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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 131)

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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

  • Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for Ph.D Students Worldwide 2023

    The Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-applied sciences or aerospace-applied engineering. It may be used at any university or college offering accredited post-graduate courses and degrees in these fields. Globally, women make up arou

    Published: 2022-08-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 15, 2022

  • Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2023

    The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships were established in 2011 to identify and mentor the future generation of outstanding African leaders. Each year three Fellows have an opportunity to work in the executive offices of the AfDB (Abidjan), ECA (Addis Ababa) or the ITC (Geneva), with a stipend

    Published: 2022-08-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 21, 2022

  • Mastercard Foundation Scholarships at University of Cape Town (UCT) 2022

    The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT provides full-cost scholarships to young Africans who are first-time undergraduate or postgraduate (honours and master’s) degree-seeking applicants. The scholarships ensure a premium educational package that will produce graduates whose qualifi

    Published: 2022-08-10 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: September 25, 2022

  • TDR Postgraduate Scholarship for Developing Countries 2023

    The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health at the University of Ghana, invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for a place in a full-time postgraduate programme with a focus on Implementation Research for the 2022–2023 academic year. Funding for these full

    Published: 2022-08-10 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 9, 2022

  • Wits-TUB-UNILAG Scholarship for Students in South Africa 2023

    The scholarships apply to the 1 year full time degree of Master of Urban Studies in the field of Urban Management MUS (UM) at Wits University in Johannesburg, supported by the Wits-TUBUNILAG Urban Lab programme. The scholarship programme focuses on four innovation areas which address SDG implemen

    Published: 2022-08-09 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: October 31, 2022

  • Chevening Western African Manuscripts Crowdsourcing Project Fellowship 2022

    This fellowship will be hosted by the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP). The Programme is of international prominence in its mission to preserve documentary heritage at risk of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration. EAP funds projects from all over the world, to create digital c

    Published: 2022-08-08 Type: Fellowship Study in: Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal Deadline: November 1, 2022

  • Chevening Ethiopia Leadership Fellowship for Mid-career Ethiopian Public Servants & Government Officials 2022

    he Chevening Ethiopia Leadership Fellowship is aimed at mid-career Ethiopian public servants and government officials with demonstrable skills in the fields of policy, innovation, and leadership. The fellowship is hosted by Coventry University in multiple locations across the UK (London

    Published: 2022-08-08 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: November 1, 2022

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award 2022

    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation presents up to six Georg Forster Research Awards each year to internationally outstanding researchers from developing and emerging countries in recognition of their academic record to date. The award is intended to support the long-term promotion of outstandi

    Published: 2022-08-08 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: October 31, 2022

  • UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme in Engineering 2022

     The Programme started in 2012 and aims to promote capacity building and research activities in UNESCO’s Member States in the field of science and engineering. Beneficiaries of these fellowships are given the opportunity to undertake an individual research programme in the field of Scienc

    Published: 2022-08-08 Type: Fellowship Study in: Poland Deadline: August 15, 2022

  • QMUL Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Health Cancer Research 2022

    This post is part of an exciting new NIHR Global Health Research award, funding the AWACAN-ED (Advancing Early Diagnosis of Cancer in Southern Africa) programme. Our research is being conducted in Zimbabwe and South Africa, in partnership with the Universities of Cape Town and Zimbabwe in Harare.

    Published: 2022-08-08 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 12, 2022

  • Queen Elizabeth Scholars-West Africa (QES-WA) for African Scholars 2022

    The Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) program has funded Netlinks, a McGill University-University of Ghana-Universite Joseph ki-ZERBO to strengthen the capacity of researchers who work with farmers, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and local institutions to develop solutions to agricult

    Published: 2022-08-05 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 15, 2022

  • Meta Research PhD Fellowship Program Worldwide 2022

    The Meta Research PhD Fellowship is a global program designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering at an accredited university. Having funded over 200 students from around the

    Published: 2022-08-04 Type: PhD Deadline: September 20, 2022

  • CREATE PhD Programme Scholarship for African Researchers 2022

    The CREATE PhD Programme will provide 25 doctoral fellowships to UK professional body registered health professionals who will register for their PhD at one of the five UK Partner Institutions  and conduct their research at one of six African Partner Institutions.  In add

    Published: 2022-08-04 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 26, 2022

  • MasterCard University of California, Berkeley Masters Scholarships for African Students (USA) 2022

    Administered out of the Center for African Studies, the program at the University of California, Berkeley is supported by a broad cross-section of functional and disciplinary units on campus including the Division of Student Affairs, the Graduate Division, the Berkeley International Office, and the

    Published: 2022-08-04 Type: Masters Study in: United States Deadline: September 22, 2022

  • UNU-CPR Global Fellowship Program 2022

    The UNU-CPR Global Fellows will work to integrate researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in new and ongoing research projects that shape multilateral policymaking processes. Candidates who are focused on Migration and Inequality are invited to apply for one 6-month Fellowship, which may be

    Published: 2022-08-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 31, 2022

  • UK Chevening Scholarships for Developing Countries 2022

    Applications for fully funded Chevening Scholarships to study for one-year master’s degrees at UK universities are now open. Chevening enables outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. There is no such thing as a ‘typi

    Published: 2022-08-03 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: November 1, 2022

  • McLarty Associates Africa Fellows Programme for African Graduates 2022

    McLarty Associates is seeking a bright, resourceful individual for a paid, entry-level internship/graduate fellowship to support our Africa Practice. We are seeking an individual who can work part-time (approx. 20 hours/week) from September through December 2022. This position will be performed remo

    Published: 2022-08-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • Kistefos Young Talented Leader Scholarships Program for African and Norwegian Students 2022

    Over four years, the program will grant a total of 46 scholarships to candidates in Norway, South Africa, Liberia, and Ethiopia.  The Fellowships for Leading Norwegian Talent will include two scholarships for undergraduate studies and 20 scholarships for pre-experience masters and the

    Published: 2022-08-02 Type: Masters Study in: Ethiopia, Liberia, Norway, South Africa Deadline: November 1, 2022

  • ASU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in Educational Leadership 2022

    The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (MLFTC) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for up to two postdoctoral scholar positions in the area of educational leadership. Educational Leadership, a programmatic unit in the Division of MLFTC’s Educational Leadership and Innovatio

    Published: 2022-08-02 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 1, 2022

  • Stanford University Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program 2022

    Knight-Hennessy scholars develop deep domain expertise in their Stanford graduate program, and build on this domain expertise through exposure to a wide range of disciplines and cultures within the Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) community. Scholars participate in the King Global Leadership Progra

    Published: 2022-08-02 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: October 12, 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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