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 African Academy of Sciences (AAS) recognises scientific excellence by electing to its membership outstanding scholars who have attained the highest level of excellence in their scientific field and have made significant contributions to the advancement of science regionally a
Published: 19 May 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 May 2023
The University of Gondar provides scholarships for undergraduate and master’s degree programs for students with disabilities through the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. ONLY the Graduate scholarship programme is open to applicants for the 2023/24 academic session. The Graduate
Published: 19 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: 31 May 2023
The School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham is thrilled to announce six scholarships generously funded by?DeepMind, that are open to applicants currently holding either a conditional offer or unconditional offer for the MSc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to apply for. T
Published: 17 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 23 Jul 2023
The University of Manchester, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, is offering eight scholarships to students in Bangladesh, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey who're applying for one-year master’s programmes and will enrol in the 2023/
Published: 17 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 01 Jun 2023
Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) offers world-class education and a lifetime support network. Our financial aid includes scholarships, sibling discounts, work-study programmes, and more, all designed to help our students achieve their dreams and succeed in their chosen career paths. At Pan-Atlantic
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 11 Aug 2023
The University of Edinburgh will offer scholarships for distance learning Master’s programmes offered by the University. Scholarships will be available for students pursuing any distance learning Master’s programme offered by the University.
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 05 Jun 2023
Margaret McNamara Education grants are awarded to women from developing and middle-income countries who, upon obtainment of their degree, intend to return to or remain in their countries, or other developing countries, and work to improve the lives of women and/or children. The MMEG mission
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 14 Sep 2023
The University of Manchester is proud to offer awards totalling £300,000 to international students, commencing their studies in September 2023. The scholarship is open to both undergraduate and master’s students.
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 19 May 2023
Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract brilliant minds from around the world to pursue postgraduate studies in Malaysia. This scholarship is parallel with Malaysia's aspiration to emerge as one of the global centres of academic excellence
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Malaysia Deadline: 18 May 2023
Are you a woman currently enrolled, or about to enrol, on a master’s degree in one of these fields – economics, statistics, engineering and computing – at a university or business school in Europe? If so, apply for the European Central Bank (ECB) Scholarship for Women 2023-202
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 21 May 2023
The 2024 International Awards will designate five outstanding researchers in Life and Environmental Sciences, each working in one of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America. The five laureates will be selected by
Published: 15 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 28 Jun 2023
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, is calling for applications for the Master’s degree (LLM/MPhil) in Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) for the Class of 2024. The programme is open to individuals from diverse professi
Published: 12 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 31 Jul 2023
The LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) is a prestigious one-year intensive course where 25-30 exceptional individuals spend six months in Pretoria and six months at one of the 12 partner universities all over Africa. They are taught by eminent lecturers in the field of
Published: 12 May 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 31 Jul 2023
We invite first year undergraduate students who aspire to be future leaders, making an impact that matters and those excited about growth and development to apply for the McKinsey Future Leaders Prize. You will have the opportunity to receive mentorship, learn, network and interact with ou
Published: 11 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 11 Aug 2023
Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) Limited, on behalf of the NNPC/NAE PSC, is committed to the training and development of manpower as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. In pursuance of this, NAE invites applications from suitably qualified and interested Nigerian graduates
Published: 11 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 31 May 2023
The Julius Nyerere Scholarship was set up in 2009 in memory of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who led Tanganyika to independence in 1961 and became the first prime minister and later president of Tanzania. Nyerere received a scholarship in 1949 to attend the University of Edinburgh where he obtained a Maste
Published: 11 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 15 Jun 2023
This opportunity is operating in a full-time status. As part of the plan to rapidly upscale business, Deloitte Consulting is looking for talented individuals to join the growing team. Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax
Published: 10 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
Application is open for the Italian Government scholarship for foreign students to study for undergraduate, masters and PhD degrees at Italian higher education institutions for 4/202 academic year The Italian Government awards scholarships for studying in Italy both to foreign citizens and Italia
Published: 10 May 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Italy Deadline: 09 Jun 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: