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 2026-2027, 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
A number of awards are now available for international students enrolling in a degree program at Simon Fraser University to study in Canada. Most awards are targeted at new entrants and may be renewed on the basis of consistency in academic performance. The Simon Fraser University Major
Published: 17 Nov 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: Not Specified
The University of Edinburgh has three Commonwealth Shared Scholarships to offer for the 2022 academic year. The University of Edinburgh Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UK universities, including
Published: 17 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 20 Dec 2021
This two-year MSc in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) Erasmus Mundus Scholarship prepares qualified graduates to deal with the complex aspects of contemporary tropical forestry. It also includes short course for visiting lecturers. The SUTROFOR MSc Course is organised
Published: 16 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom Deadline: 15 Jan 2022
The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme, by the Hungarian Government is offering international students the opportunity to undergo study of all types in Hungary for free. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hun
Published: 16 Nov 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Hungary Deadline: 15 Jan 2022
The Standard Bank Africa Chairman scholarship is awarded to three outstanding African students wishing to undertake a 1 year Masters programme at the University of Oxford. Application Deadline: Relevant January 2022 deadline (check your course requirements) You must be applying to start a
Published: 16 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The United Nations University (UNU) in Bonn and University of Bonn is pleased to announce the Joint Masters Scholarships in the field of environmental risks and human security in an international context. The Joint Master’s scholarship is part of a selected group of internati
Published: 15 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 Dec 2021
Uppsala University Scholarships for International Students are now open for applications and designed to support international students wishing to study at Uppsala University, Sweden. There are several scholarships available for international students each year who are applying for a
Published: 15 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Switzerland Deadline: 01 Feb 2022
The CSC is offering the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2022/2023 for Masters Students from Commonwealth Countries to study in UK Universities. The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by the Department for International Development (DFID) in 1986, represent a unique part
Published: 15 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 20 Dec 2021
Applications are open for the American Psychological Foundation (APF) Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship 2022. The Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship will recognize outstanding graduate students from underrepresented groups who have a demonstrated financial need and are committed to improving the disparitie
Published: 11 Nov 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
Applications call for the Special Research Fund PhD Scholarships at Ghent University is now open. Deserving and eligible doctoral students from developing countries are encouraged to apply for the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom. The scholarship seeks to support promising doctoral cand
Published: 10 Nov 2021 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Feb 2022
In Nigeria, Deloitte is one of the leading professional services firms, specializing in providing Audit, Tax, Consulting, Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory services. We serve clients in a variety of industries from financial services, consumer, telecommunications, media & technology, ene
Published: 10 Nov 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 23 Nov 2021
Are you techy, a fresh graduate of Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Statistics, and ready to change the world a code at a time? Then it’s time to join the GT Tech Academy. Technology and Innovation are at the core of what we do, and we have specially designed the
Published: 10 Nov 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 30 Nov 2021
The International Course Programme (ICP) anually offers twelve students from developing countries a scholarship to obtain an MSc in Transportation Sciences (specialization: Road Safety). The programme takes two years and has a specific focus on road safety in developing countries. Students are tr
Published: 09 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Belgium Deadline: 01 Feb 2022
The UNU-EHS – University of Bonn and the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security are delighted to announce that thanks to support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) they will be offering a number fully funded scholarships to stud
Published: 09 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Dec 2021
International Selection Scholarships allows the most promising international students, either in Science or in Arts & Humanities, to follow a three-year Masters Degree at the University. Application Deadlines: Arts and Humanities: 9th December, 2021 Sciences: 12th December,
Published: 08 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: 12 Dec 2021
The TY Danjuma Family Office Limited is now accepting applications from African postgraduate students for its 2022 MBA Scholarship. The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides financial support to post-graduate African students who have been accepted onto MBA programmes at the top-10 leading Bu
Published: 07 Nov 2021 Type: Masters Deadline: 30 Jun 2022
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Published: 16 Nov 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Nov 2021
Are you a student, undergraduate or graduate in Nigeria, who is looking for a Fully Funded Bill Gates Scholarship In the US & Australia in 2021/222. If yes, we are glad to announce to you today that the Gates scholarship 2021/2022 in the US, UK, Canada & Australia is ongoing for Nigeri
Published: 05 Nov 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 06 Jan 2022
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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:
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:
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: