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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 16)

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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

  • Call for Applications: 2025 CORAF Doctoral Thesis (PhD) Scholarships

    Applications are now open for the 2025 CORAF Doctoral Thesis (PhD) Scholarships. The Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) is a flagship regional investment program aimed at strengthening the resilience of the food system in West Africa, through a strategic regional approach.

    Published: 2025-06-19 Type: PhD Deadline: July 15, 2025

  • Griffith University 2025 GELI Direct Entry Program Scholarship

    Our GELI Direct Entry Program Scholarship rewards outstanding GELI Direct Entry Program graduates who are articulating into an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at Griffith University.

    Published: 2025-06-19 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified

  • 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: 2025-06-19 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: December 31, 2025

  • Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship 2025

    The Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship is a programme of full-cost scholarships for PhD students in any subject, open to candidates from any country in Africa. It is tenable at any college. It aims to provide support to talented students who require financial assistance to take up their pl

    Published: 2025-06-19 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • Call for Application: ARUA Early-Career Research Fellowship Program 2025

    The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career researchers to conduct globally co

    Published: 2025-06-19 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 31, 2025

  • 2025 EPFL Master Excellence Fellowships

    In order to reward the most outstanding students who are beginning their Master’s studies, EPFL offers a limited number of excellence fellowships, along with guaranteed housing, to candidates who have achieved remarkable academic results and who distinguish themselves in extracurricular activi

    Published: 2025-06-18 Type: Masters Study in: Switzerland Value: CHF 10,000 Deadline: December 15, 2025

  • Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship 2026

    Ready to take your career in health technology innovation to the next level? The Biodesign Innovation Fellowship is a 10-month experience that equips aspiring innovators with a proven, repeatable process to identify important health-related needs, invent novel health technologies to address the

    Published: 2025-06-18 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: July 28, 2025

  • Charles Darwin University Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship 2026

    The 2026 Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, funded by the Australian Government, is a prestigious award designed to support high-achieving domestic and international students undertaking a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) at Charles Darwin University (CDU). This competitive scholarship is a

    Published: 2025-06-18 Type: Masters Study in: Australia Deadline: September 30, 2025

  • Graduate Position Scholarship in University of Alberta 2025

    The Programmable Integrated Sensors and Microsystems (PRISM) Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta is seeking outstanding PhD/Master’s students as of July 2025. The goal of the project is to develop high-resolution microfabricationprocesses for micro

    Published: 2025-06-18 Type: Masters Study in: Canada Deadline: June 23, 2025

  • University of Alberta 2025 Graduate Recruitment Scholarship and Graduate Student Award

    The purpose of the Graduate Recruitment Scholarship (GRS) is to recruit superior graduate students who have the potential to contribute to the University of Alberta's community and research. The purpose of the Graduate Student Award (GSA) is to provide financial support to current graduate st

    Published: 2025-06-17 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: November 13, 2025

  • Royal Holloway University International Scholarship 2025

    This scholarship is  awarded automatically to eligible students to assist with Tuition fee You can be applying to study for any of our full-time Masters degrees. The tuition fee reduction will only be applied in your first year of study.

    Published: 2025-06-17 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Value: £4,000 Deadline: July 31, 2025

  • 2025 Canada Visit with Discover Vancouver Cultural Exchange Program

    The Discover Vancouver: Cultural Exchange Program, organized by the Candiscover Travel Corp, is a unique 3-day cultural immersion experience that brings together 30 international participants to explore the rich heritage, natural beauty, and diverse culture of Vancouver, Canada. This program aims

    Published: 2025-06-17 Type: Fellowship Study in: Canada Deadline: July 31, 2025

  • Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship 2025

    The Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship (VCIS) is awarded to recognise academic excellence for international students. This is a highly competitive scholarship based on academic merit and is awarded to talented students intending to pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s coursewor

    Published: 2025-06-17 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2025 Victoria University of Wellington Protect our Islands Pasifika Scholarship

    The Protect our Islands Pasifika Scholarship is offered by Pacific Biosecurity Limited to increase the number of Pasifika students advancing from an undergraduate degree through to postgraduate studies in the life sciences. Pacific Biosecurity Limited is a not-for-profit company formed by fo

    Published: 2025-06-16 Type: Masters Study in: New Zealand Deadline: June 30, 2025

  • RWTH Research Ambassador Scholarships for Graduate Students 2025

    The International Office awards RWTH Ambassador Scholarships for research stays in the key partner countries USA and Canada and for partner universities in Australia. As part of the program, scholarships are awarded to master’s students and doctoral candidates enrolled at RWTH. The program is

    Published: 2025-06-16 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: August 1, 2025

  • University of Kent Law School LLM Global Scholarship 2025

    The Law School at the University of Kent has established a major fund to support international  students pursuing a LLM at the Canterbury campus.

    Published: 2025-06-16 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Value: £2,500 Deadline: July 31, 2025

  • 2026 Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program at the University of the Western Cape

    The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is an implementing partner of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. Initiated in 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly talented, servi

    Published: 2025-06-16 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 30, 2025

  • 2025 Michael Taiwo (MT) Annual Scholarship

    Funding Bright futures in global education Supporting talented graduates from developing countries with test fees and application costs.

    Published: 2025-06-16 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: June 27, 2025

  • University of Birmingham West Africa Postgraduate Chancellor's Scholarship 2025

    The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the West Africa Postgraduate Chancellor's award of £10,000 for select students from Nigeria and Ghana applying for entry to a postgraduate taught programme at the University starting September 2025.

    Published: 2025-06-16 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: June 30, 2025

  • Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship 2025

    The Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship (VCIS) is awarded to recognise academic excellence for international students. This is a highly competitive scholarship based on academic merit and is awarded to talented students intending to pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s coursewor

    Published: 2025-06-13 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Value: $10,000 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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