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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 126)

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

  • YoungEd Africa Fellowship for Young Africans 2021

    This programme is targeted at Africans between the ages of 16-30, who are studying or interested in studying education related courses at undergraduate or post graduate levels. Objective: Up-skill educators with relevant knowledge and skills for improved education delivery and prep

    Published: 2021-10-20 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • Wageningen University & Research Africa Scholarship Programme 2022

    The Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) offers talented and motivated students from Africa the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Wageningen University and to support capacity building in Africa.

    Published: 2021-10-20 Type: Masters Deadline: January 3, 2022

  • ALT Advisory Tech Rights Fellowship 2022

    ALT Advisory, in association with Power Singh Inc., is launching a new Fellowship programme for entry-level practitioners interested in the intersection of human rights, justice, and technology.  Two Fellows will be hosted in Rosebank, Johannesburg for a fixed-term period of 12 months

    Published: 2021-10-19 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: October 22, 2021

  • JICA SDGs Global Leader for Young African Leaders 2022

    The SDGs Global Leader Program: The Scholarship aims to capacitate young or mid-career human resources who are contributing towards addressing challenges faced in various fields through strengthening the collaboration between Africa and Japan, and through the implementation of po

    Published: 2021-10-19 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: October 28, 2021

  • JICA ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program for African Students 2022

    The ABE Initiative aims at fostering leaders with proven ability to contribute towards Africa’s development in collaboration with the Japanese private sector. JICA is looking for prominent young South African nationals who are or anticipating to be involved in industrial development activ

    Published: 2021-10-19 Type: Masters Study in: Japan, South Africa Deadline: October 28, 2021

  • Georgetown University Global Human Development Programme (GHD) Masters Scholarships for Sub-Saharan African Students 2022

     The Georgetown University Global Human Development Programme is a two year, full-time master’s degree that encompasses an innovative skills-based curriculum with built-in opportunities for experiential learning. The curriculum covers core courses including the economics of development, i

    Published: 2021-10-19 Type: Masters Deadline: January 15, 2022

  • Graduate Institute Geneva Scholarships for Africa (Switzerland) 2021-2022

    Graduate Institute Africa and Middle East Scholarships, Switzerland 2022 is open for Middle East Students, African Students . The scholarship allows Masters, PhD level programme(s) in the field of All Subjects taught at Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. The deadline of the

    Published: 2021-10-19 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Switzerland Deadline: January 1, 2022

  • Medium GMMP WanaData Fellowship for Female Journalists in Africa 2021

    GMMP WanaData Fellowship: Applications are invited from suitably qualified women journalists for the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) WanaData Fellowship targeted at engaging African women for the Data research. The fellowship seeks to explore the potentials of women represen

    Published: 2021-10-18 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 12, 2021

  • SSRC Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship for Sub-Saharan African Countries 2022

     The Next Generation Social Sciences programme, launched in June 2011, responds to a shortage of experienced faculty in African higher education. The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program provides fellowships to nurture the intellectual development and increase retention of early-ca

    Published: 2021-10-15 Type: Fellowship Deadline: February 1, 2022

  • One Young World Leading Africa Scholarship (Japan) 2022

    The Leading Africa Scholarship is an initiative designed to ensure that outstanding young people from Africa are represented at the One Young World Summit 2022 in Tokyo. Africa is host to the largest population of young people in the world, with over 60% of its population under the age of 25

    Published: 2021-10-15 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 1, 2021

  • Control Risks Graduate Programme For Young Africans 2021-2022

    As part of its Human Resources development strategy, Control Risks is embarking on the fourth iteration of its Africa Graduate Programme. This programme is aimed at providing a fantastic opportunity to deserving young people to gain skills and develop their workplace experience. You will get to t

    Published: 2021-10-14 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa Deadline: November 2, 2021

  • PhD Scholarship 2021

    Monthly allowance: Monthly stipend of 500 Euro for maximum 3 years (36 months), starting earliest on January 1st 2022, ending latest on December 31st 2024. Travel costs: For PhD candidates coming from third countries funds are available to support international travel between the home

    Published: 2021-10-13 Type: PhD Deadline: November 30, -0001

  • Masters Scholarship 2021

    Monthly allowance: Monthly stipend of 400.- Euro for maximum of 2 years (24 months), starting earliest on January 1st 2022, ending latest on December 31st 2023. Travel costs: Limited funds of in total 2.500.- EUR per cohort and year are available for Master candidates coming from thir

    Published: 2021-10-13 Type: Masters Deadline: November 30, -0001

  • University of Nottingham Developing Solutions Masters Scholarships for African Students (UK) 2022

    Do you want to make a difference in the development of your home country? University of Nottingham is proud to be offering full tuition fee scholarships in conjunction with Developing Solutions Scholarship Scheme. Founded in 2001, Developing Solutions is The University of Nottingham’s&nbs

    Published: 2021-10-12 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 20, 2022

  • Atlantic Fellows Programme for African Students 2022-2023

    The Fellowships are available in TWO fully-funded tracks: Atlantic Residential Fellowship: supports applicants in taking the one year MSc Inequalities and Social Science (MISS), with dedicated mentorship, as well as engaging with the wider work of the Atlantic Fellows programme (such as the An

    Published: 2021-10-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: January 10, 2022

  • ASRI Future Leaders Programme (FLP) (South Africa) 2021

    The ASRI-Future Leaders Programme (FLP) recruits 30 candidates annually, for exposure to selected themes in politics, policy, democracy and governance in preparation for a career in politics, public (civil) service, civil society, business and the media. The aim of the programme is to develop the ca

    Published: 2021-10-08 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: October 11, 2021

  • WomHub Africa Innovation Fellowship for Female African Innovators 2021

    Africa Innovation Fellowship, powered by WomEng and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is a nine-month leadership and business development opportunity for female African innovators with an early stage engineering innovation or startup. The Africa Innovat

    Published: 2021-10-08 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 15, 2021

  • MTN Global Graduate Development Programme for Young Graduates across Africa 2022

    MTN’s Global Graduate Development Programme seeks to source, develop, and accelerate top graduates from across MTN’s footprint in Africa and the Middle East. The programme offers a privileged experience that fast-tracks talented individuals into critical roles at MTN. The MTN Gradua

    Published: 2021-10-05 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: October 30, 2021

  • TU Delft Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarships for African Students (Netherland) 2022

    These scholarships give talented, motivated and broadly interested students from Sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to study at the Delft University of Technology. The Global Initiative of the university aims to work together with scientists and entrepreneurs in developing countries to make an impac

    Published: 2021-10-04 Type: Masters Deadline: December 12, 2021

  • UN-Habitat Participatory Slum Upgrading (Namibia) 2021

    The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) together with the European Commission (EC), and the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) entered a tripartite partnership to address the challenge of slums in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Countries th

    Published: 2021-10-04 Type: Fellowship Study in: Namibia Deadline: October 8, 2021

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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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