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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 114)

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

  • University of Geneva Excellence Masters Fellowships for International Students 2022

    The Faculty of science of the University of Geneva is an internationally top-ranked scientific institution covering a broad range of scientific disciplines: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Published: 2022-02-25 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Switzerland Deadline: March 15, 2022

  • Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at USIU-Africa 2022

    United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation in its global Scholars Program. This initiative will offer academically talented youth from Africa facing financial, gender, displacement, or disability constraints an opportunity to access world

    Published: 2022-02-25 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: February 28, 2022

  • DAAD Short-Term Research Grants for Developing Countries 2022

    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: 2022-02-25 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 1, 2022

  • UN Human Rights Office Fellowship Programme 2022

    The United Nations Human Rights Office manages two Humanitarian Funds: the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Each Fund is mandated to channel direct assistance to victims of these human rights violations

    Published: 2022-02-24 Type: Fellowship Study in: Switzerland Deadline: March 15, 2022

  • LSHTM Johnson and Johnson MSc Global Mental Health Scholarships(Fully Funded) 2022-2023

    The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London (KCL) is accepting applications from interested students for the Johnson & Johnson MSc Global Mental Health Scholarships. The

    Published: 2022-02-24 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: March 20, 2022

  • UCLA Law Sonke Health & Human Rights Fellowship 2022

    University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and Sonke Gender Justice Network present the UCLA Law – Sonke Health & Human Rights Fellowship. Launched in 2011, the program provides specialized training to top graduates from Southern African law schools for careers as impact-oriented

    Published: 2022-02-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: March 1, 2022

  • Raoul Wallenberg Institute Call for Applications of Researchers in Southern Africa 2022

    The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (“RWI”), Lund, Sweden, in partnership with the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (hereinafter “ICLD”), Visby, Sweden, is launching a call (hereinafter “Call”) for applications targe

    Published: 2022-02-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: February 27, 2022

  • Durham University Ruth First Educational Trust Scholarships for Southern African Students 2022

    Scholarships make an important contribution towards social, educational and economic development in the region. In addition to their value to individuals they have wide developmental impact, within and beyond southern Africa. Ruth First Scholars have played positive leadership roles in their comm

    Published: 2022-02-23 Type: Masters Deadline: March 24, 2022

  • AFCEA Intel-AFCEA Diversity Scholarship 2022

    Intel has partnered with AFCEA to offer an Intel-AFCEA Diversity Scholarship for STEM students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate (Master’s or PhD) degree during the Fall 2022-Spring 2023 term

    Published: 2022-02-22 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 31, 2022

  • World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2022

    The World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program targets young talented African nationals who are completing or have recently completed their Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work. The fellowship program has been very successful since its inception, building a s

    Published: 2022-02-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • World Bank Group Africa Education Fellowship Program 2022

    The World Bank Group (WBG) Education Global Practice and the Africa Chief Economist Office announce the opening of applications for the 2022 WBG-Africa Education Fellowship Program for master’s degree holders, Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Sah

    Published: 2022-02-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: February 28, 2022

  • University of Bonn Argelander Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates from Developing Countires 2022

    The aim is to provide funding for doctoral candidates from countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia in order to promote scientific exchange with partners, particularly in regions that have been relatively marginalized in terms of scientific production and to promote international cooperation in t

    Published: 2022-02-22 Type: PhD Deadline: May 1, 2022

  • King’s College London Africa International PGR Scholarships 2022-2023

    Applications are invited from international students from Africa for three full scholarships to undertake a full-time PhD at King’s College London starting in 2022/23. Funding is available for up to 4 years. The topic of the PhD must clearly be relevant to the continent of Africa. Interd

    Published: 2022-02-22 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: March 18, 2022

  • CyberGirls Fellowship Program for Young Female Africans 2022

    CyberGirls is a 1-year fellowship that equips girls with globally sought-after cybersecurity skills, helping them to seize work opportunities within Africa and across the world. This initiative aims at combating poverty, cybercrime, cybersecurity skills shortage, unemployment and gender disparity

    Published: 2022-02-22 Type: Fellowship Study in: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia Deadline: Not Specified

  • Wageningen University & Research Africa Talent Programme 2022

    The Africa Talent Programme (ATP) has been initiated by Wageningen University & Research to give top talents from Africa the opportunity to study towards a PhD or obtain a postdoc position at Wageningen University. With this programme, Wageningen University aims to attract talented scientists

    Published: 2022-02-21 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: June 13, 2022

  • Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA) for Nigerian (USA) 2022

    The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Mission Nigeria invites applications from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in U.S. universities and colleges. The FLTA program is designed to offer young foreign teachers an opportunity to teach

    Published: 2022-02-21 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria, United States Deadline: June 1, 2022

  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Scholarships 2022

    For the academic year 2022-2023 there will be scholarships available from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The candidate is expected to cover the remaining part. These scholarships are available for the Sanitation profile of the track Water and Health. Other tracks and profiles are not el

    Published: 2022-02-21 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 1, 2022

  • Qalaa Holdings Graduate Scholarship for Egyptian Students 2022

    The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation was created in 2007, out of a strong will to contribute to national development through creating high caliber professionals to help enhance Egypt’s growth in all sectors. The Foundation is funded by an endowment from Qalaa Holdings to grant academic sc

    Published: 2022-02-21 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Egypt Deadline: April 15, 2022

  • Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship Program for Young Nigerian(Funded) 2022

    The Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship (KIF) is a one-year non-partisan leadership training program for young Nigerians between the age of 25-35 years. The one-year Fellowship aims to create a network of high potential young Nigerians who are expected to rise to top leadership positions in the public sect

    Published: 2022-02-21 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: March 14, 2022

  • Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI) PhD Internship for Africans 2022

    Microsoft works with the world’s best researchers, moving with the current of technology as it rapidly evolves. Together we share the motivation to seek innovative solutions to the world’s toughest challenges and improve the lives of people everywhere.?The MARI, Nairobi, Kenya, is&n

    Published: 2022-02-21 Type: PhD Study in: Kenya 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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