Google Career Certificates Scholarship Programme 2026: Applications are invited from suitably qualified youths in Africa for the Google Career Certificates programme 2026, an online programme that awards scholarship to young Africans who are interested in building a career in tech.
The scholarship programme helps people who want to learn online at their own pace, or who may want to change careers and don’t have the time to access traditional education. It also enables people to become job-ready for growing career areas such as IT Support, Project Management, UX Design and Data Analytics.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Google.org
- Scholarship to be taken: Africa
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Subject Eligibility: IT Support, Project Management, Cybersecurity, UX Design, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing and E-Commerce
- Nationality: Ghana
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Google Career Certificates Scholarship | DETAILS
The Google Career Certificates Scholarship is an initiative entirely developed by Google but bring no revenue or profit for Google. They are designed to help people prepare for jobs at any company or sector. These scholarships provide access to flexible online training programs designed by Google experts to help individuals become job-ready in high-growth fields in under six months.
Google wants to ensure that Ghanaian youths are equipped with the hands-on skills required to take full advantage of global opportunities and build successful, long-term careers in the tech industry. Google will be distributing 100,000 scholarships in Ghana this year.
To be eligible for the Google Career Certificates Scholarships, applicants must:
- Be ready to commit hours to online learning in order to be awarded the Google Career Certificate.
- Demonstrate the willingness to create digital solutions that make traditional ways of working more productive, while enabling the creation of new income streams and opportunities.
- Be passionate about improving their digital skills.
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Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Google Career Certificates Scholarship 2026 are to complete an online application as they inquire availability and enrollment process. These scholarships will be distributed exclusively through the One Million Coders (OMC) Program—a flagship initiative championed by H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, with the ambitious goal of training one million Ghanaians in digital skills by 2030.
Please visit the One Million Coders webpage to register.
Application Deadline: Not specified
