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 Kochi University of Technology (KUT) Special Scholarship Program (SSP) on research projects in the field of Engineering for International Doctoral applicants, Japan 2020/2021. The Special Scholarship Program (SSP) was established in 2003 in order to support the advanced research of the univer
Published: 13 Jun 2021 Type: Ph.D Study in: Japan Deadline: Not Specified
The Kent Law School has established a fund to support overseas students from OECD Countries who undertake a full-time, taught LLM at the Canterbury Campus of the University of Kent. The Law School has established a major fund to support overseas students from any country which receives Offi
Published: 13 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
In this most unprecedented of years, we are delighted to be offering a major new scholarship for international students, the Global Masters Scholarship, an award of £10,000 to provide support for you to study at the University of Birmingham in 2021/22 Birmingham has a proud heritage of remo
Published: 12 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Jun 2021
The Merck Foundation Capacity Development Programme is now open for applications
Published: 12 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Jun 2021
University of Exeter Postgraduate Taught Scholarship: Applications are currently invited from interested and outstanding students for the University of Exeter Postgraduate taught Scholarship offer to international students enrolling for a degree program at the university in the coming academic sessi
Published: 12 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 15 Jun 2021
The Interns4Afrika program offers talented young people a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization on the African continent. You will work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner on real projects, collaborating and learning from your colleagues. Whether you’re aspiring
Published: 12 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Jun 2021
The School of Medical Sciences of the University of Auckland is offering the School of Medical Sciences International Masters Scholarship with the main purpose of attracting new international students of high calibre to enrol in masters level study for one year or two years at the sch
Published: 12 Apr 2024 Type: Masters Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 01 Dec 2021
The Nestlé Scholarship for Women is a Need-based Scholarship program for Women from developing countries to study in Switzerland 2022. Nestlé Scholarship helps women through IMD MBA program. The Nestlé Scholarship for Women was first awarded in 1997 and was initiated by a gro
Published: 10 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Switzerland Deadline: 01 Sep 2021
The University of Dundee is pleased to offer postgraduate taught scholarships of £5,000 to applicants from Africa. This is an Automatic Scholarship for students from Africa up to £5,000 per year (£15,000 for a 3 year degree, £20,000 for a 4 year degree, £25,000 for a 5
Published: 09 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
??The School of International Development is pleased to offer competitive scholarships equal to full EU or International fees to students taking any of our full-time Master’s courses.
Published: 09 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Jun 2021
African students who seek MBA scholarships are invited to apply for the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship scheme to study at the top leading business schools. The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides financial support to post-graduate African students who have been accepted into an MBA programme at the t
Published: 09 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Deadline: 30 Jun 2021
The UBD Graduate Scholarship (UGS) is awarded to outstanding scholars, students and professionals to undertake graduate study and advanced research in Universiti Brunei Darussalam. The scholarship provides Bruneian and non-Bruneian candidates the unique opportunity to pursue their academic
Published: 08 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: Brunei Darussalam Deadline: 31 Jul 2021
The DPU Health in Urban Development Scholarship 2021/22 is offered for Masters degree in the field of Urban Development. The deadline for the sending your application is 01 Jul 2021. This scholarship is provided by University College London (UCL) and the value of this scholarship is Only tuition fee
Published: 07 Jun 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Jul 2021
Full Tuition University of Helsinki International Scholarship:You are been lucky to be invited to apply for University of Helsinki Full-tuition international scholarship in Finland for 2021-2022 academic session. This award comprises of fully-funded grants and full-tuition fee. This scholarship i
Published: 07 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Finland Deadline: 04 Nov 2021
The AAI Salzburg grants scholarships to students from developing countries and application is currently being invited from interested and suitably qualified applicants for the 2021-2022 AAI Masters and PhD Scholarship Program
Published: 04 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Austria Deadline: 31 Jul 2021
Since 1967, UNESCO International Literacy Prizes have rewarded excellence and innovation in the field of literacy. Over 500 projects and programmes undertaken by governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals around the world have been recognized. Through these prestigious Priz
Published: 04 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 27 Jun 2021
We are looking for young professionals who are motivated and passionate, with excellent academic achievement. Interested applicants should have a OND in Engineering, Social Sciences and Arts. Bachelor's degree/Higher National Diploma in Engineering, Finance, Social Sciences,
Published: 04 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
Learn Africa presents this year a different call than usual. Given the global travel restrictions established by the covid-19 pandemic, all the studies offered for the 2020-2021, except those of Planeta Formation and University, are online and have been specially designed by Spanish univer
Published: 02 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Spain Deadline: 06 Jun 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: