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
These awards, in the amount of $10,000 each, provide young faculty members from countries other than the United States and Canada with the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational opportunities for faculty development and enhancement that will result in acquisition of new knowledge and
Published: 07 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Jan 2024
Talented individuals from sub-Saharan African can acquire the management and leadership skills essential for individual, corporate and national success. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation scholarship for sub-Saharan Africa aims to help produce exceptional leaders for the continent by supporting outstanding s
Published: 08 Jan 2024 Type: MBA Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 02 Jan 2024
The University of Oulu, Finland Scholarships are provided to academically talented international students. Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA member state are liable to pay the tuition fee The Finland scholarships are aimed at students studying for a Master’s degree in the
Published: 07 Dec 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Finland Deadline: 17 Jan 2024
The Zukunftskolleg Konnect Fellowships support early career researchers from Africa, Asia and Latin America related to one of the thirteen departments of the University of Konstanz. As ZUKOnnect Fellow, you can use this time to extend your research networks and to get to know the
Published: 06 Dec 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Feb 2024
The GSK Africa Open Lab is inviting applications from African scientists at an early stage of their career with an interest in conducting research in infectious diseases. Africa Open Lab call is for proposals of relevance to the understanding of infectious disease epidemiology, aetiology, prevent
Published: 05 Dec 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 29 Jan 2024
Explore a world of opportunity and see how TAAP 2024 (The Afrinvest Analyst Programme) can enhance your career. Through structured learning, continuous feedback, and supportive colleagues.
Published: 04 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 16 Dec 2023
Three scholarships are offered to support the training and development of the next generation of leaders in global health, and strengthen the capacity of health systems and health-related research in Africa. These highly competitive scholarships are available to applicants intending to study on a
Published: 04 Dec 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 04 Mar 2024
You are invited to apply for the Wells Mountain Initiative (WMI) Scholars Program 2024 open to students of developing countries. WMI is a public charitable foundation based in Bristol, Vermont, USA, which has been approved under the United States Internal Revenue Service. This 
Published: 01 Dec 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 01 Mar 2024
Every year, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT offers academic-year fellowships to 10 science journalists from around the globe, giving them an opportunity to explore science, technology, and the craft of journalism; to concentrate on a specialty in science; and to learn at some of the top
Published: 01 Dec 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Jan 2024
The Open Doors Fellowship is a holistic program that targets women researchers in Africa to help them acquire the necessary hard and soft skills to strengthen their placements within their hosting institutions and, ultimately, avoid dropping out before their consolidation stage. The ODFP targets
Published: 29 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 Jan 2024
The UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development was created in 2008 to support the improvement of teaching and learning quality in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education, which is one of UNESCO’s priorities. Awarded every two years, the Prize is generously supported
Published: 28 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 31 Jan 2024
The World Justice Project is pleased to announce the 2024 World Justice Challenge, focused on “The Rule of Law Foundation of Democracy.” The Challenge competition seeks to identify, promote, and support changemakers who are pursuing effective strategies for strengthening the ru
Published: 29 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 31 Jan 2024
The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Prof. Tahir Mamman OON, SAN, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2024/2025 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for: BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA) Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in
Published: 28 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: China, Hungary, Romania, Russian Federation Deadline: 05 Jan 2024
The Georgetown University Global Human Development Programme is a two year, full-time master’s degree that encompasses an innovative skills-based curriculum with built-in opportunities for experiential learning. The curriculum covers core courses including the economics of development, interna
Published: 27 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 Jan 2024
Global Markets, Local Creativities” (GLOCAL) is an International Masters degree taught over 2 years by a consortium of 7 world class and internationally renowned universities. The programme aims to examine how local places (clusters, cities and regions) and local actors (entrepreneurs, firm
Published: 27 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 12 Jan 2024
The Erasmus Mundus Masters in Plant Breeding – emPLANT – is a two years Master degree offered by a consortium of six leading European universities in the field of plant breeding, plant biology, seed technology and biotechnology to face the challenges of global changes such as population
Published: 27 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 09 Jan 2024
Graduate Student Assistant Positions are a form of student employment, earning a compensation package including both salary and tuition remission for the performance of research or teaching services to the University as part of a student’s academic and professional training and development. St
Published: 27 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 01 Feb 2024
The University of Oxford is offering the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme for students from select developing countries
Published: 25 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 14 Dec 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: