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
Bristol University is investing £500,000 to help the brightest and best international students come to the University of Bristol. Think Big Undergraduate scholarships and Think Big Postgraduate scholarships are available for courses starting in 2024. Any full-time Undergraduate programme (e
Published: 27 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 29 Apr 2024
The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship (UES) is a highly selective programme for talented international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA = the EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) who wish to study for a master’s degree at Utrecht University. The fund
Published: 27 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 01 Feb 2024
Khalifa University of Science and Technology offers the following scholarships to support qualified international students enrolled in postgraduate programs. The University reserves the right to make changes to the published scholarship benefits and conditions without prior notice. Khalifa Univer
Published: 26 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Arab Emirates Deadline: 30 Apr 2024
CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation. The program provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with a network of e
Published: 22 Dec 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 17 Feb 2024
WIN Leadership Accelerator is an intensive, nine-month long career and leadership programme for journalists and editors working in Africa, the Arab Region and Southeast Asia. The programme accepts 100-150 applicants, annually. Women media professionals from the following countries are eligible
Published: 22 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 15 Jan 2024
Imperial has launched a new scholarship programme to support PhD students from sub-Saharan Africa. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to offer a number of scholarships to support PhD study in any of its areas of research. Detailed information is provided below a
Published: 22 Dec 2023 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme (LExS) is offered for excellent Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme and for excellent students from all nationalities enrolling in a Master of Law Advanced Programme or MSc in Internatio
Published: 22 Dec 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: Not Specified
The UCL Global Masters Scholarship aims to enable and encourage international students from lower income backgrounds to pursue full-time Master's degree studies at UCL. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial need and upon the recommendation of the Student Funding Office.
Published: 21 Dec 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 07 May 2024
Exxon Mobil Corporation is one of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, an industry leader in the petroleum and petrochemical business and operates in virtually every region of the world. Mobil Producing Nigeria and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria are affiliates of ExxonMob
Published: 21 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) is looking for passionate individuals for position of graduate management trainee.
Published: 20 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 22 Dec 2023
The Hanken School of Economics is offering two scholarships to students from developing countries to join the Hanken two-year Master’s Degree program in the academic year 2023-2024 in Finland. Eligible candidates are degree students enrolled at GBSN members schools from developing co
Published: 20 Dec 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Finland Deadline: 17 Jan 2024
Start your career in academia, research or research-based public policy at the Hertie School. The Hertie School of Governance Doctoral Programme in Governance is open to candidates with an exceptionally strong master’s degree (or equivalent) in economics, law, political science, sociology,
Published: 19 Dec 2023 Type: Ph.D Study in: Germany Deadline: 01 Feb 2024
The THRIVE Academy Agri-Food Tech Pre-Accelerator Program is now accepting applications to help idea stage and pre-seed stage entrepreneurs in the agri-food tech sector. The THRIVE Academy is a 12-week pre-accelerator program for agri-food tech entrepreneurs, early-stage firms, and researchers wa
Published: 19 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 12 Jan 2024
The strategic partnership between The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education aims to tackle the world’s water and sanitation crisis by increasing the number of trained professionals to devise, plan, and implement solutions in developing and emerging countries. Thro
Published: 19 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 15 Apr 2024
Are you a Nigerian French-speaking student? Would you like to become an English Language Assistant in France for seven months? From December 18th until the 19th of January, The Embassy of France in Nigeria is now accepting applications for the position of English language assistant to work in F
Published: 19 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: France Deadline: 19 Jan 2024
The University of South Australia scholarships 2024 are either full-tuition scholarships or fully funded scholarships covering full-tuition, living allowances and related expenses. All living allowance scholarships are associated with a research project for full-time student
Published: 18 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified
The Africa Women Journalist Project is thrilled to announce a 6-Month Fellowship Program designed exclusively for women journalists. This fellowship offers a unique opportunity to receive comprehensive skills training, personalised mentorship for both professional and personal development, smal
Published: 15 Dec 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 18 Dec 2023
The LAWA Fellowship Program was founded in 1993 at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., in order to train women’s human rights lawyers from Africa who are committed to returning home to their countries in order to advance the status of women and girls in their own countrie
Published: 15 Dec 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 19 Jan 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: