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
The Annabel Abbs Scholarship is available to an applicant who has applied for a place on the MA Creative Writing (Prose) or MA Biography & Creative Non Fiction in the School of Literature, Drama, and Creative Writing. A scholarship application is required. Preference will be given to applicants
Published: 27 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 05 May 2023
The TCAB program is a unique opportunity for 20 teachers from the United States and 20 teachers from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to engage in international dialogue and virtual exchange. In fall 2023, selected teachers will engage in synchronous and asynchronous sessions to discus
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 01 May 2023
The African Centre for Cities, through Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) is calling for scholarship applications for 2024. The In-Region Scholarship Programme supports studies in subject areas with strong relevance to national development. The scholarships at the University of Ca
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 27 Apr 2023
The DAAD In-Region Scholarship Programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master studies for individuals who
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 27 Apr 2023
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates who intend to study in universities or higher education institutions in France for their Master’s degree or PhD studies. The 2023-2024 scholarship offer will open in May, 2023 for eligible candidates to apply. The award will includ
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: France, South Africa Deadline: 16 Oct 2023
The University of Sheffield has a strong commitment to international development. One of the themes of our strategy is ‘celebrating, promoting and increasing the volume of the work that we do to improve the lives of others through our international relationships, locally and abroad’.
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 05 May 2023
Did you know that… A lack of work-readiness, combined with a mismatch between dynamic labor market needs and skills possessed by graduates, are significant causes of youth unemployment worldwide. These skills gaps are more pronounced in the Global South and Africa, where many young peop
Published: 25 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified
This fellowship is a joint initiative with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research project of their choosing. Fellows take part in the core work of the Institut
Published: 25 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 05 May 2023
Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) provides funding for the degree program listed in the initial KHS admission letter. Scholars who wish to enrol in an additional graduate program may apply to KHS to receive additional funding up to the maximum of three years. This additional funding is not guaranteed.
Published: 24 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: Not Specified
CORAF is offering 8 Ph.D scholarships in the framework of the implementation of the Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) in West Africa. The Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) is a flagship regional investment program of more than US$1 billion that aims to build food system resilience in Wes
Published: 21 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 17 May 2023
FIAS is an international mobility programme proposing high-level scientific residencies in the seven Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of Aix-Marseille, Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours), Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris and Rennes. The FIAS fellowship programme supports high-quality and innov
Published: 21 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: France Deadline: 06 Jun 2023
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social, and research-based growth. Seventy (70) fellowships are awarded annually.
Published: 21 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Canada Deadline: 20 Sep 2023
The WESAF doctoral programme aims to provide research training to equip students (primarily academics already holding tenured positions) to complete interdisciplinary doctoral research on areas related to sustainability on the African continent. The blended programme is designed to enable student
Published: 20 Apr 2023 Type: Ph.D Study in: South Africa Deadline: 15 May 2023
If you're an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,500, paid as a discount on your first year’s tuition fee. Awards will be made based on grades obtained in your
Published: 19 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
The Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) invites applications for the Visiting Fellowship Programme 2024. This Programme aims to support scholars in Chinese Studies to visit and conduct research at CUHK for a period of 3 to 4 months. While in residenc
Published: 19 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: China Deadline: 28 Jul 2023
The Fellowship is offered to young scientists from developing countries (other than India) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in emerging areas in science and technology for which facilities are available in laboratories and institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR
Published: 19 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: India Deadline: 15 Sep 2023
If you are interested in completing your Master of Science degree in Germany in the field of “Air Quality Control, Waste Water, and Solid Waste Process Engineering” at the University of Stuttgart, please take a closer look at the application requirements and procedures. They are looking
Published: 18 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
The MSIF Du Pré Grant enables multiple sclerosis researchers and clinicians from low- and middle-income countries to make short visits (up to six months) to established MS research centres, outside of their own country. *For 2023 we are open to applications for virtual or local projects to ov
Published: 18 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Jun 2023
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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: