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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2024-2025

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 2024-2025, 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

  • Apply Now: DW Akademie 2024 Fellowship for Investigative Journalism in East Africa

    The program aims to support the research and reporting project on digital challenges as well as on concrete solution-based approaches, and therefore offers financial support for implementing relevant in-depth stories. In East Africa, an increasing economic system of disinformation and hate speech

    Published: 2024-05-02 Type: Fellowship Study in: Kenya Deadline: May 12, 2024

  • Apply Now: ESISMAD Project African Scholarship 2024

    The Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme, a joint initiative of the African Union and the European Union, is being implemented under the auspices of the Pan-African Partnership. The programme is directly managed by the European Commission through the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Age

    Published: 2024-05-02 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: June 15, 2024

  • MPOWER Financing 2024 MBA Scholarship for International Students

    We’re thrilled to announce our new MBA scholarship! MPOWER will be awarding up to US$10,000 to support international students. You must be pursuing an MBA at one of our supported schools to apply, but you don’t need to be an MPOWER borrower.  Our newest scholarship is designed sp

    Published: 2024-05-02 Type: Masters Study in: Canada, United States Value: $10,000 Deadline: June 30, 2024

  • Apply Now: Halcyon EquityTech Fellowship 2024

    This fellowship empowers entrepreneurs across the United States and the globe leveraging technology to increase social and financial inclusion and close equity gaps in wealth, education, and accessibility.The EquityTech Fellowship is run with support from Capital One, Deloitte, Amazon Web Services (

    Published: 2024-05-02 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 31, 2024

  • African Academy of Sciences (AAS) 2024 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize Innovation Awards

    The African Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce Olusegun Obasanjo prize for Scientific discovery and/or Technological innovation. The African Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce Olusegun Obasanjo prize for Scientific discovery and/or Technological innovation intended to reward and h

    Published: 2024-05-01 Type: PhD Value: USD 5,000.00 Deadline: May 3, 2024

  • 2024 Research Grant for African Researchers by Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO)

    The JWO Research Grant was founded in honour of Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer. The grant aims to continue her contribution to and passion for Africa, the environment, and pioneering science. The purpose of the grant is to support early-career scientists that are conducting impactful research that will p

    Published: 2024-05-01 Type: PhD Value: $150,000 Deadline: May 3, 2024

  • Call for Applications: POGO-SCOR 2024 Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries

    This programme is jointly funded by POGO and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and is designed to promote training and capacity building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans. The Programme has been a success for around 20 years, with 190 fellows

    Published: 2024-05-01 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 12, 2024

  • Apply Now: The Stephan Perren AO Trauma Research Traveling Fellowship 2024 for Middle East and Northern Africa Researchers

    The Stephan Perren AO Trauma Research Traveling Fellowship is intended to give two enthusiastic Middle East and Northern African researchers with specific interest in trauma care the opportunity to visit the AO Research Institute Davos (ARI) in Davos, Switzerland, for two weeks (27 May –

    Published: 2024-05-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom Deadline: May 3, 2024

  • University of Sheffield Africa Scholarship for African Students 2024

    In partnership with the University of Sheffield Africa Scholarship Trust, the Department of Geography is pleased to offer one scholarship for a postgraduate taught student from Africa in 2024.

    Published: 2024-04-30 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 28, 2024

  • PEP 2024 Research Fellowship for Young Researchers

    We invite researchers based in low- and middle-income countries to apply to join the organisation as PEP Research Fellows. The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) invites researchers based in low- and middle-income countries to apply to join the organisation as Research Fellows (RF).

    Published: 2024-04-30 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 15, 2024

  • Eira Francis Davies Scholarship for Female Students at Swansea University 2024

    The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship is a full tuition fee scholarship ordinarily awarded to one outstanding female student per academic year. The student must be a national of and resident in an eligible developing country, who pursues a postgraduate taught Master’s programme within the Facult

    Published: 2024-04-29 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 26, 2024

  • Call for Applications: StoryMi Academy Documentary Film Fellowship 2024

    StoryMi Academy, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Nigeria, is thrilled to announce the launch of the second edition of the StoryMi Documentary Film Fellowship! This prestigious program offers an intensive 6-month training experience for passionate Nigerian documentary filmmakers.

    Published: 2024-04-26 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: May 3, 2024

  • UN 2024 Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent

    The Fellowship programme for people of African descent is an intensive human rights training for people of African descent, from the diaspora, who are engaged in promoting the rights of people of African descent. It takes place once a year at the Office of the High Commissioner for Huma

    Published: 2024-04-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 31, 2024

  • 2024 Western Union Foundation Fellowship Program

    The Western Union Foundation Fellowship is a leadership and venture development program for entrepreneurs and community leaders from and/or working with highly marginalized, refugee, and forcibly displaced communities around the globe. This virtual and global program is designed to equip next-gen

    Published: 2024-04-26 Type: Fellowship Value: $36,000 Deadline: June 1, 2024

  • University of Edinburgh 2024 The David and Molly Pyott Foundation Scholarships in Ophthalmology for Masters Students

    The David and Molly Pyott Foundation Scholarships in Ophthalmology Nine online distance learning scholarships are available in the field of Ophthalmology for students from Africa, Central and South Asia, Caribbean Islands, Pacific Islands, Central and Latin America who have been accepte

    Published: 2024-04-25 Type: Masters Deadline: June 1, 2024

  • The Amahoro Coalition Fellowship Program for Africans 2024

    The Amahoro Fellowship program targets exceptional individuals with lived experience as Forcibly Displaced Persons(FDPs). Its aim is to equip these individuals with the essential skills and resources to create transformative change.  The 12-month program will give FDP  leaders a platform t

    Published: 2024-04-25 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 4, 2024

  • American University Next Emerging Global Leader Scholar Award 2025

    The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship promotes educational access and opportunity while enhancing international diversity. Bringing together the best of AU - academic excellence, leadership development, and global engagement - the AU Emerging Global Leader achieves, inspires, and serves wit

    Published: 2024-04-25 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Value: USD 4,000 Deadline: January 15, 2025

  • MasterCard Foundation Innovation and Technology Scholarship at Arizona State University 2024

    In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University will provide a 9-month comprehensive academic and practical training in artificial intelligence (AI) and business for selected Mastercard Foundation Scholars. The Program seeks to cultivate leadership, entrepreneurship and AI te

    Published: 2024-04-24 Type: Masters Study in: United States Deadline: May 6, 2024

  • Mastercard Foundation Graduate Scholars Program for Africans 2024

    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 countrie

    Published: 2024-04-24 Type: Masters Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: June 30, 2024

  • PAGES 2024 Africa Mobility Fellowship for Early-Career Scientists

    The program aims to give limited support for travel and subsistence to early-career researchers from African countries (PhD students and postdocs at African institutions), who are interested in gaining experience in another African country. The final goal is to contribute to the development of colla

    Published: 2024-04-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 15, 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.