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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
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The Carnegie Ethics Fellowship is a space for talented young professionals to develop their capabilities and be examples of values-driven responsible leadership. Fellows collaborate on projects curated by Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, giving them the opportuni
Published: 11 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Oct 2024
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for applicants from least developed countries and vulnerable states, as classified by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in the Commonwealth, for full-time doctoral study at a UK university. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provi
Published: 11 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
Applications for fellowships to the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT) are open for 2 (two) fellows from African biosphere reserves engaged in restoration activities. The programme offers annual six-month training in Iceland focused on land restoration and
Published: 10 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Iceland Deadline: 30 Sep 2024
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Thanks to a generous contribution from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, the Faculty of Social Sciences is able to offer a limited number of partial scholarships for students of all fee based programs.. A total of __scholarships are available, ear-marked for students from developing
Published: 10 Sep 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Czech Republic Deadline: 30 Sep 2024
UniSQ offers an International PhD Stipend and Fee Scholarship for international students studying or commencing the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2025. Applications in all areas of research are welcome, but these should be aligned with UniSQ's flagship areas. Students applying for
Published: 09 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: Australia Deadline: 30 Sep 2024
The Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA), in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), is pleased to announce the 2024 Research Fellowship. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for scholars and professionals within NELGA partner institutions to engag
Published: 09 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 13 Oct 2024
Students who are interested in pushing the academic questions of their time. Students who are involved in their communities. And students looking to connect with a community, senior academics, and eminent practitioners. The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship brings together remarkable
Published: 09 Sep 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: Canada Deadline: 25 Nov 2024
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
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
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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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:
