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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 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarshi
Published: 07 Jan 2020 Type: Ph.D Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 17 Feb 2020
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarshi
Published: 07 Jan 2020 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 17 Feb 2020
The University of Reading in the United Kingdom is inviting applications from qualified candidates for the 2020-2021 Marshal Papworth Scholarship programmes. The Marshal Papworth Scholarships Programme at Reading is a merit and experience-based award given to talented individuals who demonstrate
Published: 02 Jan 2020 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 11 Feb 2020
Applications are open for the Eni Scholarships 2020-2021. St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, in partnership with the international integrated energy company Eni, is offering up to three students from Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, or the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) t
Published: 02 Jan 2020 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 09 Mar 2020
The University of Groningen is offering the Talent Grants for one-year Master’s programme in Theology & Religious Studies. To be eligible for this grants, you must have gained admission into the university of Groningen with one of the programmes listed below in the course.
Published: 30 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 01 Mar 2020
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs offers research fellowships during the academic year to individuals who wish to devote their time to research and writing in the fields of science and international affairs. The Middle East Initiative (MEI) engages public policy issues in th
Published: 26 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Jan 2020
Applications for the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism 2020/2021 are now open. O’Brien Fellows spend nine months reporting stories with the power to compel change. Backed by Marquette University and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, O’Brien helps
Published: 24 Dec 2019 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 20 Jan 2020
Applications are open for the Global Center on Adaptation Young Leaders Program 2020. The Global Center on Adaptation actively supports students and young professionals to become leaders in climate change adaptation. As part of GCA’s commitment to build on, improve, and deliver breakthrough
Published: 24 Dec 2019 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 18 Jan 2020
Applications are open for the MINDS Scholarship Programme for Leadership Development 2020. The Programme launched in 2017, brings to realisation MINDS’ vision of developing young leaders who have a continent-wide development mindset and leaders who can facilitate greater cooperation betwe
Published: 23 Dec 2019 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
Applications for the Advanced Learning in Evolving Critical Systems (ALECS) Fellowship Programme 2020 are now open. The aim of the programme is to provide training and career development to researchers through providing international mobility and intersectoral exposure. Advanced Learning in Evolv
Published: 23 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ireland Deadline: 31 Jan 2020
Applications are now being welcome by the JSPS-UNU for its 2020 Postdoctoral fellowship programme which is to be taken in Japan at the United Nations University. Jointly organized by the United Nations University and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the JSPS–UNU Postdo
Published: 23 Dec 2019 Type: Ph.D Study in: Japan Deadline: 21 Feb 2020
Looking for a fully funded scholarship to further your education? Here is a great opportunity currently being offered by the Queen Elizebeth Commonwealth scholarship which is to be taken in Zambia. Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth at the University of Zambia 2020 is open for Commonwealth Countries Th
Published: 23 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Study in: Zambia Deadline: 15 Jan 2020
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Applications are now being accepted by the Chatham House ( The Royal Institute of International Affairs) for its 2020 Global Health Leaders Fellowship for African Researchers. This research shall taken in the applicants country of residence and in London. The Centre on Global Health Se
Published: 22 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria, United Kingdom Deadline: 06 Jan 2020
Applications are being invited to study LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in the prestigious University of Pretoria in South Africa. The LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa is a unique programme to which 25 to 30 individuals from African countries with the fo
Published: 22 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 15 Apr 2020
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Applications are open for the City University of New York (CUNY) Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program 2020. The Program will provide leadership training through seminars with Third-sector practitioners, research based on best practices, and the application of a comparative framework.
Published: 19 Dec 2019 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 20 Jan 2020
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The program covers the range of skills a journalist of the future needs: TV moderation, multimedia storytelling, data journalism, social media and virtual reality – in seminars, workshops and of course the DW editorial offices and our correspondent bureaux in Washington, Moscow and Brussels. D
Published: 19 Dec 2019 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 24 Jan 2020
The IsDB is pleased to announce that calls for scholarship applications for the academic year 2020/2021 is now and applications are therefore being invited from qualified applicants. Recognizing the importance of qualified human resources for social advancement and sustainable development, the Is
Published: 19 Dec 2019 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 28 Feb 2020
The IsDB is pleased to announce that calls for scholarship applications for the academic year 2020/2021 is now and applications are therefore being invited from qualified applicants. Recognizing the importance of qualified human resources for social advancement and sustainable development, the Is
Published: 19 Dec 2019 Type: Ph.D Deadline: 28 Feb 2020
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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:
