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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
The WARC Travel Grant promotes intra-African cooperation and exchange among researchers and institutions by providing support to African scholars and graduate students for research visits to other institutions and regions on the continent. The WARC Travel Grant provides travel costs up to $1,5
Published: 20 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is a Recognized Independent Centre of the University of Oxford. It was established in 1985 to encourage the scholarly study of Islam and the Islamic world. The Centre provides a meeting point for the Western and Islamic worlds of learning. At Oxford, it contribu
Published: 20 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
iDixcover Young African Fellowship Programme is now open and accepting applications for its 2023 Cohort. The fellowship program aim to bridge the gap between education and employability by providing comprehensive training and mentorship to young africans through an immersive and hands-on approach
Published: 19 Sep 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 06 Oct 2023
The EUTOPIA European University Alliance is pleased to announce the opening of 16 post-doctoral fellowships under the EUTOPIA Science and Innovation Fellowships Programme (EUTOPIA-SIF). Positions will start in September 2024 at EUTOPIA-SIF partner universities. EUTOPIA-SIF fellowships offer the o
Published: 18 Sep 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 14 Dec 2023
The Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMoH) is a Principal Recipient (PR) for Integrated Global Fund Grant comprising of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Resilient Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH). As the Principal Recipient, the Ministry of Health is legally responsible for the management of the
Published: 18 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 28 Sep 2023
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at the University of Cambridge is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024/2025 academic year are now open. The programme at the University of Cambridge is designed to provide talented students from Africa with fully funded opportunities to c
Published: 18 Sep 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 05 Jan 2024
MasterCard University of the Western Cape (UWC) Scholars Program 2024: The University of the Western Cape invites applications for a limited number of master’s degree scholarships from qualifying candidates from South Africa and the African continent who are prepared to register for
Published: 18 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 13 Oct 2023
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The Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme gives registered doctoral students the opportunity to utilize the resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER for their PhD dissertation or thesis research on developing economies, and to work with researchers in areas of mutual interest. Visiting PhD fellows typic
Published: 18 Sep 2023 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is a German political foundation named after the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. KAS operates worldwide intending to promote democracy through political education and training. Since 1999 KAS has funded a scholarship programme, run by the So
Published: 15 Sep 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 22 Sep 2023
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Australian Catholic University International Student Scholarships reward commencing undergraduate and postgraduate International students who have demonstrated outstanding academic merit in prior studies. Up to 20 scholarships will be available to students and each scholarship will last for the d
Published: 14 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
Each academic semester, students who will enroll in their respective programs for the first time during the relevant semester may apply for scholarship opportunities. The applications are made during the online program application. International students can apply for 100% and 50% scholarshi
Published: 14 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Turkey Deadline: 31 Dec 2023
Africa CDC has developed a continental African Epidemic Service (AES), an elite workforce hosted and directed by the African Union. The African Epidemic Service has three tracks namely, Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership and Public health informatics. The African Epidemic Service – Epidemiolo
Published: 13 Sep 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 26 Oct 2023
A number of factors have placed Africa, as a geographical region, in a uniquely unusual position regarding the application of business and human rights (BHR) standards: dissonance between the abundance of natural resources on the one hand and extreme poverty on the other; notoriety for the region&rs
Published: 13 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 15 Oct 2023
These AgEcon Scholarships are provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) under its special initiative “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” (EPOS). Through the EPOS scholarships, the DAAD supports excellent candidates from developing countries who have a strong
Published: 13 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Dec 2023
Canon Collins Trust invites applications from current 2nd and 3rd year students (going into their 3rd and 4th year in 2024) studying for an LLB at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape. We will provide funding for maximum of two years. Awards in 2024 will be R40,000, per
Published: 13 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 09 Oct 2023
Our next Young Experts cohort will join WIPO early 2024 and there will be 11 new assignments. Applications for the 2024 edition of the Young Expert Program are now open. If you are interested in being part of the next YEP cohort, please apply by the 22nd of September 2023. WIPO are investing
Published: 13 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 22 Sep 2023
Applications are now open. Apply for a Chevening Scholarship to study in the UK, home to many of the world's leading universities. Return home with the knowledge, network, and skills to turn your ideas for creative positive change into reality. Chevening is the UK government’s intern
Published: 13 Sep 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 07 Nov 2023
USIP's Peace Scholar Fellowship program awards non-residential fellowships to PhD candidates enrolled at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to conflict management, peacebuilding and security studies. Since 1988, the program has supported the dissertations
Published: 12 Sep 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 28 Nov 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:
