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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 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: Masters Deadline: 28 Feb 2020
ICTP is now accepting applications from young physicists and mathematicians for the 2020-2021 class of the Postgraduate Diploma Programme. The one year course of study prepares talented students for PhD studies, as part of the Centre’s efforts to promote advanced scientific res
Published: 19 Dec 2019 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Italy Deadline: 29 Feb 2020
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The SOAS Scholarship is a joint initiative with International Students House (ISH). SOAS will cover the cost of tuition fees at the Overseas rate and will provide free accommodation. The scholarship also provides a small contribution in food vouchers. This Scholarship application form wou
Published: 19 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 20 Feb 2020
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Everyone has a role to play in the health equity movement. Are you in? Applications for the 2020/2021 Global Health Corps fellowship class are open Global Health Corps is building the next generation of diverse health leaders. They offer a range of paid fellowship positions with health organ
Published: 16 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Jan 2020
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The University of Technology Sydney in Australia is currently inviting applications from domestic and international research students for the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral and Teaching Fellowship. The Faculty of Law offers the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral (QBLD) scholarships for commencing Doctor
Published: 15 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Study in: Australia Deadline: 15 Jan 2020
Applications are open for the Boston College’s African & African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) Dissertation Fellowship 2020-2021. The fellowship welcomes scholars working in any discipline in the Social Sciences or Humanities, with projects focusing on any topic within African
Published: 15 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 08 Jan 2020
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Applications for the 2020 Yale Fox International Fellowship are now open. The Fox International Fellowship is a graduate student exchange program between Yale University and 20 world-renowned academic partners. The goal of the Fox International Fellowship is to enhance mutual understanding betw
Published: 12 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 12 Feb 2020
The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana is accepting applications for the award of the 2020/2021 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarships to pursue Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Population Studies at RIPS. RI
Published: 10 Dec 2019 Type: Ph.D Study in: Ghana Deadline: 07 Feb 2020
The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana is accepting applications for the award of the 2020/2021 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarships to pursue Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Population Studies at RIPS. RI
Published: 10 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: 07 Feb 2020
The UNU’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) offers an MSc degree program and a PhD degree program to produce scholars who will become key researchers in the field of sustainability science. The Japan Foundation offers the UNU Scholarship for outstanding applican
Published: 09 Dec 2019 Type: Ph.D Study in: Japan Deadline: 10 Apr 2020
The UNU’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) offers an MSc degree program and a PhD degree program to produce scholars who will become key researchers in the field of sustainability science. The Japan Foundation offers the UNU Scholarship for outstanding applican
Published: 09 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Study in: Japan Deadline: 28 Feb 2020
AIMS is pleased to open applications for the Master’s & Co-operative Master’s Program at five centres of excellence for the 2020/2021 Academic year. Apply to the AIMS Master’s in the Mathematical Sciences, a unique, innovative program providing problem-solving and com
Published: 06 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Deadline: 31 Mar 2020
AIMS is pleased to open applications for the Master’s & Co-operative Master’s Program at five centres of excellence for the 2020/2021 Academic year. Apply to the AIMS Master’s in the Mathematical Sciences, a unique, innovative program providing problem-solving and com
Published: 06 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Deadline: 31 Mar 2020
Applications are open for the United Nations Human Rights Office – Humanitarian Funds Fellowship Programme 2020. The fellowship aims to give young professionals with experience working for human rights organizations, notably on issues related to victims of torture and/or modern slavery, t
Published: 10 Dec 2019 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 19 Dec 2019
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 Dec 2019 Type: Ph.D Study in: China, France, Germany, Malaysia Deadline: 15 Jan 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 Dec 2019 Type: Masters Study in: China, France, Germany, Malaysia Deadline: 15 Jan 2020
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Applications are invited by the McCain Institute for its 2020-2021 Next Generation Leaders Program The Next Generation Leaders program offers up to 20 emerging global leaders one year of targeted professional and personal development—with a core focus on values, ethics and leadership—
Published: 30 Nov 2019 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 07 Feb 2020
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Are you planning to do your master’s abroad? Are you from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and are you ready for a chance of a lifetime? Apply for the Holland Scholarship at Utrecht University.
Published: 28 Nov 2019 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 31 Jan 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:
