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 Early Career Fellowship offers unparalleled access to world-class experts, including American University’s Professor Dr. Laura DeNardis and eminent scholars from the Oxford Internet Institute. It also offers project management, advocacy, and diplomacy know-how, providing the foundation for
Published: 18 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 07 Feb 2024
Studio Quantum is an international events and artist-in-residence programme from the Goethe-Institut, exploring emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art.?Studio Quantum is exploring important cultural, ethical and ecological questions around the impact of quantum technologies. The
Published: 18 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: 3000 EUR Deadline: 11 Feb 2024
The University of Pittsburgh’s Global Studies Center awards H.J. Heinz fellowships to students from developing countries who wish to pursue a Master's degree and demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors.
Published: 18 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Value: $20,200 Deadline: Not Specified
The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master's degree program in a development-related topic. Subject to availab
Published: 17 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Value: $500 Deadline: 24 May 2024
Are you currently studying for a Bachelor or Master degree in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics? Are you looking for a training period during the European summer (June – September)? If so, this could be the opportunity for you: apply now for the CERN Summer Student Pro
Published: 17 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Switzerland Deadline: 31 Jan 2024
The Hornby Education Trust prioritises capacity building for English language teaching in low- and middle-income countries. It awards Master’s degree scholarships to teachers and related professionals with relevant experience and evidenced potential to impact and enhance the field o
Published: 17 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £15,500 Deadline: 01 Mar 2024
The Clark-Alonso Africa Scholarship is designed to encourage research on sub-Saharan Africa in the Department of Politics and International Relations at FIU.
Published: 17 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Value: $1,000 Deadline: 15 Mar 2024
The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP) is an opportunity for outstanding scholars from selected countries*, who have no other means of financing their studies, to pursue postgraduate education. Established in 1969 by His Highness the Aga Khan, the AKF
Published: 16 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 31 Mar 2024
The Hornby Trust is delighted to be partnering with the University of Exeter for these scholarships, and all applicants will be jointly considered by the University of Exeter and the Hornby Trust.
Published: 16 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £15,500 Deadline: 01 Mar 2024
These scholarships are open to all nationalities and across all research areas, and will be of interest to students of the highest calibre who have the commitment and desire to work on challenging research projects in a world leading research environment.
Published: 16 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Value: BP 1,000 Deadline: 31 Mar 2024
The Mozida Africa Excellence Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that has been established by the Mozida Foundation to attract high-performing students who are leaders and agents of communal change to pursue a master's degree at institutions of higher learning in Bolivia. The first categ
Published: 15 Jan 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Bolivia Value: USD 1,600 Deadline: 30 Apr 2024
The Obama Foundation Leaders Africa program seeks to build a growing network of innovative and values-based changemakers who will drive positive change in their communities, the continent, and the world. During the Obamas’ tenure in the White House, they traveled across the African continen
Published: 15 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs encourage excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario. Both programs are jointly funded by the Ontario government
Published: 15 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Value: $5,000 Deadline: 01 Feb 2024
The four-semester Master's program is a full-time program. The curriculum covers a number of areas including journalism and communication sciences, media development and media management. The Master's program is unique in Germany and attracts students from all over the world. It combines&
Published: 12 Jan 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 29 Feb 2024
The following Master of Science degree courses are offered in English for the 2024–25 academic year: Master in Environmental Engineering – Sopron University, Sopron Master in Crop Production Engineering – Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Szen
Published: 12 Jan 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Hungary Deadline: 28 Feb 2024
University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland is one of the world's top universities and is the most popular university for international students in Ireland. Each year, UCD offers a number of Global Excellence Scholarship to international students (on non-EU fees) who are starting a course at
Published: 12 Jan 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Ireland Deadline: 31 Mar 2024
The Austrian Development Cooperation through the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management offers about 30 scholarships to applicants from priority countries as well as other developing countries. The Tourism School in Salzburg has an outstanding international reputation and a long traditi
Published: 12 Jan 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Austria Value: Euro 205 Deadline: 31 Mar 2024
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program, a multi-institution collaboration managed by Cornell University in collaboration with the World Bank’s Development Research Group, and the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), announc
Published: 11 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 19 Jan 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: