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Postgraduate Scholarships for Nigerian students 2024-2025

If you are a Nigerian Student who just completed their Bachelor’s degree and is looking to pursue a master’s degree, or have completed a master’s degree and is planning to do their PhD, then it will interest you to know that there are certain post graduate degree scholarships specially designed to aid you with the financial assistance required to do that.

These postgraduate degree scholarships for masters students, and  postgraduate research scholarships for PhD students, are usually awarded by organizations or universities to Nigerian students who meet all the given eligibility criteria required for them to qualify for the scholarship.

And because we know how important these study opportunities are to you, ScholarshipAir has found for you, (so you don’t have to) the best scholarships for postgraduate studies 2024-2025, which you can apply for to fund your studies.  Some of the postgraduate scholarships are fully funded while some are partially funded. The university to study ranges from Nigeria to abroad

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  • 2024-2025 University Of Birmingham PhD Scholarship For Black British Researchers

    The PhD will provide a unique opportunity to engage with an under-researched collection of African art at the University of Birmingham (UoB), a discrete collection that is part of Research and Cultural Collections (RCC) - a university museum holding full Museum Accredited status from Arts Council En

    Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

  • A. G. Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship Program 2024

    This new Fellowship programme, launched in September 2021, is run by Professor Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity in the Department of Biology, and her team in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science. It offers NGO, government and business employees working on bio

    Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • Google PhD Fellowship Program for Researchers Worldwide 2024

    Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor. Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recogn

    Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 08 May 2024

  • African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program 2024

    The African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program is a robust 12-month program which aims to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators from the African continent to units and organs within the African Union headquarters as ‘resident fellows’ to understand the sy

    Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 28 Apr 2024

  • Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) for Developing Countries 2024

    The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS)  offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportu

    Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 24 May 2024

  • University of Stirling Postgraduate Nigeria Scholarship 2024

    We have a long history of supporting international students to become global citizens and forge successful careers around the world. This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver and is open to students who are living in Nigeria at the point of application.

    Published: 28 Mar 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £4,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • Chatham House/Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship for African Leaders 2024

    The Chatham House Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship is a joint initiative between Chatham House and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research p

    Published: 28 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 22 Apr 2024

  • African Liberty Writing Fellowship Program for Young Writers 2024

    The African Liberty Writing Fellowship program is a year-long program designed to train young Africans with career interests in academia, media, public policy, or any other critical-and-analytical-writing-related career in opinion article writing. Accepted applicants will complete a five-week man

    Published: 27 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

  • One Acre Fund Opportunity - Nigeria Safety and Security Coordinator 2024

    The Safety & Security Coordinator will be an integral member of the Nigeria team and will report to the Government Relations lead. You will ensure effective security operations, risk mitigation and staff care to support our staff and keep operations up and running. You will develop a safety and

    Published: 26 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 03 May 2024

  • France Excellence Europa" Scholarship Program 2024 For Masters Students

    Developed by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the "France Excellence Europa" scholarship program allows students from 26 European Union countries to obtain scholarships to study at the Master's level in a French institution of higher education.

    Published: 25 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: 29 Mar 2024

  • Leventis Foundation Masters/MBA Scholarships for Nigerian Students 2024

    The A. G. Leventis Foundation supports a wide range of projects in Cyprus, Greece and elsewhere. Many of these articulate the Foundation's interest in supporting and disseminating Hellenic cultural heritage. Others encompass the Foundation’s concerns for conservation and the environment, s

    Published: 25 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Greece Deadline: 05 Apr 2024

  • NileWell Scientist-Journalist Co-Production Fellowship Program 2024

    16 participants (8 journalists and 8 scientists) will be selected and trained on biodiversity reporting, transboundary water resources reporting, science journalism, science communication, and data journalism during the fellowship program. This program will entail an inception in-person residenti

    Published: 22 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: $800  Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

  • UNESCO/IHE Delft MENA Scholarship for African Students 2024

    The IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is providing a limited number of scholarships in the framework of capacity strengthening and nurturing network of water professionals in the focus regions and countries of the programme. Th

    Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 01 Jun 2024

  • Einstein Forum/Wittenstein Foundation Einstein Fellowship for Researchers Worldwide 2024

    The Einstein Forum and the Wittenstein Foundation offer a fellowship for outstanding young thinkers who wish to pursue a project in a different field from that of their previous research. The purpose of the fellowship is to support those who, in addition to producing superb work in their area of spe

    Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 01 Jun 2024

  • Singapore-ICAO Developing Countries Training Programme 2024

    Singapore and ICAO established the Developing Countries Training Programme (DCTP) in 2001. Sponsored by the Singapore Government and administered by the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau, the DCTP has been renewed for another three years (April 2022 to March 2025). It provides 330 Fellowships and 10

    Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Singapore Deadline: 15 Dec 2024

  • University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) 2024 For Masters and PhD Students

    Each year, more than $2 million dollars in university graduate fellowships are offered to full-time master’s and PhD students to recognize and support academic excellence. The fellowships are offered to students who have demonstrated superior intellectual ability and academic ac

    Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: 01 Nov 2024

  • Africa Institute 2024 Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

    The Africa Institute, as part of its African Languages and Translation Program, opens applications for its third cohort of Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship for the academic year, 2024. This residency program is created in honor of the late Nigerian Professor Te

    Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: 45,000 AED Deadline: 01 Jun 2024

  • DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) 2024 For International Students

    With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their co

    Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Value: EUR15,600 Deadline: Not Specified

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Postgraduate Grants And Scholarships

Annually, postgraduate grants and scholarships  are  awarded to qualified postgraduate Nigerian students, to enable them fund for their studies while studying abroad or in Nigeria.

You can benefit from these grants for postgraduate funded by organizations and universities, by applying for various study opportunities which present themselves as – either postgraduate degree scholarships for masters students or postgraduate research scholarships for PhD students.

Or by applying to postgraduate study abroad scholarships, which provide  you with the chance to study at a university overseas.

Below are some of such scholarships which provide postgraduate sponsorship for students like you:

  • NDDC postgraduate scholarship
  • NLNG postgraduate scholarship
  • Agip postgraduate scholarship
  • PTDF postgraduate scholarship
  • Shell postgraduate scholarship
  • Chevron postgraduate scholarship
  • NNPC postgraduate scholarship
  • Total postgraduate scholarship
  • DAAD postgraduate scholarship
  • Fulbright postgraduate scholarship
  • Commonwealth postgraduate scholarship
  • MasterCard postgraduate scholarship

 

Eligibility For Postgraduate Scholarships

To become a postgraduate scholar, there are eligibility criteria you should meet, especially if you are applying for postgraduate study abroad scholarships.

However, while respective awarding organizations have requirements that are specific them, they’re also general requirements which you must before you are qualified for a scholarship for postgraduate abroad studies.

Some of those requirements are:

  • Proof of English language proficiency (IELTS or it’s equivalent)
  • Bachelors degree/ certificate of graduation (for Masters students)
  • Masters degree/ certificate of graduation (for PhD students)
  • Research proposal (for PhD students)
  • Acceptance/admission letter to study at your selected university
  • International passport (for those students participating in a postgraduate study abroad scholarship)
  • Motivation letter to the scholarship sponsors stating why you think you are qualified to receive a postgraduate sponsorship to further your studies.

 

 

How To Apply For Postgraduate Scholarships

Dear applicant, before you can be selected for any of the available scholarships for post graduates, you first have to apply for the scholarship you are interested in and submit all the required documents.

Although this may seem like an easy thing to do (which it is), a simple mistake can cause your application to be rejected by the organisation or university, so you want to do it right.

If you have applied for scholarships in the past and have been rejected, or are applying for the first time, this is how to apply for an online post graduate scholarship.

Application Process:

To apply for a postgraduate scholarship, these are the steps you should take:

Before you apply:

  • Do you research on the scholarship and find out all you need to know about it, in terms of how to apply (whether online or via email or post) and particular documents to submit.
  • Research the school you are applying to and find out documents required and also if you are to apply for the scholarship before you gain admission to study or after.
  • Check if you are eligible for the scholarship
  • Organise all the required documents needed for the application.