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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 GSK Scholarships for Future Health Leaders to study in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a fully funded opportunity to study in United Kingdom Three scholarships are offered to support the training and development of the next generation of leaders in global health, and
Published: 15 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 04 Mar 2026
The University of Edinburgh (UoE) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) are pleased to invite eligible scholarship applications for the MSc by Research in Sustainable African Futures. Please note that recruitment is for an online Masters programme only, and there is no affiliated fundi
Published: 11 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Deadline: 02 Feb 2026
Airtel Africa Foundation (the “Foundation”) is the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa plc, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa. Our mission is to empower Africa through financial inclusion, education
Published: 11 Dec 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified
Mälardalen University offers a limited number of scholarships to students applying for a Master's programme as their first choice.
Published: 10 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Sweden Deadline: 02 Feb 2026
Newcastle University is pleased to offer partial Newcastle University Nigeria Future Leaders Scholarships to assist international students from Nigeria to study a postgraduate Master’s degree for the September 2026 session.
Published: 10 Dec 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
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AI for Science is a stream in AIMS South Africa's Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with Google DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. This exciting program started with its first intake of students in S
Published: 09 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 06 Mar 2026
The call for applications for the 5th cohort of the UNIV’R Programme (Sciences Po Paris) is now Open. The programme offers fully funded scholarships for refugees to pursue a two-year master’s degree (in English or French) at Sciences Po Paris, beginning August/September 2026.
Published: 08 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: 01 Feb 2026
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The Erasmus Mundus Master Degree in International Law of Security, Peace and Sustainable Development (ILSPSD) offers you the unique opportunity to study across six partners over two years and gain a joint, double or a multiple Master degree, depending on the combination of three degree-awarding part
Published: 04 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Deadline: 01 Feb 2026
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU) invite qualified Africans to apply for the 2026 SHOU Scholarship Programmes, which aim to strengthen Africa’s capacity in sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, marine science and resource management, in line with the
Published: 04 Dec 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: China Deadline: 10 Dec 2025
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SAIIA invites applications for the Africa Youth Portal and Research Programme. Are you a postgraduate student passionate about shaping Africa’s future through research and policy? The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) invites applications for the Africa Youth Porta
Published: 04 Dec 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 12 Dec 2025
Annually, TotalEnergies in partnership with NNPC Limited and its corporate partners identify and sponsor young Nigerian scholars interested in pursuing master's degree programs in Management Science, Engineering and Geosciences (oil and gas related) at universities in France. The awa
Published: 01 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: Not Specified
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The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training offers scholarships to outstanding students from all over the world to study for a master's degree in Flanders or Brussels. The Master Mind Scholarship includes a grant of €10,000 and a waiver of tuition fees per academic year. Th
Published: 01 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master's degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportunity to
Published: 13 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Uganda Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
The Aspire Leaders Program welcomes limited-income and first-generation university students and recent graduates from around the world to join a free online interactive leadership development journey that is manageable along your other commitments.
Published: 26 Nov 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 21 Jan 2026
International AIDS Society Scholarship Application is Open. This will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually from 26 to 31 August 2026. The AIDS 2026 Scholarship Programme provides financial assistance to selected applicants from around the world to attend AIDS 2026 in person or vi
Published: 24 Nov 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Brazil Deadline: 27 Jan 2026
African Youth Ambassadors for Peace (AYAP) Cohort 2026 Application is Open. As part of the efforts to advance the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda of the African Union (AU), the former Peace and Security Department (now the Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department, PAPS)
Published: 19 Nov 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
The A.S. Hornby Educational Trust prioritises capacity building for English language teaching in low- and middle-income countries. It awards Master’s degree scholarships to teachers and related professionals with relevant experience and evidenc
Published: 17 Nov 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 09 Feb 2026
Interdisciplinary Mathematics” is a 2-Year full-time Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Mathematical Modelling and Simulation with interdisciplinary applications, with a special focus on biomedical Sciences and industrial engineering. It is run by five
Published: 14 Nov 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain Deadline: 25 Feb 2026
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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:
