
| PhD | US$3,681 | US$3,403 – US$4,514 | 2 |
Source: Global Admissions programme catalogue, 2026-08-27. Tuition is the published international fee and excludes living costs, which a tuition-only award does not cover.
Funded by a national government or its agencies. These carry the largest budgets and the earliest deadlines, and some require you to return home for a set period after graduating.
Funded by a foundation, company or non-profit. Eligibility is often narrower — a nationality, a field, or a background — which makes competition lighter if you fit.
South Africa · NGO Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Usually covers tuition, a living stipend and research support; some calls are fully funded.
Global Admissions lists 2 scholarships open to international students studying in Kenya. 1 of them cover tuition in full, and 0 pay a living stipend on top.
Yes. 1 of the 2 awards listed for Kenya are recorded as covering full tuition or as a full ride including living costs. Fully funded awards are the most competitive category, and most require you to hold or be applying for admission to a specific university before you apply for the money.
1 government-funded award appears on this page, including Pan-African University Scholarship 2026-2027. Government programmes usually carry the largest budgets and the earliest deadlines, and several attach a condition to return home for a set period after graduating.
Across the 270 programmes at 1 institutions in Kenya in the Global Admissions catalogue, a master's degree has a median listed tuition of US$3,088 a year, with the middle half of programmes falling between US$2,714 and US$4,081. Living costs sit on top of that and are not covered by a tuition-only award.
It depends on the award. University-administered scholarships in Kenya are usually assessed alongside or after your admission application, so you apply to the programme first. Government and foundation programmes vary: some require proof of admission at the point of application, others issue a conditional award you then take to a university. Each award page on Global Admissions records which applies.
2 of the 2 awards listed here are limited to citizens of particular countries, often through a development or bilateral agreement. The remaining 0 carry no nationality restriction that we could verify, which usually means they are open to any international applicant who meets the academic criteria.
Award details are compiled from each funder's own published material and refreshed weekly; tuition figures come from the Global Admissions programme catalogue as of 2026-08-27. Always confirm deadlines and eligibility on the funder's site before applying.
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