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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 36)

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

  • NNPC/TotalEnergies MIT-Empowering the Teachers Program (MIT-ETT) 2024

    The MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program provides an intense, semester long teaching-focused engagement for selected cohorts of faculty members (ETT Fellows) from African universities. By introducing the ETT Fellows to cutting edge student-focused teaching methodologies the ETT strives to f

    Published: 2024-04-04 Type: PhD Study in: Nigeria Deadline: September 27, 2024

  • Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship Awards for Nigerian Students 2024

    The Honourable Minister of Education invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2023/2024 Nomination Computer Based Test (CBT) for the Federal Government Scholarship Award.  The Federal Scholarship Board ensures deserving Nigerian Scholars are awarded both foreign and l

    Published: 2024-04-04 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: May 13, 2024

  • Aston University Ferguson Scholarship for Africans 2024

    We are excited to announce that seven scholarships of £10,500 will be exclusively available to students from Africa and India for the 2024/25  academic year. These scholarships are supported by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust who are dedicated to improving educa

    Published: 2024-04-03 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 30, 2024

  • Call for Applications - Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Programme (Cohort 6) 2024

    The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has the mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. In support of our mandate on young people, UNFPA Ghana launched the Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Programme

    Published: 2024-04-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 21, 2024

  • Call for Applications: Digital And Innovation Fellowship 2024

    Are you a tech innovator passionate about driving change in Africa? Do you have what it takes to tackle complex data management challenges within the African Union (AU) system? If so, the AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program awaits you! The African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship

    Published: 2024-04-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 28, 2024

  • Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Post Graduate Scholarships for Nigerian Graduates 2024nigeria

    Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), as part of its social investment initiative in education, invites applications from qualified candidates into the NLNG Post Graduate Scholarship Scheme for Master’s degree programmes in the United Kingdom in September 2024. The Schemes seek to grow a pool of hi

    Published: 2024-04-03 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 22, 2024

  • Singapore-ICAO Developing Countries Training Programme 202

    Singapore and ICAO established the Developing Countries Training Programme (DCTP) in 2001. Sponsored by the Singapore Government and administered by the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau, the DCTP has been renewed for another three years (April 2022 to March 2025). It provides 330 Fellowships and 10

    Published: 2024-04-02 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: April 21, 2024

  • United Nations Climate Champions Youth Fellowship 2024

    The Climate Champions Team, in support of the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, are committed to strengthening youth agencies in climate action. Elevating and empowering youth voices will help drive systemic change and the Climate Champions will continue to position this vital stakeholder grou

    Published: 2024-04-02 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 10, 2024

  • UNFPA Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Program 2024

     The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has the mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. In support of our mandate on young people, UNFPA Ghana launched the Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Pro

    Published: 2024-04-01 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 21, 2024

  • University of Stirling Postgraduate Scholarship for Nigerian Students 2024

    We have a long history of supporting international students to become global citizens and forge successful careers around the world. This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver and is open to students who are living in Nigeria at the point of application.

    Published: 2024-04-01 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £4,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • A. G. Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship Programme 2024

    This new Fellowship programme, launched in September 2021, is run by Professor Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity in the Department of Biology, and her team in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science. It offers NGO, government and business employees working on bio

    Published: 2024-03-30 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • University Of Birmingham PhD Scholarship 2024

    The PhD will provide a unique opportunity to engage with an under-researched collection of African art at the University of Birmingham (UoB), a discrete collection that is part of Research and Cultural Collections (RCC) - a university museum holding full Museum Accredited status from Arts Council En

    Published: 2024-03-30 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 30, 2024

  • ACU Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for Masters Students 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 opportunity to exp

    Published: 2024-03-30 Type: Masters Deadline: May 24, 2024

  • Call for Applications: AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program 2024

    The African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program is a robust 12-month program which aims to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators from the African continent to units and organs within the African Union headquarters as ‘resident fellows’ to understand the sy

    Published: 2024-03-29 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 28, 2024

  • Google PhD Fellowship Program for Researchers Worldwide 2024

    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 recogn

    Published: 2024-03-29 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 8, 2024

  • ACU Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 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: 2024-03-29 Type: Masters Deadline: May 24, 2024

  • Chatham House/Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship Program 2024

    The Chatham House Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship is a joint initiative between Chatham House and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research p

    Published: 2024-03-28 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 22, 2024

  • University of Sussex Peter Carpenter Africa Climate Scholarship for African Students 2024

    This prestigious fully-funded PhD Peter Carpenter Climate Change scholarship is awarded to African citizens with top level academic qualifications. The PhD programme is hosted within the Climate Science and Society Research (CSSR) group in the Department of Geography, where there is a v

    Published: 2024-03-28 Type: PhD Deadline: April 15, 2024

  • University Of Glasgow African Excellence Award for African 2024

    The University of Glasgow African Excellence Award aims to support high achieving students from across Africa in their journey to become Future World Changers.  We are looking for students who wish to undertake Masters level study, to further develop their knowledge and skills, in order to posi

    Published: 2024-03-28 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: March 31, 2024

  • DICE MSc Burnett Scholarships at University of Kent 2024

    We are pleased to announce the inaugural Burnett Scholarship scheme for 2024/25 for the DICE Masters' course for applicants from Africa's KAZA region. Through the generosity of the Notsew Orm Sands Foundation, we are offering up to six scholarships in 2024, and for the next two years. The

    Published: 2024-03-28 Type: Masters Study in: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe Deadline: April 22, 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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