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 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. The purpose of the Roger Casement Fellowship Programme is to provide talented candidates with the opportunit
Published: 08 Jul 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Ireland Deadline: 01 Aug 2021
Applications are open for the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Fellows Program 2022. Each year, about 30 individuals from around the world participate in the institute’s Fellow Program. During their stay, Fellows work with each other and with IASS researchers, providin
Published: 06 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 22 Aug 2021
The Fellowship programme for people of African descent is a three-week intensive learning opportunity for people of African descent, from the diaspora, who are engaged in promoting the rights of people of African descent. It takes place once a year at the Office of the High Commissioner
Published: 06 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Jul 2021
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry. The Fund hereby invites applications from qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2021/22 Un
Published: 06 Jul 2021 Type: Ph.D Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 13 Aug 2021
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry. The Fund hereby invites applications from qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2021/22 Un
Published: 06 Jul 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 13 Aug 2021
Applications are invited for the Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Workshop & Fellowships 2021/2022. Scholars at Risk (SAR) is pleased to announce a call for applications for remote research fellowships for early career researchers studying, writing and/or teaching on academic freedom and/or related h
Published: 05 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Aug 2021
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) is pleased to invite applications from suitably qualified female candidates for the fourth round of the AIMS-NEI Fellowships for Women in Climate Change Science. The AIMS-NEI Fellowship for women in
Published: 05 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 Jul 2021
Applications are hereby welcomed from young and enthusiastic Nigerians who have the passion to build a successful tech career for the Bulb Fellowship programme 2021/2022.The fellowship provides an opportunity for the fellow to be equipped with innovative skills, get real work experience,
Published: 05 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board have a mandate ‘To identify, select and empower qualified citizens of Kaduna state to meet the current and future manpower requirements of the State while remaining globally competitive’. Furthermore, the Kaduna State Government is pa
Published: 05 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Sep 2021
The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board have a mandate ‘To identify, select and empower qualified citizens of Kaduna state to meet the current and future manpower requirements of the State while remaining globally competitive’. Furthermore, the Kaduna State Government is pa
Published: 05 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Sep 2021
The United Nations in collaboration with the Nippon Foundation of Japan is offering fellowship opportunities in ocean affairs issues to government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing states. The United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellowship provides Governm
Published: 05 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 24 Sep 2021
Ohio Wesleyan University is providing scholarship opportunities to individuals who are interested in studying a degree program at the Institution. Ohio Wesleyan offers both merit-based scholarships and need-based financial aid to international students. No additional application is required fo
Published: 04 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Nov 2021
Ohio Wesleyan University is providing scholarship opportunities to individuals who are interested in studying a degree program at the Institution. Ohio Wesleyan offers both merit-based scholarships and need-based financial aid to international students. No additional application is required fo
Published: 04 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Nov 2021
Undergraduate or postgraduate Fellowship for international students by ACI Foundation in the field of structural design, materials, construction, into schools in USA and Canada. The ACI Foundation offers several Fellowship and undergraduate Scholarship opportunities for students and E-Member
Published: 04 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada, United States Deadline: 02 Nov 2021
Canon Collins Trust in partnership with Tom Queba Memorial Fund invites applications for scholarships for Masters and Doctoral at South African universities in 2022. We will provide funding for up to a maximum of two years and an opportunity to enhance your academic and leadership skills through org
Published: 03 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 09 Aug 2021
Applications are open for the Canon Collins Scholarship for Economic Justice 2021/2022. Canon Collins Trust, in partnership with the University of the Witwatersrand and the Institute of Economic Justice, is offering scholarships for a Masters of Commerce in Applied Development Economics at the
Published: 03 Jul 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 09 Aug 2021
University of Reading General Scholarship 2021 is offered for Masters degree in the field of Courses offered by the university. Some awards are offered directly by the University, others are allocated to our students by external funding bodies and a few are jointly funded. The deadline fo
Published: 02 Jul 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 20 Jul 2021
Princeton Arts Fellowships, funded in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, David E. Kelley Society of Fellows in the Arts, and the Maurice R. Greenberg Scholarship Fund, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artis
Published: 02 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 14 Sep 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: