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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

  • Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program 2026-2027 for South Africans

      The Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program (SARSP) is an opportunity for South African university faculty or research institute professionals to conduct research in their field of expertise at a U.S. academic or research Institution for a period of 3 to 9 months. A research grant

    Published: 2025-07-04 Type: PhD Study in: United States, South Africa Deadline: October 5, 2025

  • University of Bradford The Global Scholar Award Scholarship 2025

    The University is delighted to be able to offer a scholarship that will benefit all of its international students, irrespective of nationality.  

    Published: 2025-07-04 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2025 IMD MBA Merit Scholarship

    The IMD MBA merit scholarships are awarded to applicants who shine throughout the admissions process, demonstrating their potential as both an impactful future leader and an ambassador of IMD.

    Published: 2025-07-04 Type: Masters Study in: Switzerland Value: CHF 40,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • DAAD EPOS Scholarship to Study in Germany 2026/2027

    The External Academic Relations office is pleased to announce the funded DAAD EPOS (Development-Related Postgraduate Courses) scholarships at Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. These scholarships support professionals from developing countries who seek to pursue a Master’s degree in dev

    Published: 2025-07-04 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: March 15, 2026

  • Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program 2026-2027

    The Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program (SARSP) is an opportunity for South African university faculty or research institute professionals to conduct research in their field of expertise at a U.S. academic or research Institution for a period of 3 to 9 months. A research grant enables t

    Published: 2025-07-04 Type: PhD Study in: United States Deadline: October 5, 2025

  • 2025 DARA Open PhD Fellowships

    The Danish Advanced Research Academy (DARA) is pleased to announce its Summer 2025 Call for “Open” PhD Fellowships. With its Open Fellowships, DARA aims to support exceptional candidates in pursuing curiosity-driven research within the technical, natural, and medical sciences. Whet

    Published: 2025-07-04 Type: PhD Study in: Denmark Deadline: August 29, 2025

  • 2025 WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship

    Apply now for the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa co-production fellowship, funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through the Africa Regional Climate and Nature (ARCAN) programme. Three fellowships are being offered through

    Published: 2025-07-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 8, 2025

  • 2026 MSIF's McDonald Fellowships for Early Career Researchers

    The McDonald Fellowship enables early career multiple sclerosis researchers from low- and middle-income countries to work in a research institution outside of their own country. During the visit, participants either gain expertise or carry out parts of joint research projects. Following the award

    Published: 2025-07-03 Type: Fellowship Value: £55,000 Deadline: December 1, 2025

  • World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2026

    The Africa region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the 2026 WBG Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Throu

    Published: 2025-07-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 25, 2025

  • MASS African Design Centre Fellowship for African Architects and Designers 2025

    With support from the Mellon Foundation and additional funding from the Cravens Foundation, MASS is relaunching the ADC Fellowship, empowering African architects and designers to lead the continent’s urbanization. The ADC Fellowship is a twelve-month hands-on residency program in Kigal

    Published: 2025-07-02 Type: Fellowship Study in: Rwanda Deadline: July 13, 2025

  • University of Twente NL Scholarship for Masters Students 2025

    The NL Scholarship is a scholarship for excellent students from non-EU/EEA countries, applying for a Master's programme at the University of Twente. The scholarship amounts to € 5,000 only for the first year of your studies.

    Published: 2025-07-01 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: May 1, 2026

  • 2026 Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Study in Ireland

    The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building. It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded on

    Published: 2025-07-01 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ireland, South Africa Deadline: July 25, 2025

  • The Seán MacBride Fellowship Programme 2026 for Namibian Professionals

    The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building. It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded on

    Published: 2025-07-01 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 25, 2025

  • Ireland Fellows Programme for Masters Scholarship 2026-2027

    The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building. It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded on

    Published: 2025-07-01 Type: Masters Study in: Ireland Deadline: Not Specified

  • One World Media 2025 Climate Reporting Gap Fellowship for Nigerian Journalists

    One World Media, in partnership with Surge Africa, is thrilled to launch a new opportunity as part of The Climate Reporting Gap Initiative. Across Nigeria, the impacts of climate change are increasingly visible — from rising heat and water scarcity to the complexities of the

    Published: 2025-07-01 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 20, 2025

  • Canon Japan-Africa Research Programme 2025

    The Japan-Africa Programme offers grants to post-graduate scholars from Japan and Africa who want to do research in African Studies in Africa and Japan respectively. The Programme is intended to support Researchers from Japan to carry out research at institutes in African universities and

    Published: 2025-06-30 Type: Fellowship Study in: Japan Deadline: September 15, 2025

  • FIG Foundation Grant for Young African Surveyors 2025

    The FIG Foundation will sponsor and award Young Surveyor Grants in support of the FIG Young Surveyors 4th African Regional Meeting and 10th ISK African Regional Conference

    Published: 2025-06-30 Type: Fellowship Study in: Kenya Deadline: July 31, 2025

  • 2025 Ruth and Roger Hopkins PhD Scholarship in Accounting and Financial Governance

    This scholarship was established through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation in 2024 from a generous bequest by Mrs Ruth Hopkins and Emeritus Professor Roger Hopkins. They chose to leave their bequest to support students taking up accounting and electing to focus on developing countries

    Published: 2025-06-30 Type: PhD Study in: New Zealand Deadline: July 1, 2025

  • 2026 Stellenbosch University Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Scholarship

    The MSc in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence is a one-year structured master’s programme at Stellenbosch University, designed for students with a strong mathematical and computational background. It will equip you with the fundamentals of ML and AI, plus a suite of sophist

    Published: 2025-06-30 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 15, 2025

  • DAAD Doctoral Programmes to Study in Germany 2026

    This scholarship programme offers you the opportunity to complete your doctoral degree in Germany. The scholarships are funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

    Published: 2025-06-30 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: September 24, 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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