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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
This £3,000 scholarship is for 2024 Sussex graduates, with a First Class or Upper Second Class Bachelors degree, progressing to either a full-time or part-time eligible Masters at Sussex in September 2024.
Published: 07 Feb 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 20 Sep 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
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Overseas MSc and PhD schola
Published: 06 Feb 2024 Type: Masters Study in: France, Germany, Malaysia, United Kingdom Deadline: 18 Mar 2024
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Overseas MSc and PhD schola
Published: 06 Feb 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: France, Germany, Malaysia, United Kingdom Deadline: 18 Mar 2024
The Talent Grant is financed by the Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society. The scholarship is aimed at international students from OUTSIDE the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their Master’s in Theology and Religious Studies. The EEA consists of the EU countries and Ice
Published: 05 Feb 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Value: € 5.000 Deadline: 01 Mar 2024
This award, named after TWAS President Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, is designed to honour women scientists in Least Developed African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences. It carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. TWAS is inviting&
Published: 05 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: USD5,000 Deadline: 10 May 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
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The Nigeria Prize for Science celebrates excellence in scientific breakthroughs and honours scientists from anywhere in the world, who help find solutions to a local or ‘Nigerian’ problem, as defined and advertised by the Advisory Board for the prize. The Prize is an annual prize aime
Published: 05 Feb 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Value: USD100,000 Deadline: 30 Apr 2024
Literature cannot be said to have evolved if it lacks a vibrant reading and critical culture. A healthy dose of literary criticism is, therefore, necessary for the sustenance and growth of literature. Literary criticism aims to deepen interpretations, outlook and the craft of creative writing. It
Published: 05 Feb 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Value: USD10,000 Deadline: 02 Apr 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
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger and to achieve food security for all and to make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members, FAO works in over 130 coun
Published: 02 Feb 2024 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 25 Aug 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 develo
Published: 02 Feb 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Australia Deadline: 30 Apr 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
The Harvard MBA is one of the world’s leading business programmes, taught at one of the world’s most prestigious Universities. The Boustany MBA Harvard Scholarship is granted once every two years for a two year course at Harvard Business School. The next Scholarship will be awarded
Published: 30 Jan 2024 Type: MBA Study in: United Kingdom Value: US$102,200 Deadline: 31 May 2025
The aim of the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship is to enable a female student from a developing country where access to tertiary education is limited to benefit from undertaking postgraduate study at the Durham University. The scholarship was launched as part of the celebration of 30 years of women stud
Published: 29 Jan 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Jan 2024
Universal Youth Movement is a team that uses all means at its disposal to help youth grow and flourish, aiming to produce exceptional future leaders by instilling high moral principles and promoting a sense of personal integrity. Hence, UYM created the UYLS series which aspires to establish a c
Published: 29 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Thailand Deadline: 29 Feb 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:
