Funded AfDB Master's Scholarship in Shanghai

The African Development Bank Group and Shanghai Ocean University are offering scholarships for African nationals to study a three-year, full-time master's degree at the university's College of Foreign Languages in Shanghai, China. Scholars choose between a Chinese-taught Master of Translation and Interpreting and an English-taught Master of Foreign Languages and Literatures focused on Area Studies.

What you get:

• Full tuition for a three-year master's degree at Shanghai Ocean University
• Accommodation and meals
• A monthly stipend
• Access to the university's faculty and resources

What you'll do:

• Study full time for three years in Shanghai, in one of two programmes: Translation and Interpreting (taught in Chinese) or Foreign Languages and Literatures with an Area Studies focus (taught in English)
• Contact potential Shanghai Ocean University supervisors before applying, as the Bank encourages
• If shortlisted, take part in an online interview with the university

Key dates:

• Posted 5 November 2026
• Applications close 17 November 2026
• Study begins in the 2027 academic year; age is measured on 1 September 2027

More information:

• Full details and the online application form are on the African Development Bank's scholarship page
• The scholarship does not make the holder an employee of the African Development Bank Group

• A national of an African Development Bank regional member country
• At least a bachelor's degree
• Not older than 30 years as at 1 September 2027
• Translation and Interpreting (Chinese-taught): HSK Level 5 or above
• Foreign Languages and Literatures, Area Studies (English-taught): IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 80 or above