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 scholarship is aimed for people who have a cultural idea, such as art, music, research etc, related to the UNESCO World Heritage list and are interested to connect the World Heritage site Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland with one or more sites around the World in a cultural or artistic w
Published: 19 Dec 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Sweden Deadline: 15 Feb 2025
YGS is a flagship initiative of scholars from the Yenching Academy of Peking University, recognized as one of the most competitive and impactful conferences for China-related topics. Since its launch in 2016, YGS has created a platform for emerging global leaders to engage in interdisciplina
Published: 19 Dec 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: China Deadline: 02 Jan 2025
The Hanken School of Economics is offering two scholarships to students from developing countries to join the Hanken two-year Master’s Degree program in the academic year 2025-2026 in Finland. The Hanken School of Economics Premium Scholarship offers two exceptional scholars
Published: 19 Dec 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Finland Deadline: 22 Jan 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
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
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
In a bid to champion global education and promote sustainable development, the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships beckon to international students seeking to embark on a full-time one-year Master’s course within the distinguished School of Global Development at UEA (University of East Angli
Published: 27 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 12 Dec 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 opportu
Published: 25 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 14 Jan 2025
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Imaging (EMJM) 2025 is now accepting applications from students who want to study imaging sciences at the forefront of their field and have the chance to experience the academic excellence of Europe. A competitive Master’s program funded by the Erasmu
Published: 22 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 01 May 2025
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income countries, as classified by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in the Commonwealth, to conduct research at a university in the UK for 12 months. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC)
Published: 20 Nov 2024 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 16 Dec 2024
The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF II) is a two-year research-oriented fellowship programme supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and hosted at Future Africa. The programme focuses on future-looking science leadership and developing the next generation o
Published: 19 Nov 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Value: USD 13 500 Deadline: 30 Nov 2024
Thanks to a generous gift from ISU alumni Jim (’78 agricultural business) and Marcia (’78 family environment) Borel, the Borel Global Fellows Program was launched in 2018. The Borel Global Fellows Program supports students from Sub-Saharan Africa to pursue graduate studies at Iowa State
Published: 15 Nov 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Jan 2025
The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master's degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for
Published: 13 Nov 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Egypt Deadline: 16 Jan 2025
The SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM is an academic scholarship provided for full-time, one- or two-year, master’s studies in designated programmes in Sweden. Sweden offers a unique blend of world-class education and cutting-edge innovation, with sustainability at its core. The schol
Published: 08 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Sweden Deadline: 15 Jan 2025
The European Master’s programme in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis (AFEPA) responds to the increasing need to better understand the socio-economic and environmental effects of agricultural, food and environmental policies. It provides you with high quality e
Published: 07 Nov 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 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: