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 IMF Youth Fellowship Program (YFP) provides an opportunity for young leaders between 20 and 35 years of age from across the world to become part of our global effort to build forward better and join the IMF at the forefront of the response to global economic challenges. The IMF YFP is a compe
Published: 25 May 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Morocco Deadline: 30 Jun 2023
Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract brilliant minds from around the world to pursue postgraduate studies in Malaysia. This scholarship is parallel with Malaysia's aspiration to emerge as one of the global centres of academic excellence
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Malaysia Deadline: 18 May 2023
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, is calling for applications for the Master’s degree (LLM/MPhil) in Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) for the Class of 2024. The programme is open to individuals from diverse professi
Published: 12 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 31 Jul 2023
This year, AstraZeneca is going beyond Scholarships to power and deliver a unique YHP Impact Fellowship that provides development opportunities, access to networks, and funding to help the most impactful young health leaders to help them create even more positive change. By collaborating with One
Published: 04 May 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 14 May 2023
The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) — comprising the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular and Drug Research in Karachi, Pakistan — and TWAS offer fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other
Published: 02 May 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Jun 2023
In order to promote international cooperation, particularly with Developing Countries (as classified by the World Bank in low, lower middle and upper middle-income economies) the University of Pavia and EDiSU (Institute of the Right to University Studies) are offering 5 scholarships to visiting scho
Published: 01 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Italy Deadline: 31 May 2023
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 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 field of data science is emerging as a critical discipline with high relevance to economic growth and development. This doctoral training program established by AIMS will provide emerging African scientists the opportunity to conduct research at the forefront of data science, and work towards a
Published: 10 Apr 2023 Type: Ph.D Study in: Rwanda Deadline: 14 Apr 2023
The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displa
Published: 07 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: 09 Jun 2023
Since the early seminal work of mathematical physicist Giorgio Parisi (Nobel Prize laureate in Physics in 2021) and the revolutionary work of the 2014 Fields Medallist Sir Martin Hairer, Stochastic Partial Differential Equations (SPDEs) becomes a very active research field with many cutting-edge and
Published: 04 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 26 Apr 2023
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 opportuni
Published: 31 Mar 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 24 May 2023
Applications are invited for 20 UNESCO/POLAND Co-Sponsored Research Fellowships for applicants from Africa, Arab states, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. This programme aims to promote capacity building and research activities in UNESCO’s Member States in the
Published: 29 Mar 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Poland Deadline: 28 Apr 2023
The University of Edinburgh UK is offering the Glenmore Medical Scholarship for full-time one year study at the Institution. The scholarship will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study. The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission in th
Published: 28 Mar 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Jun 2023
The School of Public Health, University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia, is pleased to announce a new extension to the Call for Applications for the award of TDR Postgraduate Training Scholarships for a twoyear Master of Public Health (MPH) postgraduate programme, with specialization in implement
Published: 27 Mar 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Colombia Deadline: 29 May 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: