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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 11)

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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

  • University of Manchester Equity and Merit Scholarship 2026

    The UN's Sustainable Development Goals set the direction toward a better, more sustainable future for all. Our Equity and Merit Scholarships aim to empower young professionals in the Global South to deliver solutions to meet these interlinked goals. Equity and Merit Scholarships are for acade

    Published: 2025-08-01 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: August 31, 2025

  • Call for Applications: Open Brazil Power 2025

    The Call for Applications for the first edition of Open Brazil Power is Open. This is an educational programme that aims at forging new cohorts of young energy professionals with a complete set of technical, regulatory and business skills needed to trigger Brazil’s sustainable energy futu

    Published: 2025-07-31 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 3, 2025

  • University of Wollongong Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship 2026

    University of Wollongong Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship is open to International student who wish to study in any of their Australian campuses with a tuition fee reduction. 

    Published: 2025-07-30 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified

  • Bangor University Vice-Chancellor Scholarship 2026

    Bangor University is proud to introduce our flagship Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for excellent International Students. The University is looking to award the scholarship to students demonstrating academic excellence and notable achievements in their social and professional life. as well a

    Published: 2025-07-29 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Value: £10,000 Deadline: December 8, 2025

  • Universiy of Sussex Technopolis UK Masters Scholarship 2025

    Technopolis UK are generously supporting one scholarship for a Black British student starting a Masters in September 2025. This £14,000 scholarship, which also includes access to one-to-one mentoring, is for an applicant to the University of Sussex Business School or the School of Mathematical

    Published: 2025-07-29 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: August 1, 2025

  • The Marcellus Policy Fellowship 2025

    The John Quincy Adams Society has developed the Marcellus Policy Fellowship to help the next generation of U.S. foreign policy leaders follow in young JQA’s footsteps. By combining knowledge of foreign policy, the craft of effective policy writing, and the ability to publicize his ideas, Adams

    Published: 2025-07-29 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • DAAD EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries 2026

    The “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” (DAAD) has selected the MSc Environmental Governance (MEG)  as a development-related postgraduate course and so the programme can offer a limited number of EPOS Scholarships. Candidates will be selected first by the pr

    Published: 2025-07-28 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: October 15, 2025

  • Commonwealth Professional Fellowships for Mid-Career Professionals 2026

    Commonwealth Professional Fellowships Application is open. The Fellowship is mainly for mid-career professionals from low and middle income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their sector for a programme of professional development.

    Published: 2025-07-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: August 22, 2025

  • AfriLead EduTourism Network DLL Conference 2026 in Zanzibar

    Applications are now open for the DLL Conference 2026 in Zanzibar, Tanzania – a transformative 4 – day fully funded immersive international conference experience bringing together youth leaders, changemakers, entrepreneurs, students, educators, innovators, policy makers, politi

    Published: 2025-07-28 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 30, 2025

  • Center for African Studies Visiting Fellowships 2026 at UC Berkeley

    The Center for African Studies, with the support of the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce two Visiting Fellowships to be hosted at the University of California, Berkeley. Eligible applicants must be residents of an African country and currently hold an academic/research position at an Af

    Published: 2025-07-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: September 5, 2025

  • 2025 Excellence Scholarship Program - Social Coverage Scholarships (BCS)

    The Excellence Scholarship for French Grandes Ecoles is the result of a partnership between the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports (MENPS) and the French Embassy in Morocco. Each year, the Franco-Moroccan selection committee awards 200 social coverage scholarships (BCS) to Moroccan

    Published: 2025-07-28 Type: Masters Study in: France, Morocco Deadline: September 1, 2025

  • Call for Applications: FRIAS Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship Programme for Researchers from Africa 2026

    The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) invites researchers based in an African country with a completed doctoral degree and a minimum of eight years of post-doctoral experience to apply for the FRIAS Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship Programme 2026/27. The fellowships a

    Published: 2025-07-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: September 12, 2025

  • La Trobe University Dennis McDermott Research Scholarships 2025

    The Dennis McDermott Research Scholarships will be awarded to Indigenous students of exceptional research promise to undertake a higher degree by research at La Trobe University. The scholarship was established to celebrate the life of Professor Dennis McDermott, La Trobe’s inaugural Pro Vice-

    Published: 2025-07-25 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: December 31, 2025

  • Brunel University of London 2025 Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship

    The Postgraduate Academic Excellence scholarship is available for students on Postgraduate Taught (PGT) courses at Brunel University of London who are self-funding their studies, paying Home fees and have obtained a First-Class undergraduate degree; from a UK University, either in the UK or at

    Published: 2025-07-25 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • University of Sussex Egypt Scholarship for Masters Students 2025

    Applicants from Egypt, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,000 if they are joining a Sussex Masters degree in 2025  

    Published: 2025-07-25 Type: Masters Study in: United Arab Emirates Deadline: September 1, 2025

  • DAAD ERA Green Hydrogen Fellowships for international Postdocs 2025

    The ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen programme, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is complemented by comprehensive networking measures and the establishment of four working groups. Fellows will continue to be involved in those after the end of the fundi

    Published: 2025-07-24 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: Not Specified

  • Netherlands International Scholarship 2025-2026

    This scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science as well as several Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. This Scholarship is aimed at international students who are planning to do their bachelor's or master's degree in Netherla

    Published: 2025-07-24 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Value: £5,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • Call for Applications: Nigerian AI Collective 2025 AI for Civil Society Workshop

    The Nigerian AI Collective is pleased to invite applications from civil society organisations (CSOs) across Nigeria for a six-month engagement to strengthen AI capacity, enhance advocacy competence, and foster accountability in the evolving AI ecosystem. This workshop is implemented by the Centre fo

    Published: 2025-07-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 1, 2025

  • 2025 AU Media Fellowship Programme 3.0 for African Journalists

    The AU Media Fellowship 3.0 is guided by three core priorities: producing high-quality, impactful content; ensuring strong alignment with the objectives and institutional frameworks of the African Union; and expanding outreach to maximise the Fellowship’s reach and influence. By balancing thes

    Published: 2025-07-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 14, 2025

  • University of Twente Kipaji Scholarship 2025

    The Kipaji Scholarship Fund is founded especially for talented students from countries with upcoming economies. Students from these countries could have the potential, but not the means to study at the University of Twente. The scholarship is meant as additional support for UTS scholarship students.

    Published: 2025-07-22 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Netherlands 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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