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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 2025-2026, 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
Launched in 2018, the MOPGA initiative has generated real enthusiasm at the international level, generating keen interest among students and high-level researchers. This eighth call for projects from the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) program, funded by the Minist
Published: 09 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: France Deadline: 05 Dec 2024
The WITS-TUB-UNILAG Programme is offering Masters Scholarships for studies at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand! The scholarships apply to the 1 year full time degree of Master of Urban Studies in the field of Urban Management MUS (UM) at Wi
Published: 07 Sep 2024 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is excited to announce the inaugural Africa Climate Academy from 7th October, 2024 to 11th October, 2024. The Academy is an education platform designed to foster a paradigm shift in the understanding and discourse surrounding climate change, energy transiti
Published: 06 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: 18 Sep 2024
The Dr. Fola Aina Fellowship supports young leaders in Nigeria, helping them drive growth, enhance governance, and promote peace and security. This fellowship brings together seven young leaders for a comprehensive leadership programme that aims to develop skills and empower participant
Published: 05 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 30 Sep 2024
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Our Visiting Scholars Programme gives qualified scholars an opportunity to research topics related to development and/or global economic issues, and to participate in UNU-WIDER activities. Scholars typically spend a 2-3 months 'sabbatical' at UNU-WIDER. During this time they prepare
Published: 05 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 30 Sep 2024
The large majority of applicants will apply in this round, which is aligned with the University’s postgraduate funding competition. There are two possible application deadlines and these are based on the course to which you are applying. Please apply by the Course Funding Deadline&n
Published: 04 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 07 Jan 2025
The 2025 DAAD Double Degree Scholarship aims to develop or implement international degree programs with joint curricula from the German and foreign universities for groups of highly qualified German and foreign students who study alternately at the German and foreign partner universities and both ob
Published: 04 Sep 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: 16 Oct 2024
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Chevening scholarships are open to applicants from over 160 countries and territories around the world, looking to study an eligible one-year taught master’s degree at a UK institution. Whilst there is no ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, we are looking for the kind of people who hav
Published: 04 Sep 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Nov 2024
The Global Connect Fellowship (GCF) is a prestigious and exciting opportunity for young scholars from around the world to spend two - three months undertaking research under the mentorship of world leading faculty, on NTU’s vibrant, international, state-of-the-art campus. GCF attracts the best
Published: 03 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Singapore Deadline: 30 Sep 2024
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The agency-nominated Master’s programme is one of three Master’s programmes offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. It operate
Published: 03 Sep 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
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The IUSSP Early Career Award is offered in the following world regions: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. One award will be bestowed per region in a unique collaboration with the Union for African Population Stu
Published: 05 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 01 Oct 2024
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The University of British Columbia (UBC) in association with Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies is offering the Killam Doctoral Scholarship to top doctoral candidates. Killam Doctoral Scholarships are the most prestigious awards available to graduate studen
Published: 03 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: Canada Value: $40,000 Deadline: 13 Sep 2024
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to be partnering with The Mastercard Foundation to foster the next generation of African leaders. After supporting over 171 Mastercard Foundation Scholars in its first phase, The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC will provide 351 academ
Published: 03 Sep 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has received funding of CAD 1.5 million from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, to implement a project entitled Women and Clean Energy in West Africa (WOCEWA). WOCEWA has been designed to contribute to t
Published: 03 Sep 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 03 Oct 2024
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A Princeton in Africa fellowship experience is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for personal and professional development and growth. It is often described as a way to get a foot in the door of the field of development on the African continent. It is also an opportunity to join a growing community of pas
Published: 02 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 27 Oct 2024
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The Craig Buck Andrews PhD Scholarship in Financial Reporting and Financial Management is an endowed scholarship established by the late Craig Andrews of Washington DC, through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation. Through the course of his career Mr Andrews worked on World Bank proje
Published: 02 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: New Zealand Deadline: Not Specified
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Raise your international profile, build your professional networks and business connections, and win a trip to the UK: just some of the benefits of winning a prestigious Alumni Award.
Published: 01 Sep 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 21 Oct 2024
The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the Wits Business School (University of the Witwatersrand), with the support of the Mastercard Foundation invites applications for Doctoral Fellowship on the Non-Profit Sector and its Contribution to African Economies&nbs
Published: 30 Aug 2024 Type: Ph.D Value: $30,000 Deadline: 16 Sep 2024
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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:
