Apply for the (Research) Master African Studies 2025-2026

Apply for the Master or Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University! The Research Master is unique in continental Europe for its interdisciplinary approach and the six-months fieldwork in Africa or an Africa-related setting elsewhere. The Master is an advanced area studies qualification that combines leading Africanist scholarship with practice-based learning, including a ten-weeks embedded research project with a societal organisation in Africa or an Africa-related setting elsewhere.
=> Apply before 15 May. 

Still writing your BA thesis? You can already apply and receive a conditional admission. Find out how to apply!

Find out all about the two-year Research Master and the one-year Master.