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Postgraduate Scholarships for Nigerian students 2025-2026 (Page 85)

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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  • PDRI-DevLab 2023 Visiting Fellowship for African Scholars

    The Penn Development Research Initiative (PDRI) / DevLab@Penn is committed to building capacity for rigorous research on pressing policy challenges facing low- and middle-income countries, by providing training and research opportunities for emerging researchers. In service of this miss

    Published: 02 Nov 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 13 Dec 2022

  • GI-TOC 2023 Resilience Fellowship Program

    The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) is pleased to announce the fourth edition of the Resilience Fellowship, which for 2023 will have human rights as its theme. The Fellowship builds a platform for cross-sectoral, global and interdisciplinary collaboration between civ

    Published: 02 Nov 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Nov 2022

  • Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation (MNF) 2023 Pan-African Young Leaders Fellowship Programme

    The Mwalimu Nyerere Pan-African Young Leaders Fellowship Programme is a youth leadership fellowship programme that seeks to nurture, mentor, train, challenge, engage, define and transform all Africa’s young generation into responsible, dedicated, transformative and peace loving Pan-African lea

    Published: 02 Nov 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Tanzania, United Republic of Deadline: 10 Nov 2022

  • University of Cambridge 2023 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program for African Students

    The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at Cambridge is designed to provide talented students from economically marginalised and hard-to-reach communities in Africa with fully-funded opportunities to complete their Master’s training, grow in transformative leadership, and contribute to cl

    Published: 02 Nov 2022 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 05 Jan 2023

  • Catholic Relief Services 2023 International Development Fellows Program

    The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is pleased to announce its International Development Fellows Program for the 2023/24 cohort. The fellowship program prepares dedicated global citizens to pursue a career in international relief and development work. The Fellows Program is designed for

    Published: 02 Nov 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 30 Nov 2022

  • Australia Awards Fellowships 2023/2024 for Developing countries

    Australia engages with developing countries at government, business, professional and community levels. Australia Awards Fellowships offer Australian organisations, from all sectors, the opportunity to deepen and broaden their links with leaders and professionals in developing countries. By providin

    Published: 02 Nov 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Australia Deadline: 22 Jan 2023

  • United Nations 2023 Regional Course in International Law for African Scholars

    The Regional Courses provide high-quality training by leading scholars and practitioners on a broad range of core subjects of international law, as well as specific subjects of particular interest to the countries in a given region. In addition, the interactive nature of the training allows the part

    Published: 01 Nov 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: 07 Nov 2022

  • University of Bayreuth 2023 BIGSAS-Scholarships for African Scholars

    BIGSAS has been awarded two scholarships within the Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP) by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for which BIGSAS will nominate candidates who have successfully passed the application procedure.  BIGSAS provides a centre for creative a

    Published: 01 Nov 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Dec 2022

  • MasterCard/University of California, Berkeley 2023-2024 Masters Scholarships for African Students – USA

    Administered out of the Center for African Studies, the program at the University of California, Berkeley is supported by a broad cross-section of functional and disciplinary units on campus including the Division of Student Affairs, the Graduate Division, the Berkeley International Office, and the

    Published: 01 Nov 2022 Type: Masters Study in: United States Deadline: Not Specified

  • CRUK 2023 Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme

    Cancer Research UK (CRUK) developed this scheme in close consultation with the research community including the expert partner organisations, Black in Cancer and Windsor Fellowship. CRUK are committed to creating equal, diverse and inclusive research environments that enable all researc

    Published: 01 Nov 2022 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 15 Nov 2022

  • Immigrant Justice Corps(IJC) 2023 Justice Fellowship Program

    The first and only fellowship of its kind, IJC’s Justice Fellowship identifies promising lawyers who are passionate about immigrants’ rights, places them with organizations where they can make the greatest difference and supports them with training and expert insights as they directly as

    Published: 31 Oct 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 18 Nov 2022

  • IIASA 2023 Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme Worldwide(Fully-funded)

    The fellowship provides full funding (12 months with the possibility of extension for another 12 months) to conduct your own research on topics closely related to one or more projects on IIASA’s agenda. The IIASA Postdoctoral Programme is open to applicants of all nationalities and is

    Published: 31 Oct 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Austria Deadline: 30 Nov 2022

  • Dangote Group 2022 Recruitment for Engineers

    We are looking for a creative Mechanical Engineer to work on all product stages from research and development to design and manufacture, through to installation and final commissioning. The goal is to design and fabricate mechanical components of innovation and excellence. Key Duties and Responsi

    Published: 30 Oct 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

  • Procter and Gamble 2022 Graduate Internship Program

    Procter & Gamble Co., also known as P&G, is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, founded by William Procter and James Gamble, both from the United Kingdom. Driven by passionate people and a common purpose, P&G has bee

    Published: 28 Oct 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified

  • Procter and Gamble 2022 Graduate Internship Program

    Procter & Gamble Co., also known as P&G, is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, founded by William Procter and James Gamble, both from the United Kingdom. Driven by passionate people and a common purpose, P&G has bee

    Published: 28 Oct 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified

  • Procter and Gamble 2022 Graduate Internship Program

    Procter & Gamble Co., also known as P&G, is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, founded by William Procter and James Gamble, both from the United Kingdom. Driven by passionate people and a common purpose, P&G has bee

    Published: 28 Oct 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified

  • MCW Global 2023 Young Leaders Fellowship Programme

    The Young Leaders Fellowship Programme is a one-of-a-kind leadership opportunity open to all young people between 18 – 26 from all over the world who wish to address community projects in the areas of education, health, and economic security. The year-long programme prepares young people to

    Published: 28 Oct 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 18 Nov 2022

  • PEO International Peace Scholarship Fund 2023/2024 Application Update

    The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program that provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding. The scholars

    Published: 28 Oct 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada, United States Deadline: 15 Dec 2022

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Postgraduate Grants And Scholarships

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:

  • NDDC postgraduate scholarship
  • NLNG postgraduate scholarship
  • Agip postgraduate scholarship
  • PTDF postgraduate scholarship
  • Shell postgraduate scholarship
  • Chevron postgraduate scholarship
  • NNPC postgraduate scholarship
  • Total postgraduate scholarship
  • DAAD postgraduate scholarship
  • Fulbright postgraduate scholarship
  • Commonwealth postgraduate scholarship
  • MasterCard postgraduate scholarship

 

Eligibility For Postgraduate Scholarships

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:

  • Proof of English language proficiency (IELTS or it’s equivalent)
  • Bachelors degree/ certificate of graduation (for Masters students)
  • Masters degree/ certificate of graduation (for PhD students)
  • Research proposal (for PhD students)
  • Acceptance/admission letter to study at your selected university
  • International passport (for those students participating in a postgraduate study abroad scholarship)
  • Motivation letter to the scholarship sponsors stating why you think you are qualified to receive a postgraduate sponsorship to further your studies.

 

 

How To Apply For Postgraduate Scholarships

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:

  • Do you research on the scholarship and find out all you need to know about it, in terms of how to apply (whether online or via email or post) and particular documents to submit.
  • Research the school you are applying to and find out documents required and also if you are to apply for the scholarship before you gain admission to study or after.
  • Check if you are eligible for the scholarship
  • Organise all the required documents needed for the application.
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