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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 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 African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program is a robust 12-month program which aims to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators from the African continent to units and organs within the African Union headquarters as ‘resident fellows’ to understand the sy
Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 28 Apr 2024
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportu
Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 24 May 2024
The A. G. Leventis Foundation supports a wide range of projects in Cyprus, Greece and elsewhere. Many of these articulate the Foundation's interest in supporting and disseminating Hellenic cultural heritage. Others encompass the Foundation’s concerns for conservation and the environment, s
Published: 25 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Greece Deadline: 05 Apr 2024
The IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is providing a limited number of scholarships in the framework of capacity strengthening and nurturing network of water professionals in the focus regions and countries of the programme. Th
Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 01 Jun 2024
The Einstein Forum and the Wittenstein Foundation offer a fellowship for outstanding young thinkers who wish to pursue a project in a different field from that of their previous research. The purpose of the fellowship is to support those who, in addition to producing superb work in their area of spe
Published: 21 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 01 Jun 2024
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Mandela Rhodes Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships is a life-changing leadership journey. The scholarship combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to young African changemakers – just like you. The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
Published: 18 Mar 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 21 Apr 2024
University of Reading through the African Real Estate Society (AfRES) is offering one full fee waiver to an African student for one of the Real Estate & Planning postgraduate programmes 2024/2025 Students must have an offer to study one of the Real Estate & Planning postgr
Published: 18 Mar 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 May 2024
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The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is a unique, transformative learning opportunity open to women and nonbinary journalists from every country around the world. Since 2005, the IWMF has selected one Neuffer Fellow each year to complete a six-month Fellowship focused on human rights and social justice
Published: 08 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 21 Apr 2024
The Postgraduate Diploma Programme started in 1991, and since then, many of its graduates have gone on to do PhDs at various prestigious universities, including in Europe and North America. Many of them, after a few postdoctoral stints abroad, have returned to their home countries, where they are ac
Published: 01 Mar 2024 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 15 Mar 2024
AFRIKA KOMMT! is a fellowship programme that connects visionary African professionals and leading German companies. Together they pave the way for global inclusive business and mutually beneficial cooperation. The programme provides an unparalleled opportunity to young, talented African pr
Published: 20 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 24 Mar 2024
The United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme is organized by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs. The Fellowship Programme consists of an annual summer course at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands. The participants attend lectures and s
Published: 19 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 22 Mar 2024
Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to maximum 3 months) to young African researchers from higher education institutions from Sub-Saharan Africa. The main aim of this scholarship programme is to enable scholars to undertake research in which they are engaged in the
Published: 13 Feb 2024 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 04 May 2024
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An opportunity for early career researchers in Africa to pursue their own research projects in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. The scholarship offers access to the Institute’s library and other resources that provide for a stimulating research environment. The purpose of the A
Published: 06 Feb 2024 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 10 Apr 2024
World Federation of Neurology In collaboration with the University of Cairo and with generous support from the Association of British Neurologists announce a call for Candidates. The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) with support from the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) are pleas
Published: 05 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Egypt Deadline: 29 Feb 2024
Australia Awards Scholarships are long-term awards administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.They aim to contribute to the development needs of Australia's partner countries in line with bilateral and regional agreements. They provide opportunities for people from developing
Published: 02 Feb 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 30 Apr 2024
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Injini’s EdTech Fellowship Program, delivered in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is a 6-month, equity-free, hybrid venture support program that takes a partnership approach to business acceleration, broken down into three core focus areas which will be delivered fro
Published: 02 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Value: R2,500,000 Deadline: 13 Feb 2024
The UNIV'R university corridor program – University for Refugees is launching its third edition and opening a call for applications for refugees residing in a first country of asylum who wish to pursue Master's studies (2 years) within a Higher education establishment i
Published: 01 Feb 2024 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: 05 Mar 2024
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UNU offers Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policymakers, especially from the developing world, with a multidisciplinary context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the re
Published: 30 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: 10 Mar 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:
