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
This USD $5000 MMG Fellowship in memory of Dr. Melvin Morris Goldberg (BSE UPenn 1961 / Ohio State PhD 1963) provides summer travel support to an ambitious student from any U.S. University to perform supervised technical research at one of Israel’s universities or research centers (eg, Bar-Ila
Published: 01 Mar 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 01 Mar 2023
Teach for Nigeria invites exceptional university graduates and young professionals to apply for the Fellowship. Teach For Nigeria strongly believes that the only true and sustainable path to improving educational opportunities for all children in Nigeria is by channeling and
Published: 28 Feb 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 11 Apr 2023
Trinity College Dublin will select two lucky international students and provide them €3,000 to undertake a degree program in Chinese Studies at the Institution. Applicants must have firmly accepted their course offer before applying for the scholarship.
Published: 28 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ireland Deadline: 31 Jul 2023
The University of Salford – UK is offering two high value scholarships to applicants who are willing to undergo a degree program. This is awarded based on merit through both academic attainment and a two-part scholarship essay.
Published: 28 Feb 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 06 Mar 2023
The International Climate Protection Fellowships enable prospective leaders to conduct a research-related project of their own choice during a one-year stay in Germany. Submit an application if you are a prospective leader from a non-European threshold or developing country working in the fiel
Published: 27 Feb 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 01 Mar 2023
Université Paris-Saclay aims to promote access for international students to its Master’s programmes, provided by its faculties, component-institutions and associated universities, and to make it easier for highly-qualified international students to join the University, especially for t
Published: 27 Feb 2023 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: 16 May 2023
Make a difference in Nigeria's future by joining The Emerging Political Leaders Fellowship. Develop your leadership skills and prepare for local, regional, and national leadership roles. Over the course of one year, Fellows gain access to tailored content from a carefully curated list of poli
Published: 27 Feb 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 28 Feb 2023
As Henley Business School Africa dean and director Jon Foster-Pedley explains, the scholarship honours one of South African journalism’s greatest practitioners by giving two current practitioners a once in a lifetime opportunity to step out of the newsroom and into the classroom not just to fi
Published: 26 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 28 Feb 2023
The Imomoh Scholarship was endowed to the SPE Foundation by Egbert Imomoh to support excellence in education for students from the Africa Region. The recipients will be awarded a single payment of USD 2,000.
Published: 24 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 15 Apr 2023
In the interest of enhancing transatlantic exchange and collaboration, the West African Research Association, with funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US State Department, offers Residencies for WARA member institutions to host a West African Scholar on their campus. E
Published: 23 Feb 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 27 Feb 2023
We offer various scholarships for international students which aim to reward excellence and promote diversity among our student body. Based on our data, nearly 30% of our undergraduate students and over 40% of our postgraduate students were awarded scholarships for their entry. Once enroll
Published: 23 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: China Deadline: 31 May 2023
The University of Bonn – Germany is providing funding for students from countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia in order to promote scientific exchange with partners, particularly in regions that have been relatively marginalized in terms of scientific production and to promote internation
Published: 23 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: 03 May 2023
The Centre of African Studies of the University of London UK invites applications from Nigerian academics to take part in a scheme of collaborative research funded by the Leventis Foundation. Leventis Foundation is funding Leventis Fellowship for younger scholars to develop their resear
Published: 22 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Mar 2023
Hatfield College aims to award the Lioness Scholarship to an individual who has the academic and personal qualities to enable them to complete and benefit from a postgraduate course, and who will also act as a positive ambassador for their home country in Durham, and put their enhanced knowledge and
Published: 22 Feb 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Mar 2023
Nottingham Trent University is offering up to 50% of tuition fees to students who are willing to pursue a degree program at the Institution. Why choose to study at Nottingham Trent University? Nottingham Trent University delivers progressive, successful, and high-quality education to ensure
Published: 22 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 03 May 2023
The Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China invites applications from individuals who has interest in studying for a degree program at any Chinese Institution. MOFCOM Scholarship is set up by Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China to further strengthen the commu
Published: 22 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 31 May 2023
The Nigeria Award Scholarship (NA) for the 2022/2023 academic session, tenable in Public Tertiary Institutions across Nigeria, is now open to all interested and qualified Nigerians. The invitation comes from the Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Adamu Adamu.
Published: 21 Feb 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 20 Mar 2023
‘Beyond Borders’ invites applications from Ph.D. students worldwide studying borders and bordering phenomena in different regions of the world. The Call for Scholarship Applications 2022 is open till 1 March 2022 and focuses on “Borders, Migration and Knowledge. ‘Bey
Published: 21 Feb 2023 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 01 Mar 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: