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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 7)

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

  • Katsina Government Talent Connect Fellowship for Young Graduates 2025

    Are you a young Nigerian graduate seeking hands-on experience and a chance to make a meaningful impact on the country’s socio-economic growth? Look no further! The Katsina Talent Connect Fellowship is a paid program that offers real-world exposure, mentorship, and a competitive monthly stipend

    Published: 2025-02-28 Type: Fellowship Value: N100,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • DAAD Masters/PhD Scholarship Program for African Students 2025

    The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master or doctoral studies for individuals who plan to pursue a ca

    Published: 2025-02-28 Type: Masters Deadline: April 9, 2025

  • L'Oreal/UNESCO Young Talents for Women in Science program 2025

    The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science national and regional “Young Talents” programmes have been supporting young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad since 2000. This year, the Fondation L’Or&eacu

    Published: 2025-02-28 Type: PhD Deadline: April 7, 2025

  • 2025 ENI Masters Scholarship Program for African Students at University of Pavia

    The program is aimed at students holding economic and technical degrees and is characterized by a highly effective placement. The Master has a cross-cutting nature, and students find an occupation in all areas of the energy and environmental sector (administration, finance and control, international

    Published: 2025-02-27 Type: Masters Study in: Italy Deadline: April 30, 2025

  • Pan African University 2025 Scholarship Program

    The Pan African University Scholarship is a special call by the institution for eligible candidates to pursue fully funded graduate degrees. The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network w

    Published: 2025-02-26 Type: PhD Study in: Algeria, Kenya Deadline: March 20, 2025

  • Pan African University 2025 Scholarship Program

    The Pan African University Scholarship is a special call by the institution for eligible candidates to pursue fully funded graduate degrees. The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network w

    Published: 2025-02-26 Type: Masters Study in: Algeria, Kenya Deadline: March 20, 2025

  • ALBA Graduate Business School Leventis Foundation 2025 Masters & MBA Scholarships

    Applications are now open for the ALBA Graduate Business School Leventis Foundation Masters & MBA Scholarships 2025. Alba Graduate Business School is an accredited, research-driven academic institution with international distinctions.

    Published: 2025-02-26 Type: Masters Study in: Greece, Nigeria Deadline: March 31, 2025

  • African Union Masters & PhD Scholarships at Pan African University 2025

    The Pan African University Scholarship is a special call by the institution for eligible candidates to pursue fully funded graduate degrees. The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network w

    Published: 2025-02-26 Type: Masters Study in: Algeria, Kenya Deadline: March 20, 2025

  • European Union EIT Manufacturing Scholarship for Students Worldwide 2025

    The EIT Manufacturing Master School offers two-year programmes that encompasses a year of intensive study at two different universities, where students acquire comprehensive knowledge and expertise in their chosen field. Additionally, the programme includes a three-week summer school&

    Published: 2025-02-25 Type: Masters Deadline: March 31, 2025

  • 2025 Skye Cambridge Scholarship for Masters and PhD Applicants from South Africa

    Skye Cambridge Scholarship is available to Masters and PhD applicants from South Africa, in any academic subject.  It is tenable at any College. Offered in partnership with the Skye Foundation.    

    Published: 2025-02-24 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Scholarship Program for African Students 2025

    The Postgraduate Diploma Programme started in 1991, and since then, many of its graduates have gone on to do PhDs at various prestigious universities, including in Europe and North America. Many of them, after a few postdoctoral stints abroad, have returned to their home countries, where they are ac

    Published: 2025-02-24 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: March 15, 2025

  • Call for Applications: Popoola Taiwo Scholarship Program for Nigerians 2025

    The scholarship program will feature the full payment of the tuition fee for deserving law students who have exhibited notable academic achievement in their study of law at any recognized university accredited by the Nigerian University Commission (NUC).

    Published: 2025-02-24 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: February 28, 2025

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Programme 2025

     The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program enhances leadership among international professionals who collaborate to address local and global challenges and foster change for our collective good. Through academic study and professional development with U.S. counterparts, this growing glo

    Published: 2025-02-21 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • U.S. Embassy in Cameroon 2025 Fulbright Foreign Student Program

    The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon is pleased to announce the open competition for the Fulbright Foreign Student Program (FFSP) for academic year 2026-2027. Established in 1946 and funded by the U.S. government, the Fulbright Program aims to achieve mutual understanding through academic and cultural ex

    Published: 2025-02-21 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: April 21, 2025

  • Apply Now: Sprinng Writing Fellowship Competition for Young Africans 2025

    The Sprinng Writing Fellowship (SWF) is a FREE and intensive 6-week online mentorship program for developing Nigerian, Ghanaian, Liberian, and South African writers with great potential and willingness to learn. This fellowship focuses on 4 genres of literature: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonficti

    Published: 2025-02-21 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa Deadline: April 15, 2025

  • University of Wollongong Masters Scholarships for Students Worldwide 2025

    Are you an aspiring master’s student looking for financial support to pursue higher education? The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is offering prestigious merit-based scholarships for 2025, covering up to 25% of tuition fees through the Master&r

    Published: 2025-02-20 Type: Masters Study in: United Arab Emirates Deadline: March 20, 2025

  • DAAD PhD Research Scholarship Program at University of Bonn 2025

    The Right Livelihood College (RLC) at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany, is offering a DAAD-funded PhD research scholarship for a project focused on Land Degradation, Environmental Justice, and Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Africa. The RLC is a tra

    Published: 2025-02-20 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: March 15, 2025

  • British Council GREAT Scholarships at University of East Anglia 2025

    Applications are now open for the British Council GREAT Scholarships 2025 at UEA. This year, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, UEA is offering a GREAT Scholarships worth £10,000 to students from Bangladesh, China, Ghana and Nigeria. The award is a compe

    Published: 2025-02-20 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 31, 2025

  • Code for Africa (CfA) CheckDesks Fellowships 2025

    The Code for Africa (CfA), through its flagship network, the African Fact-Checking Alliance (AFCA), is offering a seven-month incubation program to established media organizations or watchdog civil society organizations (CSOs) based in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal to help them set up or exp

    Published: 2025-02-19 Type: Fellowship Study in: Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal Deadline: March 4, 2025

  • UN Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists Fellowship Programme 2025

    The Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship was mandated in December 1980 by United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 35/201. Formerly known as the DPI Training Programme for Broadcasters and Journalists from Developing Countries, the programme was renamed in 2003 in honor of Reham

    Published: 2025-02-19 Type: Fellowship Deadline: March 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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