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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
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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
The University of Edinburgh Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UK universities, including the University of Edinburgh, to jointly support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who
Published: 25 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 14 Dec 2023
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) have established a United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies for nationals of developing countries or non-space-fari
Published: 25 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: 05 Jan 2024
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The Richard J. Van Loon Scholarship, valued at $5,000 for the 2023/2024 academic year, is awarded annually to an outstanding international student from an African country. The award was endowed in 2005 by friends, family and colleagues in honour of Richard J. Van Loon, Carleton’s 10th Presiden
Published: 25 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: 01 Feb 2024
The original and longest running award scheme of its kind, the 9th edition of the pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards is inviting entries from across the continent. The awards are an extension of Continental Reinsurance’s continued commitment to the advancement of excellen
Published: 23 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 15 Feb 2024
The Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals is seeking applications from early career journalists/broadcasters across Africa for the African Change Narrative Storytellers’ Fellowship. The goal is to cultivate new generations of journalists, storytellers, and content creators capable
Published: 23 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 05 Dec 2023
The Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP), established in 2005, is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training program for human rights and minority rights defenders from national or ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities. Fellows should have a comprehensive understanding of the United Nation
Published: 23 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 08 Dec 2023
With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University (‘North’) and half at a university
Published: 22 Nov 2023 Type: Ph.D Study in: Belgium Deadline: 24 Feb 2024
Apply for an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master. Students from all over the world are welcome. You will study at several universities in Europe and beyond. Full scholarships are available for the best students. Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are prestigious international masters, jointly designed and
Published: 21 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: Not Specified
The goal of the ICANN Fellowship Program is to strengthen the diversity of the multistakeholder model by fostering opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community. Fellows are exposed to the w
Published: 21 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Rwanda Deadline: 16 Dec 2023
AfricaLics – the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems – is looking for suitable PhD students from universities in African countries to participate in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme, (2024 cohort) focused on Innovation and
Published: 20 Nov 2023 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 01 Dec 2023
Cultural Survival has defended Indigenous Peoples’ rights and supported the self-determination, cultures, and political resilience of Indigenous communities since 1972. Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Youth Fellowship Project was started to support young Indigenous leaders aged 17-28 i
Published: 20 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Nov 2023
In collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), a limited number of scholarships are available for M.Sc. Agricultural Economics at the University of Hohenheim under the special initiative “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” (EPOS). For up-to-date requiremen
Published: 20 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Dec 2023
The University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom is offering a number of international scholarships open to students of foreign origins wishing to study at the university for the the coming academic session. The scholarships awarded by the University of Huddersfield for Nigerians in
Published: 20 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
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The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships are available to international students who have applied to study a full-time one year Master’s course in the School of Global Development at UEA. Each scholarship will fund the student's international tuition fees and provide them with a m
Published: 20 Nov 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 19 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 opportuni
Published: 18 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 10 Jan 2024
Gauteng Department of Health invites all Prospective students from disadvantaged communities who are interested in studying Medicine in Cuba for 2024 intake.
Published: 17 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Cuba Deadline: 30 Nov 2023
The Maastricht University (UM) NL-High Potential Scholarship programme offers 24 full scholarships of € 30,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been admitted to a master’s progr
Published: 17 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 01 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:
