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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 27)

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

  • Call for Applications: IAS 2024 Research for Cure Academy Fellowship in South Africa

    The Research-for-Cure Academy, organized in partnership with the South African Department of Science and Innovation and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, will award fellowships to about 15 early- to mid-career investigators or clinical scientists to participate i

    Published: 2024-07-23 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: Not Specified

  • ETH4D 2024 Doctoral Mentorship Grants for Developing Countries

    ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components: Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee’s d

    Published: 2024-07-23 Type: PhD Study in: Switzerland Deadline: October 15, 2024

  • Call for Application: Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program 2025

    The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship program for educational projects at African higher education institutions. Offered by IIE, the program is funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). A total of 705 African Diaspora Fellows

    Published: 2024-07-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 18, 2024

  • United Nations ECA Fellowship Programme for African Professionals 2024

    This Fellowship programme aims to provide practical, on-the-job experience to the young professionals in their early and middle career in the academy, public sector or international development in providing them exposure and learning in a multicultural environment of the UN and contribute to the wor

    Published: 2024-07-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 17, 2024

  • A*STAR 2024 Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)

    The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration among the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (

    Published: 2024-07-22 Type: PhD Study in: Singapore Deadline: December 1, 2024

  • DAAD 2024 Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)

    With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their co

    Published: 2024-07-19 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: Not Specified

  • Heriot-Watt University 2024 Postgrad Solutions Bursary Scholarship

    The Postgrad Solutions Bursary offers 5 bursaries worth £2,000 each towards postgraduate studies for the academic year 2024. These bursaries are available to all postgraduate students, regardless of their subject choice, study mode (full-time, part-time, online, or blended learning), and even

    Published: 2024-07-19 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 30, 2024

  • Apply Now: Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) 2024

    ADB-JSP, financed by the Government of Japan and organized by the Asian Development Bank, aims to provide an opportunity citizens of ADB's developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies. The Division of Environmental Studies which is consisted of six departments, and the Graduate Pro

    Published: 2024-07-19 Type: Masters Deadline: October 1, 2024

  • Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at University of the Western Cape 2025

    The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is an implementing partner of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. Initiated in 2012, the Program is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly talented, service-oriented young people, prima

    Published: 2024-07-19 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 30, 2024

  • Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program for Researchers 2024

    The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff. Fellowships are offered to graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and s

    Published: 2024-07-18 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 15, 2024

  • McKinsey & Company Young Leaders Programme 2024

    McKinsey is a global firm, comprising more than 9,000 consultants and nearly 2,000 research and information professionals. We have offices in more than 60 countries, speak more than 120 languages, and represent over 100 nationalities. Our clients reflect our global nature. Around 40% are in Europe,

    Published: 2024-07-17 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified

  • European Commission Blue Book Traineeship Programme 2025

    The European Union Blue Book Traineeships Program 2025, also known as the EU Traineeships Program, is an opportunity for young professionals to gain hands-on experience in the workings of the European Union. The program offers traineeships in various EU institutions and bodies, including the Europea

    Published: 2024-07-17 Type: Postgraduate Value: €1.376,89 Deadline: August 30, 2024

  • 2024 TWAS-ICCBS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Developing Countries

    TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) – comprising the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular and Drug Research – for studies leading to a PhD degree in

    Published: 2024-07-17 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 15, 2024

  • Apply: British Academy Visiting Fellowship Program 2025

    The British Academy’s Visiting Fellowships programme provides outstanding academics based in any country overseas with the opportunity to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution. The programme is open to academics at any career stage, and in any discipline within the hu

    Published: 2024-07-16 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Value: £40,000 Deadline: October 23, 2024

  • World Bank 2024 Africa Fellowship Program

    The Africa region of the World Bank Group (WBG) has opened the application period for the 2025 WBG Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Through the fellowship, we

    Published: 2024-07-15 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 25, 2024

  • Commonwealth 2024 Professional Fellowships for Low and Middle Income Countries

    Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low and middle income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their sector for a programme of professional development. Purpose: To provide professionals with the opportunity to enhan

    Published: 2024-07-15 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: August 5, 2024

  • Apply Now: African Union 2024 Enterprise African Network Fellowship Program

    The African Union MSME Forum is the continent’s largest gathering of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. This year, the forum launches its inaugural cohort fellowship, which will empower innovative small businesses with access to funding Opportunities, Mentorship, and market opportu

    Published: 2024-07-12 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 26, 2024

  • Apply Now: 2024 Minority Africa Limbo Fellowship Project for Africans

    Marking the third cohort of the fellowship program, the Limbo Project will provoke journalistic discourse surrounding ethnic minorities, migrants, refugees, waterfront communities, and related marginalized groups contending with uncertainty across Africa. As we cognize it, these groups exi

    Published: 2024-07-12 Type: Fellowship Study in: Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda Deadline: July 19, 2024

  • Leiden University Excellence Scholarship for International Students 2024

    The Leiden University Excellence Scholarships 20024/25 is for excellent students joining a full-time Leiden University Master’s degree program – except LLM (non-advanced) and MSc programs at Leiden Law School.

    Published: 2024-07-11 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: October 1, 2024

  • The British Academy 2024 ODA Global Innovation Fellowships

    Offered by the British Academy, the program provides early- and mid-career UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences with opportunities to develop their skills and careers through partnerships with organizations in ODA-eligible countries. This program supports innovativ

    Published: 2024-07-10 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: November 6, 2024

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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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