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 Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport offers scholarships for developing countries. Applications for these scholarships are open to all students from below developing countries and/or countries going through a process of political and economic transition. Thanks to a generous contribut
Published: 29 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Czech Republic Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has two categories of fellowships: institutional and sponsored. Institutional fellowships are funded by the University while sponsored fellowships are from private endowments and donors. Fellowships are highly competitive awards. They are open to new student
Published: 28 Jul 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Egypt Deadline: 05 Oct 2023
The Humphrey Program brings young and mid-career professionals from designated countries to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. Applications are currently invited from
Published: 26 Jul 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: Not Specified
ETH Zurich and Ashesi University in Ghana, together with industry partners, are offering a master’s programme in mechatronic engineering taught in Ghana by faculty of both institutions. The past year has seen a growing partnership between Ashesi University, Ghana, ETH Zurich, Switzerla
Published: 26 Jul 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: 30 Jul 2023
The Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships (CLIFF-GRADS) Programme is a joint initiative of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and Mitigate Plus. CLIFF-GRADS builds capability in early-career scientists from developing countries
Published: 25 Jul 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 28 Aug 2023
Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 2024, a partnership of A*STAR, NTU, NUS, SUTD, and SMU, is now open for applications. Offering PhD training in leading institutions, students benefit from Singapore's role as the gateway to Asia Pacific's booming economies. Singapore stands t
Published: 24 Jul 2023 Type: Ph.D Study in: Singapore Deadline: 01 Dec 2023
The application process has opened for female students interested in applying for a scholarship from the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) towards their Master’s degrees in nuclear science and technology, nuclear safety and security or non-prolif
Published: 12 Apr 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
A traineeship at the European Commission is much more than just a professional experience. Each batch of trainees organises a huge range of non-formal learning, social activities, from football to wine-tasting and much in between – in true bureaucratic fashion, each with its own organising com
Published: 24 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 31 Aug 2023
For the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is looking for young, talented African women to lead the sustainable development agenda If you are an African Union citizen, apply to the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Program. Do
Published: 24 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 13 Aug 2023
The candidate of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Scholarship should be aware that this scholarship is the University’s investment in the sustained growth of an individual and the betterment of a community at large. The candidate should indicate how she will use the studying abroad experienc
Published: 24 Jul 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 30 Jul 2023
This scholarship programme is designed for students, graduates and doctoral candidates. It aims to help them improve their knowledge of the German language (general language) as well as German regional and cultural studies. Important note: Please be aware that a simultaneous application to this p
Published: 23 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Aug 2023
The Academy Scholars are a select community of individuals with resourcefulness, initiative, curiosity, and originality, whose work in cultures or regions outside of the US or Canada shows promise as a foundation for exceptional careers in major universities or international institutions. Academy
Published: 23 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 22 Sep 2023
This scholarship is awarded to a University of Melbourne Faculty of Science student who is completing study in the School of Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics & Statistics, on the basis of academic merit.
Published: 20 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified
Concord is looking for two people who are passionate, motivated, creative, cooperative, and committed. Moreover, would you like to gain valuable work experience and contribute to the work of a confederation of NGOs whose vision is of a world in which poverty and inequality have been ended? F
Published: 19 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 24 Jul 2023
The Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) announces the opening of the application for the 2024 WBG-Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. Students and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan nationals. Launched in 2013, the World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program
Published: 12 Apr 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 25 Aug 2023
The Master's of Law (LLM) degree in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa is the first of its kind to be offered in Africa. It establishes a higher education and training programme based in and focused on, Africa with full exposure to the international world of trade and investme
Published: 19 Jul 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 31 Jul 2023
Applications for University Recommended Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship 2024/2025 for International Students are now open.
Published: 17 Jul 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 31 Oct 2023
These scholarships allow individuals to study for the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and/or the Master of Laws (LLM) by distance learning, at the University of London. Applicants can start at any level, and do not need to complete the whole programme. For example, applicant
Published: 17 Jul 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 23 Aug 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: