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24 Open Programmes
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Curated funding opportunities for African tennis players. Difficulty ratings reflect competitiveness, 5 stars is elite.

AllONDECK connects you with these programmes and helps you prepare and, where the rules allow, submit your application. The decisions — and the funding — sit with the programmes and sponsors themselves; we don't award or guarantee them.

NCAA D-I
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NCAA D-I Full Athletic Scholarship
Ohio State, Georgia, Texas & top-tier universities
Up to $75,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Tuition, room, board, books, stipend
📍 Location: United States
✅ Eligibility: ITF junior ranked / high school record · SAT/ACT required
🗓 Recruitment: Begin contact at 15-16 years old
⚡ Rolling, contact coaches now 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
NCAA D-II
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NCAA D-II Athletic Scholarship, Tennis
Barry University, Rollins College, Lynn University & more
Up to $45,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Partial to full tuition + housing
📍 Location: United States
✅ Eligibility: Good junior record, 3.0+ GPA, English proficiency
🗓 Deadline: Rolling (apply 12-18 months ahead)
✅ Applications open 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
NAIA
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NAIA Tennis Scholarship
Keiser University, Oklahoma City University, Lindsey Wilson & more
Up to $30,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Partial to full tuition
📍 Location: United States
✅ Eligibility: Club / national level record · More accessible than NCAA
🗓 Deadline: Rolling admissions
✅ Applications open 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
ITF
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ITF Development Fund, African Programme
International Tennis Federation
Up to $25,000 grant
🎓 Covers: Equipment, coaching, travel to tournaments
📍 Location: Africa (submitted via national federation)
✅ Eligibility: U-18, NIN/national federation member, demonstrated potential
🗓 Deadline: Annual, January 2027
⚡ Opens Jan 2027, prepare now 🌍 Visit ITF Portal 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK · we submit
African Fed.
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Tennis South Africa High Performance Bursary
Tennis South Africa (TSA)
R180,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Coaching, training centre access, domestic travel
📍 Location: South Africa
✅ Eligibility: South African citizen, top-30 national ranking, U-21
🗓 Deadline: September 2026, quarterly reviews
⚡ Apply by Sep 2026 🇿🇦 Tennis South Africa 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK · we submit
African Fed.
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NIN Junior Elite Development Bursary
Nigeria Tennis Federation (NIN)
₦2,400,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Coaching fees, NIN academy access, ITF entry fees
📍 Location: Nigeria
✅ Eligibility: Nigerian citizen, top-20 NIN junior ranking, U-18
🗓 Deadline: August 2026, annual intake
⚡ Apply by Aug 2026 🇳🇬 Nigeria on ITF 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK · we submit
Platform
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AllONDECK Rising Star Grant 2026
AllONDECK HUB, Sponsored by community partners
₦500,000 + coaching
🎓 Covers: 6-month coaching programme + equipment + tournament fees
📍 Location: Nigeria / Remote
✅ Eligibility: AllONDECK member, U-17, talent video submission required
🗓 Deadline: 30 June 2026
✅ Now accepting applications 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
ITF
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ITF African Regional Training Centre, Sousse
International Tennis Federation & Confederation of African Tennis (CAT)
Funded full-time place
🎓 Covers: Full-time coaching, schooling, fitness and competitive development at the ITF's African hub
📍 Location: Sousse, Tunisia
✅ Eligibility: Talented African players aged 13-18 · nominated by your national federation
🗓 Intake: Up to 24 players when fully operational · federation nominations each year
💡 Tip: Federations nominate on results + rankings, so a complete, verified AllONDECK profile helps
🏛 Ask your federation to nominate you 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK · we submit
NAIA
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Lindsey Wilson College Tennis Scholarship
Lindsey Wilson College, Kentucky
Up to $28,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Tuition + on-campus accommodation
📍 Location: Columbia, Kentucky, USA
✅ Eligibility: Competitive club/regional record; strong academic standing
🗓 Deadline: Rolling, early application preferred
✅ Rolling applications 🎓 Apply to Lindsey Wilson 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
ITF
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Grand Slam Player Development Programme, Player Grants
ITF with Wimbledon, Roland-Garros, US Open & Australian Open
Travel & competition grants
🎓 Covers: Competition-related costs at international events: travel, support staff, equipment (recent awards up to US$25,000)
📍 Location: International, ITF junior and pro circuits
✅ Eligibility: Players from developing tennis nations · juniors: girls 14-17, boys 15-18, selected on ranking
🗓 Process: Nominated through your national federation · recipients announced each year
🌍 Track record: Past African recipients include Sada Nahimana (Burundi) and Eliakim Coulibaly (Côte d'Ivoire)
✅ Programme running since 1986 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK · we submit
NCAA D-II
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Indiana Wesleyan University Tennis Award
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
Up to $40,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Tuition (full/partial) + facilities, coaching
📍 Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
✅ Eligibility: Strong junior or national-level record; 3.0+ GPA
🗓 Deadline: January 2027
⚡ Apply by Jan 2027 🎓 Apply to IWU 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
African Fed.
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Kenya Tennis Foundation Junior Scholarship
Tennis Kenya / Kenya Tennis Foundation
KES 600,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Training fees, equipment, East Africa tournament travel
📍 Location: Kenya
✅ Eligibility: Kenyan citizen, U-18, national junior ranking
🗓 Deadline: July 2026, annual cycle
⚡ Apply by Jul 2026 🇰🇪 Kenya on ITF 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK · we submit
Olympic
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Olympic Solidarity Athlete Scholarships, LA 2028
International Olympic Committee, via your National Olympic Committee
Monthly training grant
🎓 Covers: Monthly grants towards training and qualification competitions on the road to Los Angeles 2028
📍 Location: Train where you are · any individual Olympic sport, tennis included
✅ Eligibility: Competing internationally at a level able to qualify for LA 2028 · limited means to fund preparation · clean record
🗓 Process: Your National Olympic Committee applies on your behalf · ask your federation to put you forward
🏛 Apply through your NOC 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK · we submit
Foundation
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Champ'Seed Foundation
Fondation Champ'Seed by Patrick Mouratoglou, Mouratoglou Academy, France
Full training support
🎓 Covers: Full-time coach, training weeks and physical camps at the Mouratoglou Academy, tournament mentoring, nutrition and medical follow-up, and in some cases tournament travel funding
📍 Location: Nice, France + tour support
✅ Eligibility: Talented young players without the financial means to reach the top level
🗓 Process: Contact the foundation with results, match video and a coach reference · selections are made by the foundation
🌟 Track record: Former scholars include Coco Gauff and Holger Rune
📬 Contact the foundation 🎓 Contact Champ'Seed 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
Academy
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IMG Academy, Need-based Financial Aid
IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Partial tuition aid
🎓 Covers: Limited need-based aid towards boarding-school tuition (IMG does not offer sports scholarships)
📍 Location: Bradenton, Florida, USA
✅ Eligibility: Demonstrated financial need + academic, athletic and character review · international students get I-20 visa support
🗓 Process: Apply for admission, then file the financial-aid application (Clarity) · requests exceed availability, apply early
⚡ Rolling, apply 6-12 months ahead 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Mastercard Foundation, 60+ partner universities in Africa, North America & Europe
Fully funded degree
🎓 Covers: Tuition, accommodation, books, mentoring, leadership development and return airfare
📍 Location: Partner universities incl. Arizona State, UC Berkeley, Cambridge, McGill, Makerere, KNUST
✅ Eligibility: Citizens of an African country · 28 or younger · financial need · strong academic record
🗓 Process: Apply directly to each partner university · each runs its own timeline and selection
💡 Why it's here: Not a tennis scholarship, but a fully funded degree at a university with a tennis programme is a real pathway for a student-athlete
✅ Open, apply via partner universities 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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University of Stirling, International Sports Scholarship
University of Stirling, Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
Up to £5,000 / yr + coaching
🎓 Covers: Funding plus tennis coaching, strength & conditioning, performance support and academic flexibility
📍 Location: Stirling, Scotland, UK
✅ Eligibility: All nationalities · undergraduate or taught postgraduate place · tennis programme standard around UTR 11.5+ (men) / 8.5+ (women)
🗓 Deadline: Sports scholarship form by 31 July for the September intake
📅 Apply by 31 July each year 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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Loughborough University, Sport Scholarship
Loughborough University, UK (world-leading sports university)
Up to £5,000 / yr + performance support
🎓 Covers: Funding plus coaching, S&C, sports medicine, nutrition, psychology and lifestyle support on the tennis performance programme
📍 Location: Loughborough, England, UK
✅ Eligibility: Open to international students · junior international experience typically expected
🗓 Process: No separate scholarship form: apply for a degree, then the tennis coaching team identifies scholars during admissions
⚡ Apply for a degree place first 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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University of Bath, Sports Scholarship
Team Bath / University of Bath, UK (first UK university to offer sports scholarships)
£1,250 - £5,000 / yr
🎓 Covers: Non-repayable annual cash award + Dual Career Programme (coaching, S&C, physio) + Elite Athlete Fund grants for international competition
📍 Location: Bath, England, UK
✅ Eligibility: Performance athletes with a degree place at Bath · international students welcome
🗓 Process: Secure a degree offer, then apply through Team Bath
⚡ Apply once you hold a degree offer 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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NJCAA Junior College Tennis Scholarship
NJCAA Division I & II colleges, USA (two-year route into NCAA)
Up to full ride at D1 (tuition, fees, books, room & board)
🎓 Covers: Junior colleges can fund the whole roster; play two years, then transfer to NCAA D1/D2 with eligibility intact
📍 Location: USA (hundreds of colleges)
✅ Eligibility: UTR 5+ · WAEC/high-school diploma · SAT usually not required — the most accessible US route
🗓 Process: Coaches recruit year-round; aim to be placed by April for an August start
⚡ Rolling — aim for April 2027 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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Need-blind US Universities, Full Need-based Aid
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin (NCAA D1 / D3)
Up to 100% of financial need (tuition, room, board)
🎓 Covers: No athletic scholarships, but full financial need met for admitted international students — often worth more than an athletic award
📍 Location: USA
✅ Eligibility: Top-of-class academics, SAT 1400+ typical · UTR 9+ (men) / 7.5+ (women) to be recruited
🗓 Process: Coach contact in 11th grade; application by 1 January for August entry
📅 Apply by 1 January 2027 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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University of Essex, Tennis Performance Scholarship
University of Essex, UK (dedicated tennis performance programme)
Tier 1: up to 100% tuition · Tier 2: cash bursary · Tier 3: £1,500 package
🎓 Covers: Daily tennis (5 days/week), BUCS fixtures, S&C, sports therapy, performance analysis
📍 Location: Colchester, England, UK
✅ Eligibility: Academy, county, national or international level · hold a course offer
🗓 Deadline: 2027–28 round opens October 2026, closes end of May 2027
📅 Opens October 2026 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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University of St Andrews, Performance Athlete Scholarship
Saints Sport, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Travel, accommodation, equipment & entry-fee funding + full performance support
🎓 Covers: S&C, physio, nutrition, psychology, kit, academic flexibility — tennis is a named performance sport
📍 Location: St Andrews, Scotland, UK
✅ Eligibility: Elite (typically international) level · international students welcome · university offer needed
🗓 Deadline: 2027–28 applications open November 2026, close 30 June 2027
📅 Opens November 2026 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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University of Nottingham, International Sporting Excellence Award
University of Nottingham, UK
£1,000 – £7,000 / yr towards tuition
🎓 Covers: Tuition contribution + access to the performance tennis programme
📍 Location: Nottingham, England, UK
✅ Eligibility: International students at any level · academy, national or international standard · must hold an offer
🗓 Process: Expression-of-interest form; opens January each year
📅 Opens January 2027 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
University
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University of Birmingham, International Sport Scholarship
University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness, UK
Up to £7,500 tuition reduction + performance gym & pool membership
🎓 Covers: Fee reduction for the year plus Peak Sport & Fitness membership
📍 Location: Birmingham, England, UK
✅ Eligibility: International fee-paying students, UG or PG · BUCS/Olympic/Commonwealth sport · must hold an offer
🗓 Deadline: Around 20 March each year for September entry
📅 Apply by 20 March 2027 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
Foundation
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Adewale Isa Foundation, Educational Scholarship
Adewale Isa Foundation, Nigeria (awarded at the national junior tournament, Lagos)
Educational support · 4 awards (2 SS2, 2 SS3)
🎓 Covers: School-fee support for junior players in senior secondary
📍 Location: National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos
✅ Eligibility: SS2 / SS3 students competing in the Adewale Isa National Junior Tennis Tournament
🗓 Deadline: 2026 round closed 29 August; next round expected August 2027
📅 Next round August 2027 🎓 Learn More & Apply 🎓 Apply with AllONDECK
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