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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
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The Department of Aeronautics MSc Scholarship 2026 at Imperial College London offers outstanding students the opportunity to pursue advanced studies in aerospace and aeronautical engineering with a full scholarship
Published: 19 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Mar 2026
Yenching Academy applications for the 2026 cohort of Yenching Scholars.The Yenching Academy annually enrolls approximately 120 new students from both the abroad and Chinese Mainland, to study, live, and learn together.
Published: 19 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Study in: China Deadline: 01 Dec 2025
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The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and managed by Research Ireland. This programme supports suitably qualified postgraduate candidates pursuing
Published: 11 Sep 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ireland Deadline: 23 Oct 2025
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge is designed to provide African students with fully-funded opportunities to complete their master’s training, grow their leadership potential, and contribute to climate resilience and sustainability efforts across Af
Published: 11 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The University of Oxford Skoll scholarship is offering a fully funded Scholarship to students who have a track record of being a social entrepreneur and intend to continue creating impact after successful completion of studies in the UK
Published: 11 Sep 2025 Type: MBA Deadline: 07 Jan 2026
The IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) Application is open. This fellowship seeks to inspire and support young women to pursue a career in the nuclear field. To that end, the MSCFP provides scholarships to selected students studying towards a master’s degree in
Published: 11 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
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The Embassy of Ireland is now receiving applications for the Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights. This fellowship offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded one-year master’s level programme at a higher education institution in Ireland. As part of the wider I
Published: 11 Sep 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ireland Deadline: 30 Jul 2026
Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.
Published: 10 Sep 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 07 Jan 2026
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Erasmus Mundus CYBERMACS Scholarship Program for students who wants to pursue a 2-year MSc programme in Applied Cybersecurity with a fully funded scholarship.
Published: 10 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
Wale University Fellowship Application is open. Join the Research to Impact Fellowship — a 100% FREE, 10-week remote program designed for students, researchers, and early-career professionals ready to grow, build, and lead.
Published: 10 Sep 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 27 Sep 2025
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The Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) is offering a fully funded Graduate Scholarship for the January 2026 intake.The scholarship is available for Master's and PhD degree programs.
Published: 09 Sep 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Thailand Deadline: 30 Sep 2025
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The University of East Anglia is offering a fully funded scholarship for students who wants to study with them. The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) offers the prestigious David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health to a limited number of applicants on the MSc in Global Plant Health.
Published: 08 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 May 2026
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The Honjo International Scholarship Foundation is open to foreign students who study or plan to study in a Japanese graduate school for a doctoral or master’s degree with a fully funded scholarship
Published: 02 Sep 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 01 Oct 2025
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. It operates within the framework of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) and offers a vivid demonstration of the UK’s enduring c
Published: 10 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The CFIMA celebrates the legacy of Professor Caleb and Funmilayo Igbalajobi by recognizing outstanding young graduates from Ijero, Efon, and Ekiti West constituencies. The award targets graduates who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and community impact, with a strong interest in global
Published: 01 Sep 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Sep 2025
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Do You Want An International Post-Graduate Scholarship Program? The FMN-George S. Coumantaros Foundation 2025 Postgraduate Scholarship is the answer you seek, and application is Now Open! Graduates, this is your chance to advance your career with international partnerships.
Published: 01 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Deadline: 07 Sep 2025
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to be partnering with The Mastercard Foundation to foster the next generation of African leaders. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC will provide academically talented young people from Africa with access to quality and relevant
Published: 29 Aug 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Canada Deadline: 12 Sep 2025
Established in 2014, the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships provide up to five full awards covering both the Master's and the MBA degrees. Scholars can pursue any of the 1+1 MBA partnering programmes and combine it with our MBA. Recipients are exceptio
Published: 29 Aug 2025 Type: MBA Study in: United States Deadline: 07 Jan 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:
