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
Queen Mary University of London invites applications for a full PhD Scholarship starting in January 2022 (or as soon as possible thereafter) to undertake research in the area of Resource Management for Edge/Serverless Computing.
Published: 14 Jul 2021 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 15 Sep 2021
Energy Talent Program 2021 is calling for applications – The Energy Talent Program is a 24-month career development and job-placement program that trains promising and talented STEM graduates to build successful careers in the Nigerian Solar industry
Published: 13 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified
Named in honor of NED’s principal founders, former president Ronald Reagan and the late congressman Dante Fascell (D-Fl.), the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program is a federally funded, international exchange program that offers democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and
Published: 13 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 01 Oct 2021
Harvard University 2021/2022 Academy Scholars Program is calling for applications – The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences or law with a command of the lang
Published: 13 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 01 Oct 2021
Office of the Interim Administrator Presidential Amnesty Programme (OIAPAP) Scholarship 2021 – This is to inform the general public that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Scholarship application form and portal is open to all interested and qualified Nigerians. As a
Published: 13 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
The University of London is pleased to be offering 5 scholarships in honour of the late Ms Matilda Mwaba. Ms. Matilda Mwaba was co-founder of the Zambia National Organisation for Women in Sport Physical Activity and Recreation (NOWSPAR) where she served as Chief Executive Officer. She was also th
Published: 13 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 06 Aug 2021
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the Canon Foundation in Europe (CFE) and Kyoto University (KU), the Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program started in 2018. The program offers fellowships to highly qualified researcher
Published: 12 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 15 Sep 2021
All Commonwealth Professional Fellowships in the 2021/22 round are in the thematic area of Girls’ Education. Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low- and middle-income countries to spend a period of time at a UK Host organisation working in thei
Published: 12 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 09 Aug 2021
The Nigerian Air Force Headquarters comprises of seven staff branches which formulate policies. The current seven staff branches are namely Policy and Plans, Training and Operations, Aircraft Engineering, Logistics and Communications, Administration, Standards and Evaluations and Air Secretary. 
Published: 12 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 30 Aug 2021
Bulb Fellowship 2021 is calling for applications – The Bulb Fellowship is an intensive program that equips African youth with the required skills to succeed in the tech ecosystem. The fellowship curriculum offers direct practical experience. Applicants select a course, join a cohort, c
Published: 12 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
The Wellcome Trust scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at Master’s degree level. This scheme strengthens scientific research capacity in low- and middle-income countries, by providing support for junior researchers to gain res
Published: 12 Jul 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 24 Aug 2021
Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships at the University of Toronto provide an unparalleled opportunity for outstanding international students to study at one of the world’s best universities in one of the world’s most multicultural cities. This is U of T’s most pres
Published: 12 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: 29 Nov 2021
Nigeria LNG Scholarship Award (NLNG) as part of its social investment initiative in education invites application from qualified candidates into the NLNG Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme for master’s degree programmes in the United Kingdom.
Published: 12 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Jul 2021
Applications are open to apply for United Nations Nippon Foundation Fellowship 2021. Applicants Having Any Nationality are eligible for this United Nations Opportunity. 32 Institutes around the globe will host this event. You will stay 3 Months in New York and will spen
Published: 08 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: Namibia Deadline: 24 Sep 2021
The Centre of African Studies of the University of London UK invites applications from Nigerian academics to take part in a scheme of collaborative research funded by the Leventis Foundation. The fellowship is awarded in libraries and archives and to participate in the intellectual life
Published: 08 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Mar 2022
Applications for the Earth Journalism Climate Change Media Partnership 2021 Reporting Fellowships to COP26 are now open. The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP), led this year by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) in partnership with the Stanley Center for Peace and Securi
Published: 07 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 Jul 2021
: The Roger Casement fellowship has been established to honour the memory of the Irish human rights activist Roger Casement who spent some of his early working life in Calabar, Nigeria. He was an early advocate for human rights while in Nigeria, and, famously, during his later work in the Congo
Published: 07 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ireland Deadline: 01 Aug 2021
The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose mission is to provide quality postgraduate education geared towards the achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful Africa. Young, q
Published: 07 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Algeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria Deadline: 30 Jul 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: