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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 110)

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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

  • DAAD Short-Term Research Grants for Developing Countries 2023

    The primary aim of this programme is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral programmes. A research project or course of continuing scientific education at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany, which is b

    Published: 2023-03-03 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: April 3, 2023

  • Aston University GREAT Scholarships for African Students 2023

    Aston University is offering an amount of £10,000 towards tuition fees of selected students. This scholarship opportunity is jointly funded by Aston University with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council.

    Published: 2023-03-02 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 19, 2023

  • Netflix/GOBELINS Scholarship Program for African Students 2023

    Netflix Grow Creative and GOBELINS are offering six scholarships for students from the African continent. The scholarships will benefit six students who will successfully be admitted to the GOBELINS School of Arts.

    Published: 2023-03-02 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: March 2, 2023

  • Manulife Life Lessons Scholarship Program 2023

    Manulife has introduced the first Life Lessons Scholarship Program in Canada, for students who’ve experienced the death of a parent or guardian with little to no life insurance. The Scholarship Program helps combat the financial burden of paying for post-secondary education during an emotional

    Published: 2023-03-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: Canada Deadline: March 31, 2023

  • Dutch MDF Full Scholarships for Developing Countries 2023-2024

    Three Dutch MDF courses are currently available with full MSP & OKP scholarships which cover all participants support costs: travel costs, accommodation, meals, excursions, and of course the training fee.  Priority areas for the OKP scholarships  The Dutch Ministry who is

    Published: 2023-02-28 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Netherlands Deadline: March 30, 2023

  • Teach for Nigeria Fellowship for University Graduates and Young Professionals 2023

    Teach for Nigeria invites exceptional university graduates and young professionals to apply for the Fellowship. Teach For Nigeria strongly believes that the only true and sustainable path to improving educational opportunities for all children in Nigeria is by channeling and

    Published: 2023-02-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: April 11, 2023

  • Trinity College Dublin Eloin and Cliona Murphy Scholarships for International Students 2023

    Trinity College Dublin will select two lucky international students and provide them €3,000 to undertake a degree program in Chinese Studies at the Institution. Applicants must have firmly accepted their course offer before applying for the scholarship.

    Published: 2023-02-28 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ireland Deadline: January 1, 1970

  • Universite Paris-Saclay Masters Scholarships for International Students 2023

    Université Paris-Saclay aims to promote access for international students to its Master’s programmes, provided by its faculties, component-institutions and associated universities, and to make it easier for highly-qualified international students to join the University, especially for t

    Published: 2023-02-27 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: May 16, 2023

  • AIMS Master’s in Mathematical Sciences Degree for African Students 2023

    The AIMS Structured Master’s Program runs over three semesters. The requisite skills phase of the AIMS course builds a standard core set of problem-solving skills: estimation, computation, approximation, modelling, data analysis and statistics. The elective review phase allows studen

    Published: 2023-02-27 Type: Masters Study in: Rwanda Deadline: March 31, 2023

  • ANU Eccles PhD Scholarship in Medical Sciences 2023

    Each year the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) may offer an Eccles PhD Scholarship in Medical Sciences. The scholarship aims to attract international students of high calibre to pursue higher degree research, at JCSMR, in Neurosciences.

    Published: 2023-02-24 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: August 31, 2023

  • University of Edinburgh The Catto Combined MSc and PhD Scholarships, Centre of African Studies 2023

    The Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce the availability of one full scholarship for suitable female applicants from Africa to study for an MSc in Africa and International Development and subsequent PhD in African Studies or, where more suitable, go directly int

    Published: 2023-02-23 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 30, 2023

  • SPE Imomoh Scholarship for Africa Students 2023

    The Imomoh Scholarship was endowed to the SPE Foundation by Egbert Imomoh to support excellence in education for students from the Africa Region.

    Published: 2023-02-23 Type: Masters Deadline: April 15, 2023

  • TDR Clinical Research Leadership (CRL) Fellowship Programme for African Researchers 2023

    The Clinical Research Leadership (CRL) fellowship programme, launched in 2023, is based on four pillars: Pillar 1:    Improved clinical research skills obtained through flexible placement of fellows at Training Partner Organizations (TPOs). Pillar 2:    Strong clinical

    Published: 2023-02-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: March 15, 2023

  • TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2023

    TWAS and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India, offer fellowships to young foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in physical sciences TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable at the S.N. Bose National Cent

    Published: 2023-02-23 Type: Fellowship Study in: India Deadline: August 1, 2023

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation International Climate Protection Fellowships for Developing Countries 2023

    The International Climate Protection Fellowships enable prospective leaders to conduct a research-related project of their own choice during a one-year stay in Germany. Submit an application if you are a prospective leader from a non-European threshold or developing country working in the field of c

    Published: 2023-02-23 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: March 1, 2023

  • Open University 2023 Commonwealth Distance Scholarships for African Students

    The Open University (OU) has been awarded five fully-funded Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for citizens of Eastern African countries. This is a unique opportunity to study the theory and practice of online and blended teaching through modules created by experts from The Open Universi

    Published: 2023-02-23 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: March 28, 2023

  • CDC IMU-Simons African Fellowship Program 2023

    The IMU-Simons African Fellowship Program supports research sabbaticals for mathematicians from AFRICAN developing countries employed in AFRICA to travel to an Internationally known mathematical centre of excellence/university (WORLDWIDE) for collaborative research. The program is not f

    Published: 2023-02-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 15, 2023

  • SOAS University of London A.G. Leventis Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2023

    Leventis Foundation is funding Leventis Fellowship for younger scholars to develop their research interests in the field of libraries and archives and to participate in the intellectual life of the Center. Nigerian academics are eligible for this research fellowship. The duration of the fellowship i

    Published: 2023-02-22 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: March 31, 2023

  • AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy for Developing Countries 2023

    This course will expose participants to key contemporary international policy issues relating to science, technology, environment and health, while providing an overview of how technical information has contributed to different policy developments and international structures. Another focus of the c

    Published: 2023-02-22 Type: Fellowship Study in: Italy Deadline: March 5, 2023

  • WARA Residency Fellowship for African Researchers 2023

    Each residency will last 4-8 weeks and will provide the visiting scholar with opportunities for library research, guest lecturing, and/or collaborative work with American colleagues.

    Published: 2023-02-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: February 27, 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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