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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026

If you are a student who just completed your Bachelor’s degree and is looking to pursue a master’s degree, or have completed a master’s degree and is planning for your 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.

And because we know how important these study opportunities are to you, ScholarshipSet 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 your country to abroad

  • 2025 NNPC/TotalEnergies MIT-Empowering the Teachers Program

    The MIT-ETT Program is a prestigious, teaching-focused fellowship offered by the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) and proudly sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), and Partners. This semester-long fellowship is desi

    Published: 2025-04-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 20, 2025

  • Call for Applications: Google PhD Fellowship Program 2025

    Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor. Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize o

    Published: 2025-04-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 15, 2025

  • UWA Stan and Jean Perron Honours Scholarship 2025

    The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, established by Stan and Jean Perron, donates funds annually to provide a scholarship to encourage high-achieving students to undertake an honours course at the UWA Business School. The scholarship is awarded to an honours candidate whose dissertation topic is i

    Published: 2025-04-10 Type: Masters Study in: Australia Deadline: April 13, 2025

  • University of Cambridge 2025 Bhutan King's Scholarship

    Applications are now open for the Bhutan King's Scholarship 2025 at the University of Cambridge. Bhutan King's Scholarship 2025 at the University of Cambridge

    Published: 2025-04-10 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2025 Beit Cambridge Scholarship for Masters Students

    Applications are now open for the Beit Cambridge Scholarship 2025 for Masters Students. This scholarship is available to Masters applicants normally resident in Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi in any subject. It is tenable at any College.

    Published: 2025-04-09 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2025 LSHTM Dr Ijeoma Ejekam Idaresit Fund Scholarships

    Applications are now open for the LSHTM 2025 Dr Ijeoma Ejekam Idaresit Fund Scholarships. This scholarship has been established to honour the memory of Dr Ijeoma Ejekam Idaresit, an alumna of LSHTM, who passed away in tragic circumstances in 2020 and who was passionate about supporting maternal

    Published: 2025-04-09 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 9, 2025

  • Call for Applications: NAE Postgraduate Scholarship Award Scheme 2025

    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: 2025-04-09 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: April 27, 2025

  • Apply Now: French Government Scholarship Programme 2025

    The Embassy of France in Ghana is implementing the French Government Scholarship Programme, "France Excellence" among which are the "Séjours Scientifiques de Haut Niveau (SSHN, High-Level Scientific Stays)". Addressed to academic and research staff wishing to spend some ti

    Published: 2025-04-09 Type: PhD Study in: Ghana Deadline: April 26, 2025

  • LSHTM 2025 George AC Bassadone OBE Fund for Africans

    The George AC Bassadone OBE Fund has provided a generous GBP £20,000.00 grant to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to support MSc projects undertaken by current students. This scholarship funding will provide MSc students with financial assistance for activities

    Published: 2025-04-08 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 9, 2025

  • LSTHM David Bradley Travel Grant for Masters Students 2025

    This scholarship, with a total award value of GBP 3,000.00, was established by an alumnus of LSHTM to honour Professor David Bradley, a member of staff at LSHTM in the 1980s. The awards are available for MSc projects where the focus is on HIV, malaria, or Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) research

    Published: 2025-04-08 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 9, 2025

  • LSHTM Amanda Jaclyn Berger Research & Travelling Scholarship 2025

    Applications are now open the LSHTM 2025 Amanda Jaclyn Berger Research & Travelling Scholarship. This scholarship has been established to honour the memory of Amanda Berger, who was a student on the London-based MSc Public Health in 2011-12. 

    Published: 2025-04-08 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 9, 2025

  • Apply Now: 2025 CJID AI and Tech Accountability Reporting Fellowship

    The AI and Tech Accountability Reporting Fellowship is a programme designed to support journalists and media professionals in investigating the role of artificial intelligence and technology in shaping public life. The fellowship provides funding, mentorship, and resources to help fellows

    Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: April 17, 2025

  • 2025 LSHTM Toritse Orubu Scholarship for Nigerians

    The Toritse Orubu Scholarship has provided donations over 10 years to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to support MSc projects undertaken by students from Nigeria. This scholarship is open to Master’s students currently registered on any of the intensive (London

    Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 9, 2025

  • LSHTM Val Curtis Memorial Scholarship 2025 for Africans

    This scholarship has been established to honour the memory of Professor Val Curtis, who worked at LSHTM for 30 years and led the Environmental Health Group. Professor Curtis was a leading global figure in WASH and her work saved many lives. She valued creativity. lateral thinking and the application

    Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 9, 2025

  • CIPESA DPI Journalism Fellowship for Eastern Africa 2025

    This regional fellowship aims to build a new generation of journalists with the knowledge and skills to investigate and report on Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Public Goods (DPGs). The fellowship is inspired by a similar Co-Develop-funded initiative implemented by the Media Foundati

    Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 21, 2025

  • PAGES 2025 African Mobility Fellowship for Africans

    Past Global Changes (PAGES) announces the Inter-Africa Mobility Research Fellowship Program (African Mobility Fellowship) for African early-career scientists studying past global changes. The program aims to give limited support for travel and subsistence to early-career researchers from African

    Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 15, 2025

  • 2025 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Gondar

    The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Gondar will award a total of 160 graduate scholarships for eight years, which started in the 2018/19 Academic year. The scholarship will directly benefit academically talented but disadvantaged youth from five East African countries &nd

    Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Masters Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: June 30, 2025

  • CICOPS Scholarship Program for Developing Countries 2026

    In order to promote international cooperation, particularly with Developing Countries (as classified by the World Bank in low, lower middle and upper middle-income economies) the University of Pavia and EDiSU (Institute of the Right to University Studies) are offering 5 scholarships to visiting scho

    Published: 2025-04-04 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Italy Deadline: May 31, 2025

  • GREAT Scholarships 2025 for Masters Students at University of Exeter

    In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Exeter is offering five £10,000 scholarships to students from Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria and Turkey applying for an eligible one-year postgraduate taught (Masters) programme for September 2025 entry. 

    Published: 2025-04-03 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 30, 2025

  • University of Exeter 2025 Postgraduate Taught Scholarships for Ghana

    The University of Exeter is offering scholarships worth £5,000 to international students from Ghana enrolling on an eligible Postgraduate Taught (Masters) programme in September 2025. These scholarships help make sure aspiring students from this country can pursue their chosen taught Master

    Published: 2025-04-03 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: July 31, 2025

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Postgraduate Grants And Scholarships For African Students

Annually, postgraduate grants and scholarships  are  awarded to qualified postgraduate students, to enable them fund their studies while studying abroad or in their home country.

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:

  • MasterCard Foundation postgraduate scholarship
  • Commonwealth Scholarships postgraduate scholarship
  • DAAD postgraduate scholarship
  • MEXT postgraduate scholarship
  • Nestle postgraduate scholarship
  • Government of Poland postgraduate scholarship
  • Shanghai Government Scholarships postgraduate scholarship
  • Total postgraduate scholarship
  • Fulbright postgraduate scholarship
  • Many more

 

Eligibility For Postgraduate Scholarships

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:

  • Proof of English language proficiency (IELTS or it’s equivalent)
  • Bachelors degree/ certificate of graduation (for Masters students)
  • Masters degree/ certificate of graduation (for PhD students)
  • Research proposal (for PhD students)
  • Acceptance/admission letter to study at your selected university
  • International passport (for those students participating in a postgraduate study abroad scholarship)
  • Motivation letter to the scholarship sponsors stating why you think you are qualified to receive a postgraduate sponsorship to further your studies.

 

 

How To Apply For Postgraduate Scholarships

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:

  • Do you research on the scholarship and find out all you need to know about it, in terms of how to apply (whether online or via email or post) and particular documents to submit.
  • Research the school you are applying to and find out documents required and also if you are to apply for the scholarship before you gain admission to study or after.
  • Check if you are eligible for the scholarship
  • Organise all the required documents needed for the application.
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