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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 109)

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

  • MXA Learn Africa Scholarships for African Women 2022

    To date, 630 scholarships have been awarded to African women from 42 different countries through the Learn Africa program. This has been possible thanks to the commitment and dedication of a wide network of (more than) 50 partners, including universities, educ

    Published: 2022-04-15 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: April 26, 2022

  • France-South Africa Scholarship Programme for Graduate South Africans 2022

    The programme is also open to Lesothan students. The current call for applications is open for students who intend to start their studies in France in September 2023. Applicants will be contacted individually as needed. The list of the laureates and the waiting list will be announced accordi

    Published: 2022-04-14 Type: Postgraduate Study in: France, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa Deadline: October 16, 2022

  • Boustany Foundation Cambridge University MBA Scholarship 2022

    The Cambridge MBA is one of the world’s leading business programmes, taught at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.Scholarship recipients become members of Pembroke College, the third oldest and one of the most highly regarded colleges. The Boustany MBA Cambridge Scholars

    Published: 2022-04-13 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 15, 2022

  • INSEAD Africa Leadership Fund Scholarship 2022

    At INSEAD, diversity is a core element of our culture. The INSEAD scholarship portfolio helps the school to cultivate a diverse classroom setting with a good mix of nationalities, academic and professional backgrounds, and gender. We are committed to enable outstanding men and women professionals ad

    Published: 2022-04-13 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: August 3, 2022

  • DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program 2022

    This Fellowship Program is designed to partner selected postgraduate business students with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world with the aim of fostering greater cross-border trade. This directly addresses our collective mission at GBSN –– to improve access

    Published: 2022-04-13 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 30, 2022

  • Macquarie University African Women in STEM Scholarship 2022

    Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship - African Women in STEM is a Partial Scholarship to support studies in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The total value of the scholarships is 50% of the total tuition fee and will be applied towards y

    Published: 2022-04-12 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

  • AUC Egyptian Public Schools Scholarships 2022

    AUC along with other individuals and corporations has launched the Public-School Scholarship Fund (PSSF) to expand opportunities to Egyptian students who graduated from public schools, with an outstanding academic record, and who demonstrate financial need.

    Published: 2022-04-12 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: June 15, 2022

  • Digital Diagnostics for Africa PhD Fellowships 2022

    We are delighted to announce a unique opportunity to undertake PhD research, supported by an international network of experts, developing digital diagnostics as transformative technologies for African Healthcare systems. We have 10 fully funded PhD fellowships starting in 2022, with p

    Published: 2022-04-12 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 13, 2022

  • American Society of Mammalogists African Research Fellowship for African Students 2022

    The African Graduate Student Research Fund committee was formed in 2013 as an ad hoc committee and was promoted to a standing committee in 2016. The name was changed to African Research Fellowship in 2021. Its mission is to support the next generation of African mammalogists by awarding in

    Published: 2022-04-12 Type: Fellowship Study in: Deadline: April 15, 2022

  • Chatham House Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship for African Leaders 2022-2023

    A fellow’s time will be split between three key areas:  Completing a personal research project of the fellow’s own design undertaken with the guidance of a Chatham House expert, (approximately 50%). Contributing to the ongoing research activities of their host research

    Published: 2022-04-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 25, 2022

  • Institute for African Women in Law Fellowships 2022

    The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) has three open positions for remote, unpaid fellowships with a one-year non-renewable commitment. All applicants must submit a maximum four-page double-spaced (1000 words) proposal for the work they intend to carry out during the fellowship and

    Published: 2022-04-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 30, 2022

  • Africa Uncensored Fellowship Program For Journalists and Communicators 2022

    African Uncensored and Youth for SDGs Kenya with support from Hivos under the Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) program is implementing a project dubbed: ’Promoting Climate Voices Through Enhanced Media and Communications’ Engagements,’ with th

    Published: 2022-04-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 22, 2022

  • TU Berlin Summer University Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries 2022

    The TU Berlin Summer University Online will be offering one scholarship, the TU Berlin President’s Scholarship to an exceptional applicant applying to participate in a course of the 2021 TU Berlin Summer Program.

    Published: 2022-04-11 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: April 29, 2022

  • University of Lincoln Africa Scholarship for African Students 2022

    The Lincoln Africa Scholarship is aimed at supporting high-achieving postgraduate students from across Africa.For programmes commencing in September 2021, the University of Lincoln are delighted to offer Lincoln Africa Scholarships to high achieving postgraduate applicants. For eligible students, sc

    Published: 2022-04-11 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: December 17, 2022

  • Quantum Leap Africa PhD in Data Science for African Scientists 2022

    The field of data science is emerging as a critical discipline with high relevance to economic growth and development. This doctoral training program established by AIMS will provide emerging African scientists the opportunity to conduct research at the forefront of data science, and work towards a

    Published: 2022-04-08 Type: PhD Deadline: Not Specified

  • World Bank African and African Diaspora Fellows for Infrastructure Program 2022

     With 189 member countries, staff from over 170 countries, and offices in 130, the World Bank Group aims to bring a richness of perspectives, cultures and experiences that is invaluable to our clients and make us a truly global multilateral development bank. Our work in infrastructure in par

    Published: 2022-04-08 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 16, 2022

  • Columbia University ISHR Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) Fellowship for Developing Countries 2022

    The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is accepting applications for the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP). It will begin in late August and run until mid-December 2022.  The program leverages the resources of Columbia University and international organizations such as Human

    Published: 2022-04-08 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: May 12, 2022

  • Minority Africa Fellowship for African Journalists & Storytellers 2022

    The Minority Africa Fellowship, a project by Minority Africa — a digital publication using data-driven multimedia journalism to tell African minority stories — targets journalists and storytellers from minority groups across Africa providing them with the platform, skill, and m

    Published: 2022-04-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 24, 2022

  • French Institutes for Advanced Study(FIAS) Fellowship Programme 2022

    The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships in the six Institutes of Aix-Marseille, Loire Valley, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes and Paris. It welcomes applications from high level international scholars and scientists primarily in the fields of the social sc

    Published: 2022-04-07 Type: Fellowship Study in: France Deadline: June 2, 2022

  • Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme for Developing Countries(GBP 21,000 annual allowance) 2022

    Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme: We are now inviting applications for the 2022/2024 Fellowship Scheme. The Scheme places young and highly motivated economists and statisticians in public sector posts in developing country governments on two-year contracts.

    Published: 2022-04-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 27, 2022

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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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