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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026

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

  • RWTH Aachen University Equal Opportunity Scholarship 2025

    The International Office awards the Equal Opportunity Scholarship via the DAAD’s STIBET I Program, which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office. The scholarship is intended for international students who have extenuating circumstances during their studies.

    Published: 2025-05-15 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: May 15, 2025

  • 2025 RWTH Aachen University of Alberta Junior Research Fellowships

    Master's students and doctoral candidates from both the University of Alberta and RWTH Aachen Conducting research as part of the Master's or doctoral thesis (including research internships)

    Published: 2025-05-15 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: July 31, 2025

  • AROP Fellowship for Research Stays 2025 at RWTH Aachen University

    RWTH offers fellowships and travel grants to support research stays of doctoral candidates and postdocs from strategically relevant international universities or research institutions. Funding is provided by the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. The goal of the Adva

    Published: 2025-05-15 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: September 30, 2025

  • University of Adelaide G.O. Lawrence Scholarship 2025

    The G.O. Lawrence Scholarship has been established from a bequest to the University from Mrs Alice Eileen Lawrence in 1966 in memory of Gordon Ord Lawrence who was a teacher of conservative dentistry in the Dental School from 1940 to 1960.

    Published: 2025-05-14 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: November 7, 2025

  • ARC Industry Fellowship PhD Scholarship 2025 at University of Adelaide

    This PhD scholarship is funded by an Australian Research Council Industry Fellowship grant. It is a 3.5-year research training program. The ARC Industry Fellowship program aims to develop a strong pipeline of researchers in Australia with capabilities in research collaboration, translation and comme

    Published: 2025-05-14 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: September 27, 2025

  • Call for Applications RMI’s Global Women in Clean Energy Fellowship 2025 for Women

    RMI’s Global Women in Clean Energy Fellowship is now accepting applications from women professionals in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Zambia. This fellowship is designed to empower emerging leaders with the skills, networks, and resources needed to drive the clean energy transition in their countries

    Published: 2025-05-14 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zambia Deadline: May 21, 2025

  • University of Glasgow 2025 World Changers Scholarship

    The University of Glasgow is proud to announce the World Changers Glasgow Scholarship for September 2025 entry to acknowledge incredible applicants from India, Singapore, Nigeria, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Yemen, Mexico, Brazil, Lebanon

    Published: 2025-05-14 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £5,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • University of Glasgow 2025 Global Leadership Scholarship

    The University of Glasgow has several Global Leadership Scholarships available to International fee students starting a postgraduate taught Masters programme in any discipline for Academic Session 2025/2026. The scholarship is awarded as a tuition fees discount.

    Published: 2025-05-14 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £10,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2025 University of Melbourne Research Scholarship

    This scholarship is offered to high-achieving domestic and international students who are enrolling in a graduate research degree..

    Published: 2025-05-14 Type: Masters Deadline: Not Specified

  • Code for Africa (CfA) 2025 African Digital Democracy Observatory (ADDO) Institutional Fellowships

    Code for Africa (CfA) is offering eight African Digital Democracy Observatory (ADDO) Institutional Fellowships to strengthen the investigative skills of research and media institutions in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal. The programme aims to equip researchers and

    Published: 2025-05-13 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 15, 2025

  • Swansea University 2025 International Excellence Scholarship Africa

    Each year we have a number of International Excellence Scholarships available for students who have already demonstrated academic excellence or show potential to do so during their time at Swansea University.

    Published: 2025-05-13 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £5000 Deadline: August 13, 2025

  • Ashesi-ETH Masters Scholarship at Ashesi University 2025

    Since January 2022, Ashesi University in Ghana and ETH Zurich have been offering a joint Master’s programme in Mechatronic Engineering. 40 students from 7 African countries are currently studying at Ashesi University. A third cohort has been selected and will start their studies in 2024. 

    Published: 2025-05-13 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: January 1, 1970

  • Upstate Connect Scholarship Program for African Students 2025

    Upstate Connect Fund Program and it is a program dedicated to supporting talented, low-income brethren in Deeper Life Campus Fellowship who are passionate about missionary work and require financial assistance to further their studies in the USA. Our mission is to support determined, talented, and l

    Published: 2025-05-13 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: June 8, 2025

  • Apply Now: TWAS-NCP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2025

    For young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences in departments and laboratories of the National Centre for Physics (NCP) in Islamabad.

    Published: 2025-05-13 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 31, 2025

  • University of Toronto Scholars-at-Risk Fellowship 2025

    Established with initial funding from the Donner Canadian Foundation, the School of Graduate Studies and Massey College provide this Fellowship, on an annual basis, as an established mechanism through which the University of Toronto is able to support eligible U of T graduate students who meet the c

    Published: 2025-05-12 Type: Fellowship Study in: Canada Deadline: Not Specified

  • University of Surrey 2025 Engineering Excellence Award

    This master’s in Advanced Mechanical Engineering is designed for training industry-ready graduates and future leaders. Offering a flexible curriculum designed to allow students to align their learning to chosen career aspirations, whilst, developing industry quality skills working on projects

    Published: 2025-05-12 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: July 15, 2025

  • 2025 Funded MRes/PhD Studentships in Economics at University of Surrey

    Economics at the University of Surrey?offers an attractive doctoral programme in Economics similar in structure to top US PhD programmes. Our?MRes/PhD Economics?is designed for candidates with an outstanding background in Economics, typically already holding an MSc in the subject, who wish to engage

    Published: 2025-05-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: June 1, 2025

  • University of Surrey British Council GREAT Scholarships for Nigerian Students 2025

    In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Surrey is offering one £10,000 postgraduate scholarship to a student from Nigeria. 

    Published: 2025-05-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 30, 2025

  • University College London African Graduate Scholarship 2025

    The scholarships exist to support African nationals with a high-quality academic and professional background who would not be able to study at UCL without financial assistance.  The Scholarship is a one-off award for the academic year September-September to study at the UCL Institute for G

    Published: 2025-05-12 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 30, 2025

  • University of Toronto 2025 Ghana Scholarship Secretariat for PhD Students

    To support cultural and educational exchange between Canada and Ghana, the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat and the University of Toronto (U of T) have established an initiative whereby the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat provides financial support through scholarships to Ghanian students who have been a

    Published: 2025-05-12 Type: PhD Study in: Canada, Ghana Deadline: Not Specified

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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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