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
Work for the IMF. Work for the World. Are you looking for an exciting and challenging internship at a prestigious, international financial institution? Are you within a year or two of completing your PhD in economics or a related field? The International Monetary Fund's (
Published: 08 Dec 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: United States Deadline: 06 Jan 2025
The GLOCAL programme is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) programme. Prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for well qualified applicants to the Erasmus Mundus International Master in Global Markets, Local Creativities. Erasmus Mun
Published: 06 Dec 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 12 Jan 2025
The GCSP prize seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges.
Published: 05 Dec 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 20 Mar 2025
The Commonwealth Peace Prize will be awarded to a distinguished peace-builder with a strong track record of faith-based engagement in conflict resolution, promotion of social cohesion, and sustainable peace. The prize organised and delivered by the Khalili Foundation in partnership with the Commonwe
Published: 05 Dec 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 17 Jan 2025
The strategic partnership between The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education aims to tackle the world’s water and sanitation crisis by increasing the number of trained professionals to devise, plan, and implement solutions in developing and emerging countries. Thro
Published: 05 Dec 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 15 Apr 2025
Launched in 2024, the fellowship bridges the gap between underutilized government data and the potential for improved efficiency in public administration. Leveraging insights from the Government Analytics Handbook and supported by World Bank experts and academics, the Fellowship offers fro
Published: 05 Dec 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 10 Jan 2025
The Bartlett Promise aims to enable students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in The Bartlett, to pursue studies at The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment. This scholarship is open to applicants who are nationals of a Bartlett-approved list of Sub-Saharan African c
Published: 04 Dec 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 28 Mar 2025
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program provides full scholarships in partnership with the American University of Beirut (AUB). The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program ?aims to prepare young people to be agents of change in their communities, countries, and regions. Scholars attend a s
Published: 03 Dec 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: Lebanon Deadline: 16 May 2025
The Agents of Change Youth Fellowship is a professional program offered by the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program and Environmental Change and Security Program. This initiative seeks to empower emerging leaders from the MENA region who are committed to addressing climate change, water securit
Published: 03 Dec 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Dec 2024
E-JUST offers “E-JUST TICAD8 African Scholarships for STI” – i.e. TICAD8 Scholarships to develop high quality human resources in the field of STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) toward future African STI network and beyond. These scholarships are provided under the cooperation
Published: 02 Dec 2024 Type: MBA Study in: Egypt Deadline: 08 Feb 2025
Chinese Government Scholarship-High-level Postgraduate Program is a full scholarship established by the Ministry of Education, P.R.C. to support designated Chinese universities to enroll outstanding international students for postgraduate studies in China. The Chinese Government Scholarship "
Published: 29 Nov 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: China Deadline: 20 Feb 2025
The Artificial Intelligence computing for the discovery of the governing knowledge of real world system is important. The proposed research aims to integrate symbolic computing with machine learning models. This project develops Explainable Artificial Intelligence Computing for the knowledge discove
Published: 29 Nov 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 13 Jan 2025
Camp Rising Sun is a full-scholarship summer camp program in Upstate New York where young people practice compassionate leadership skills, learn from each other, and build community. You’ll return home with a better understanding of yourself, the world, and how you can make change in your own
Published: 28 Nov 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified
Applications for the 2025-2026 GSK Scholarships for Future Health Leaders are open. 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. The
Published: 28 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 05 Mar 2025
The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) programme supports high-calibre international students who wish to study at master’s or PhD level in Ireland. The programme is funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Irish higher education institutions and
Published: 28 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Ireland Value: €10,000 Deadline: 05 Mar 2025
The Fellowship is offered to young scientists from developing countries (other than India) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in emerging areas in science and technology for which facilities are available in laboratories and institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR
Published: 28 Nov 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: India Deadline: 14 Jan 2024
Application for the 2025-2026 University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) scholarship is now open. UGHE’s Office of Admissions takes a holistic approach to the admissions process. The Admissions Committee takes into account a broad range of application criteria, including supplemental documen
Published: 27 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 14 Feb 2025
The Oceans Graduate School at UWA has several RTP Scholarship packages available to offer to domestic and international students, undertaking a PhD or MPhil in a variety of ocean related fields including oceanography, hydrodynamics, offshore geotechnical engineering, coastal engineering, m
Published: 27 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Australia Deadline: 28 Feb 2025
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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: