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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 101)

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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 2026-2027, 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

  • APRI Senior Green Tech Research Fellowship 2023

    APRI seeks to recruit a consultant as Senior Research Fellow based in either Ghana or Nigeria. The successful candidate will spearhead a research project to understand the key actors, policy context, barriers, and enablers at the nexus of green technology and youth employment in three African countr

    Published: 2023-06-15 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 21, 2023

  • African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI) Scholarships for Doctoral Study (Public Mental Health) 2023

    The African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI) is a mental health research capacity building programme. AMARI-II builds on the initial AMARI-I which ran from 2015 - 2022. AMARI-II is being implemented with funding support of the second phase of the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Trainin

    Published: 2023-06-14 Type: PhD Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 31, 2023

  • DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters & PhD Scholarships for Sub-Saharan African Students 2023-2024

    The programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and aims at university staff in the first line, without neglecting the public sector demand of academically trained personnel. The DAAD In-Country/In-Region programme aims at fostering strong, int

    Published: 2023-06-14 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: July 11, 2023

  • TransparentIT Civic Changemakers Fellowship Program for Young Nigerians 2023

    The Civic Changemakers Fellowship programme is a civic innovation and governance training aimed at empowering community champions who are working or have the ambition to work on solving civic and governance challenges. Every year, TransparencIT selects and invites active community champions to de

    Published: 2023-06-14 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: June 30, 2023

  • University of Aberdeen Masters Scholarship for African Students 2023

    The University of Aberdeen, Scotland, is delighted to offer the Aberdeen Global Scholarship to international students starting in September 2023 or January 2024. This is a £5,000 tuition fee discount open to eligible self-funded taught Postgraduate Masters students who are classed as internati

    Published: 2023-06-14 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • UGHE East Africa Biodesign Fellowship for East African Countries 2023

    The East African Biodesign (EAB) fellowship is a leading-edge initiative at the University of Global Health Equity in partnership with the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and the Center of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and eHealth under the University of Rwanda. At EAB, we believe in n

    Published: 2023-06-12 Type: Fellowship Study in: Rwanda Deadline: August 18, 2023

  • Mastercard University Of Cape Town (UCT) Scholarship Programme for African Students 2023

    The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with the University of Cape Town (UCT) to oversee the implementation of financial, academic, social and post-graduation support to awarded candidates under the scholarship titled The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cape Town. The vi

    Published: 2023-06-12 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: July 31, 2023

  • University of Pretoria Africa Science Leadership Programme 2023

    The ASLP is an initiative of the University of Pretoria in partnership with the Global Young Academy, funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation. It serves early- to mid-career researchers in basic and applied science, engineering, social sciences, arts and the humanities. The programme aims

    Published: 2023-06-09 Type: PhD Deadline: July 15, 2023

  • BIEA Research Fellowship for Early-Career East African Researchers 2023

    The BIEA seeks to appoint an early career researcher who has successfully completed doctoral studies within the last 5 years (with allowance made for family-related or other relevant career breaks), to fill a full-time six-month Research Fellow position at our research hub in Nairobi, Kenya. Cand

    Published: 2023-06-09 Type: Fellowship Study in: Kenya Deadline: June 12, 2023

  • University of Cambridge Visiting Fellowships for Scholars from the Global South 2023

    The Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge is starting a new programme of funded Visiting Fellowships for scholars from the Global South. The purpose of these Fellowships is to provide opportunities for scholars working at higher educa

    Published: 2023-06-08 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: June 20, 2023

  • French Institute History/Political Science PhD Student –FamilEA Project 2023

    The French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) is a public research institute. We conduct research on various demographic issues (fertility and family, health and mortality, migration, etc.) and inform the public about current developments. We are multidisciplinary in our recruitment and resear

    Published: 2023-06-07 Type: PhD Deadline: June 15, 2023

  • ACU Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships for International Students 2023

    The PhD studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth related themes. Two studentships are available each year, one for UK-registered students and one for Commonwealth students in other countries. Proposed research must fulfil at least one of the below criteria: Relate

    Published: 2023-06-07 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: July 28, 2023

  • IUCEA World Bank Masters Scholarships for Female African Students 2023

    The World Bank is partnering with the Republics of Malawi and Mozambique to implement the additional financing of the Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project (ACE II). The ACE II project has made significant contributions to building the region’s ca

    Published: 2023-06-07 Type: Masters Deadline: June 15, 2023

  • World Bank Group Masters Fellowship for African Students 2023

    The World Bank is partnering with the Republics of Malawi and Mozambique to implement the additional financing of the Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project (ACE II). The ACE II project has made significant contributions to building the region’s ca

    Published: 2023-06-06 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 15, 2023

  • AERC World Bank Visiting Scholars Program 2023

    African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and The World Bank, Africa Region Chief Economist’s Office (AFRCE), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a mutually beneficial collaborative partnership. The newly established AERC-World Bank visiting scholars programme is central to th

    Published: 2023-06-02 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 30, 2023

  • EJN Fellowships for Journalists To Cover 7th Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly In Vancouver, Canada 2023

    Supported by the GEF, this opportunity enables journalists from low- and middle-income countries – which bear the brunt of climate impacts and are targeted recipients of GEF investments – to cover the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), keeping their home audienc

    Published: 2023-06-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: Canada Deadline: June 12, 2023

  • DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships for International Researchers 2023

    DLR is Germany´s national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeronautics, Space, Transportation and Energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany´s space agency, DLR has been given responsibili

    Published: 2023-05-31 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: Not Specified

  • Legatum Center Fellowship for African Founders 2023

    The Foundry Fellowship is a six-month, transformative experience for accomplished entrepreneurs who are committed to leading the acceleration and interconnection of Africa’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.   The fellowship is designed for entrepreneurial leaders who seek to

    Published: 2023-05-31 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 7, 2023

  • Canon Collins/James Learmonth Malawi Scholarships for Masters in Education 2023

    James Learmonth was an influential educational practioner in the UK who believed strongly that education was the key to greater inclusion, social stability and international co-operation. He also believed that teachers and educational leaders can only be effective if they continue learning. Whe

    Published: 2023-05-30 Type: Masters Study in: Malawi Deadline: June 10, 2023

  • EAC Summer Program at Nyerere Centre for Peace Research 2023

    The Nyerere Centre for Peace Research (NCPR), is an innovative collaboration between the East African Community (EAC), Arcadia University’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program and the American Graduate School for International Relations and Diplomacy. The objective of the Ce

    Published: 2023-05-30 Type: Fellowship Study in: Tanzania Deadline: June 9, 2023

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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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