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 Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth, funded by the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments, invites applications for Two Doctoral Researchers (m/f/d) in the Junior Research Group ‘The political economy of monetary
Published: 03 Apr 2021 Type: Ph.D Study in: Germany Deadline: 10 May 2021
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange announces recruitment in the POLONISTA Scholarship Program for Students and Scientists (2021). The objective of the Program is to promote Polish language in the world by enabling foreigners interested in Polish language and Polish culture to study or c
Published: 02 Apr 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Poland Deadline: 30 Apr 2021
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Türkiye Scholarships are delighted to announce the call for new applications for the Year 2021-2022 on 15 March 2021. The jointly funded scholarship programme is awarded to successful candidates for studies in most reputable universities in Turkey, eff
Published: 02 Apr 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Turkey Deadline: 15 Apr 2021
Powered by BeyGOOD, the Global Citizen Fellowship Program will unearth African youth with remarkable potential. Through the program,15 young people will each engage in a paid, year-long fellowship aligned to one of Global Citizen’s four pillars of activity: creative, campaigns, rewar
Published: 02 Apr 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria, South Africa Deadline: 21 May 2021
Bilateral Program includes a full or partial scholarship established by Chinese Ministry of Education in accordance with educational exchange agreements or consensus between Chinese government and governments of other countries, institutions, universities or international organizations. The
Published: 02 Apr 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: China Deadline: 15 Apr 2021
The Lincoln Africa Scholarship is aimed at supporting high-achieving postgraduate students from across Africa. For programmes commencing in September 2021, the University of Lincoln are delighted to offer Lincoln Africa Scholarships to high achieving postgraduate applicants.
Published: 30 Mar 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 17 Dec 2021
TWAS and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India have agreed to offer strategic fellowships annually to young foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in physical sciences. The Fellowships will be obtained from the S.N. Bo
Published: 30 Mar 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: India Deadline: 31 May 2021
The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand is seeking applications for MA and PhD scholarships offered by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of its ‘In-Region Scholarship Programme South Africa&rs
Published: 30 Mar 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Apr 2021
The University is thrilled to be able to announce two scholarsips that will benefit both international applicants and also those who are classed as home students – usually those from the UK and EU. Peace Studies and International Development (PSID), one of the crown-jewels of Bradford in te
Published: 30 Mar 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship by Swansea University is a full tuition fee scholarship, and will be awarded to female students demonstrating academic excellence and evidence of financial need. The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship is a full tuition fee scholarship awarded to fem
Published: 25 Mar 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Jun 2021
The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports mobility of international students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists for scholarship stays at higher education institutions and research organisations in Slovakia. The Government of th
Published: 25 Mar 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Deadline: 30 Apr 2021
Interested applicants are invited to apply for the 2021 Guangxi Normal University CSC Scholarship in China. All International Students from any part of the globe are eligible to apply for Chinese Government Scholarship. Guangxi Normal University is offering Fully Funded
Published: 25 Mar 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: China Deadline: 30 Apr 2021
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2021 is offered for Masters degree in the field of Courses offered at the University. The deadline for the sending your application is Deadline varies. This scholarship is provided by University of Sheffield and the value of this s
Published: 25 Mar 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering (AE) is partnering with the World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program to support AE graduate students from World Bank-eligible member countries to further the education of their academically prepared citizens via specialized master of science (M.S
Published: 24 Mar 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United States Deadline: 21 May 2021
CardinalStone Partners is looking to recruit resourceful, analytical and driven Graduate Trainees who are passionate about the financial services sector and have taken personal steps to develop themselves and enrich their profiles in order to have an edge. Are you smart, open to learning, passionate
Published: 24 Mar 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 23 Apr 2021
Unlock your potential with our Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award, covering a £4,000 contribution towards tuition fees. We're offering scholarships towards full-time masters tuition fees for high-achieving international students who live in Africa.
Published: 22 Mar 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 21 May 2021
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master degree program in a developm
Published: 22 Mar 2021 Type: Masters Deadline: 21 May 2021
Apply for Mastercard Nigeria Student Internship Programme 2021. Mastercard Student Internship Programme 2021 continues till position is filled. Mastercard – We are the global technology company behind the world’s fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a conne
Published: 22 Mar 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
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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: