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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 9)

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

  • Austrian Development Cooperation Scholarships in Austria 2025

    Every year the Austrian Development Cooperation offers students from developing countries scholarships to help with tuition fees and general expenses. Scholarships are awarded for the Diploma Course of the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management. The Diploma Course includes: 1.) A General M

    Published: 2025-02-06 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Austria Deadline: March 16, 2025

  • University of East Anglia David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health 2025

    The David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health, offered by The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), provide prestigious funding opportunities for students enrolled in the MSc in Global Plant Health at the University of East Anglia (UEA). These scholarships aim to support exceptional students in addr

    Published: 2025-02-06 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 30, 2025

  • YIL Fellowship Program for Young Africans 2025

    Are you an ambitious young African professional looking to enhance your leadership and innovation skills? The Young Innovation Leaders (YIL) Fellowship 2025 is now accepting applications! This prestigious program offers fully funded training, mentorship, and networking opportunities designed to shap

    Published: 2025-02-06 Type: Fellowship Deadline: March 14, 2025

  • One Young World Pernod Ricard Scholarship 2025

    Social gatherings and moments of celebration are vital for fostering safe and responsible spaces where people can unite and combat isolation. Pernod Ricard is dedicated to elevating these occasions into authentic experiences of conviviality and sharing, ensuring they are enjoyed responsibly and incl

    Published: 2025-02-06 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: March 31, 2025

  • The British Academy International Fellowships Program 2025

    The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. Each award is expected to involve a specific and protected research focus

    Published: 2025-02-04 Type: Fellowship Deadline: March 18, 2025

  • Call for Applications: NAI Scholarship Program for Africa Researchers 2025

    An opportunity for early career researchers in Africa to pursue their own research projects in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. The scholarship offers access to the Institute’s library and other resources that provide for a stimulating research environment. The purpose of

    Published: 2025-02-04 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: March 31, 2025

  • Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship for International Students 2025

    The Heinrich Böll Foundation is the Green political foundation. Under the heading “promoting talent”, every year we support around 1,200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students – from all subjects and types of higher educational institutions in Germany and abroad –

    Published: 2025-02-03 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: March 1, 2025

  • WARC Travel Grant for African Scholars and Graduate Students 2025

    The WARC Travel Grant aims to foster intra-African academic collaboration by supporting West African scholars and graduate students in conducting research visits across the continent. It provides funding to cover travel costs (up to $1,500) and a stipend of $1,500. The grant enables researchers to a

    Published: 2025-02-03 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: March 2, 2025

  • Call for Applications: IBRO Exchange Fellowships 2025

    This grant program is designated for covering travel and local expenses throughout the exchange period. Priority will be given to applicants from less developed and under-funded countries, in combination with efforts to ensure both gender and regional diversity.

    Published: 2025-02-01 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 15, 2025

  • FENS IBRO-PERC 2025 Exchange Fellowships Programme

    FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are dedicated to supporting early career researchers and promoting intra-European mobility. The FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme is designed to advance neuroscience research and training in Europe by enabling master or

    Published: 2025-02-01 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 15, 2025

  • Baraza Media Lab Data Storytelling Fellowship 2025

    The Data Storytelling Fellowship is a collaborative initiative by Baraza Media Lab and Fringe Graph, aiming to strengthen evidence-based journalism. It equips journalists and storytellers with data storytelling skills, enabling them to become critical consumers and communicators of data. 

    Published: 2025-01-30 Type: Fellowship Deadline: February 28, 2025

  • Flinders University Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant-Indigenous PhD Scholarship 2025

    Applications for the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant-Indigenous PhD Scholarship 2025 at Flinders University are now open. We are seeking an outstanding candidate for an Indigenous PhD scholarship for an ARC Indigenous Discovery Project titled ‘The Great Exhibitions and their

    Published: 2025-01-30 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: February 7, 2025

  • Czech Republic PhD Scholarship for International Students 2025

    The PhD Scholarship Projects at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB Prague) are designed to support talented and motivated students in pursuing advanced research. Students will work in a world-class research environment, with access to cutting-edge technologies and collaboratio

    Published: 2025-01-29 Type: PhD Study in: Czech Republic Deadline: March 3, 2025

  • University College London Humanitarian Scholarship Progam 2025

    The UCL Humanitarian Scholarship supports students displaced by armed conflict or at serious risk due to such conflicts. It enables them to pursue a full-time Master’s degree at University College London (UCL). The scholarship provides full financial coverage, including tuition fees, a mainten

    Published: 2025-01-29 Type: Masters Value: £20,000 Deadline: May 8, 2025

  • Erasmus Mundus EMOTION Scholarship For Skin and Health Care Scientists 2025

    The EMOTION Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Program, funded by the European Commission, offers students the opportunity to specialize in the skin health & care sector. This program educates students to become the next generation of translational scientists in the development of innovative dermatolog

    Published: 2025-01-29 Type: Masters Deadline: January 31, 2025

  • UNHCR/ Sciences Po Paris/ AUF University for Refugees academic Corridor program 2025

    The UNIV'R – University for Refugees academic corridor program is calling for applications for refugees residing in a first country of asylum who wish to pursue a Master's degree (2 years) at Sciences Po University in Paris. The program provides beneficiaries with facilitated access to

    Published: 2025-01-28 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: February 23, 2025

  • Apply Now: Emerging Political Leaders Fellowship 2025

    The Emerging Political Leaders Fellowship is an initiative of The Bridge Leadership Foundation. It is a fully-funded, non-partisan Political Leadership development project which nurtures and prepares young Nigerians for leadership at the local, regional and national levels, enhancing the overall qua

    Published: 2025-01-28 Type: Fellowship Deadline: February 28, 2025

  • University of Leicester ESPRC Scholarship for International Students 2025

    The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the main funding body for engineering and physical sciences research in the UK. EPSRC covers a vast range of fields from healthcare technologies to structural engineering, manufacturing to mathematics, advanced materials to chemist

    Published: 2025-01-28 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: January 31, 2025

  • Apply Now: McKinsey & Company Young Leadership Fellows Programme

    The Young Leadership Program (YLP) is a two-year full-time consulting program that develops exceptional young local Kenyan talent into real leaders. You will work as part of a client project team, collaborating with colleagues and clients to solve their toughest business problems. At the end of

    Published: 2025-01-27 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ethiopia, Kenya Deadline: Not Specified

  • Code for Africa (CfA) African Academy for Open Source Investigation Fellowships 2025

    The programme aims to equip journalists from investigative media and watchdog NGOs with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and SOCMINT forensic analysis skills to produce evidence-driven analysis of information manipulation and interference (IMI) and coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB), as well as

    Published: 2025-01-27 Type: Fellowship Deadline: February 12, 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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