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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
The aim of the visiting fellowship program is to help African PhD students working in the field of Innovation and Development to strengthen their academic/research qualifications; improve quality of their dissertations and prepare for a career in innovation and development either within academia or
Published: 05 Oct 2021 Type: Ph.D Study in: Kenya Deadline: 15 Oct 2021
The University of Lausanne, Switzerland provides around ten Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis to facilitate access to Master’s degrees by students with qualifications from foreign universities. The University of Lausanne (UNIL) Masters schola
Published: 05 Oct 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Switzerland Deadline: 01 Nov 2021
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Erasmus Mundus GLOCAL Scholarships are now open for applications for the September 2022 academic session. Apply now. “Global Markets, Local Creativities” (GLOCAL) is an International Masters degree taught over 2 years by a consortium of 7 world class and internationally renowned unive
Published: 12 Oct 2022 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 07 Jan 2022
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Delft University of Technology Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarships – These scholarships give talented, motivated and broadly interested students from Sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to study at the Delft University of Technology. For the 2022-2023 academic year, TU Delft | Gl
Published: 04 Oct 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 12 Dec 2021
New for 2022, the MBA African Leadership Scholarship is personally funded by the former Dean of Saïd Business School, Peter Tufano and his family to support an outstanding candidate who can demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, the potential to strengthen and enrich the Oxford Saï
Published: 04 Oct 2021 Type: MBA Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
Applications are open for the Active Citizen Fellowship 2021. The Fellowship is designed for young civil society leaders in Nigeria, who have demonstrated passion and commitment in the past to promote democracy and improve the quality of life in their communities through their initiatives. The fe
Published: 30 Sep 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 17 Oct 2021
Applications are open for the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Takemi Program in International Health 2022-2023. Each year the program recruits a small group of mid-career researchers and professionals to spend an academic year at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. The Take
Published: 30 Sep 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: Not Specified
Applications are open for the A. G. Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship Program 2021/2022. The program offers NGO, government and business employees working on biodiversity conservation, as well as researchers in academic institutions, the opportunity to engage with researchers based at the Uni
Published: 29 Sep 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 29 Oct 2021
The African Union Youth Envoy is looking for volunteers with various skills to work with the Office of Women, Gender and Youth – WGYD throughout a 1-year mandate. It welcomes young, passionate and creative people from across Africa and in the diaspora to apply. The call is op
Published: 27 Sep 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: 05 Oct 2021
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Applications are invited from non-EU/EEA students for the Danish Government Scholarships programme for master’s studies at the University of Copenhagen. The scholarships are competitive and offered to students with outstanding academic records. The University of Copenhagen&nb
Published: 27 Sep 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Denmark Deadline: Not Specified
Applications are open for the Active Citizen Fellowship 2021. The Active Citizen Fellowship is a rigorous hands-on learning program designed for young leaders in Nigeria who have demonstrated passion and commitment in the past to promote democracy and/or improve the quality of life in their com
Published: 23 Sep 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 17 Oct 2021
The African Studies Center is pleased to announce the Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship! A fellowship of up to $2,000 to support international African students travel to Africa for research. The award honors former Nigerian President Nnamdi Azikiwe, a scholar and politician, wh
Published: 22 Sep 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Sep 2021
A limited number of AgEcon scholarships are available for outstanding candidates from developing countries. These AgEcon Scholarships are provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) under its special initiative “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” (EPO
Published: 22 Sep 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Dec 2021
Rotary Clubs in Japan through the Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation is offering scholarships for overseas students to undertake undergraduate, masters and doctoral studies at Japanese university or graduate school. The Foundation awards scholarships to overseas students who aspir
Published: 22 Sep 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 15 Dec 2021
Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project is your chance for early admission to a tuition-free Master’s & PhD at one of the leading universities in Russia. The Open Doors International Olympiad is starting for the fifth time! Depending on the chosen direction, the winners
Published: 22 Sep 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Russian Federation Deadline: 10 Dec 2021
Applications are invited from suitably qualified African graduates for the AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship 2022/2023 which aims at identifying and deploying highly competent tech innovators to African Union Headquarters. The fellowship will provide a platform for the inno
Published: 21 Sep 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 04 Oct 2021
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The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs encourage excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario. Both programs are jointly funded by the Ontario government
Published: 21 Sep 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: 08 Oct 2021
The UK Government through the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is welcoming applications from eligible individuals to apply for Commonwealth Masters Scholarships 2022/2023.The scholarship allows students from low and middle income countries of commonwealth affiliati
Published: 04 Feb 2022 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Nov 2021
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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:
