Pan-African foundation postgraduate scholarship practice interview
Academic promise, ethical leadership, service and a practical commitment to solving shared challenges across Africa. Practise the 5 questions selection panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the award
This interview is for a foundation-style postgraduate award that develops scholars committed to Africa's progress. The panel looks for academic strength, ethical leadership, service and a thoughtful understanding of challenges that cross communities or borders. Check the official programme site for current eligibility rules, participating institutions and dates.
How to prepare
- Select academic evidence that demonstrates preparation for your proposed field of study.
- Prepare an ethical leadership example with a real tension, decision and consequence.
- Research your chosen challenge across more than one African context.
- Show how your community work has been shaped by the people it was meant to serve.
- Check the official programme site for current criteria, available programmes and dates.
Common mistakes
- Treating Africa as one uniform context.
- Using leadership titles as evidence without explaining decisions or results.
- Describing communities as passive recipients rather than partners.
- Offering an ambitious vision with no practical role for your field of study.
What to expect
A real selection interview
5 questions the way selection panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
More scholarships practice
ProMaster's scholarship
Academic excellence, leadership and impact, programme fit and plans to return and contribute.
ScholarshipsProUK government leadership scholarship
Leadership record, course choices, professional networks and a credible plan to create impact after postgraduate study in the UK.
ScholarshipsSTEM scholarship for women
Academic strength in STEM, goals, initiative, community impact and clear explanation.