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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 18)

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

  • Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2025 at Brunel University London

    The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship is a fully funded opportunity offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in partnership with Brunel University London. It supports talented candidates from eligible Commonwealth countries to pursue a Master’s degree, focusing on development-rel

    Published: 2024-11-18 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: December 12, 2024

  • 2025 Borel Global Fellows Program for African Students at Iowa State University

    Thanks to a generous gift from ISU alumni Jim (’78 agricultural business) and Marcia (’78 family environment) Borel, the Borel Global Fellows Program was launched in 2018. The Borel Global Fellows Program supports students from Sub-Saharan Africa to pursue graduate studies at Iowa State

    Published: 2024-11-15 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: January 15, 2025

  • Apply: TechWomen Emerging Leaders Program 2025

    TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, a

    Published: 2024-11-14 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: January 7, 2025

  • Embassy of France Scholarship in Nigeria 2025 for Master Students

    The Embassy of France in Nigeria is launching a new scholarship program to finance a Masters degree in a French university for the academic year 2025/2026. The deadline to submit your application is deadline of Etudes En France (1st of December). This program is funded by the French Ministry for

    Published: 2024-11-13 Type: Masters Study in: France, Nigeria Deadline: December 1, 2024

  • 2025 American University in Cairo African Graduate Fellowships

    The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master's degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for

    Published: 2024-11-13 Type: Fellowship Study in: Egypt Deadline: May 8, 2025

  • MPOWER Financing Women in STEM Scholarship for International Students 2025

    In keeping with MPOWER’s commitment to empower high-potential global citizens to realize their educational aspirations – and become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators – this international scholarship program focuses on women who will use their STEM degree to benefit

    Published: 2024-11-13 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada, United States Deadline: December 31, 2024

  • Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) GREAT Scholarships for African Students 2025

    GREAT Scholarships are jointly funded by Anglia Ruskin University with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council. We are offering GBP10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year master’s programmes to students from Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya and Pakistan, who will enr

    Published: 2024-11-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 25, 2025

  • Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship at University of Pretoria 2025

    The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF II) is a two-year research-oriented fellowship programme supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and hosted at Future Africa. The programme focuses on future-looking science leadership and developing the next generation o

    Published: 2024-11-12 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: November 30, 2024

  • AUC Tomorrow's Leaders Graduate Students Program (TLG) 2025

    Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) students program is a joint effort between the US Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA/AC), and AUC. TLG equips academically qualified and economically deserving students with the professional qualifications and experience needed to advance

    Published: 2024-11-11 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Egypt Deadline: November 29, 2024

  • Call for Applications: CEGA Fellowship Program for African Researchers 2025

    The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) invites African researchers to apply to our 2025-2026 Fellowship Program Request for Applications (RFA). In this call, CEGA invites researchers from East and West Africa interested in developing their skills in quantitative social sci

    Published: 2024-11-11 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: January 17, 2025

  • University of Groningen Eric Bleumink Funds for Developing Countries (Netherlands) 2025

    The Holland Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. The scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their master’s in H

    Published: 2024-11-11 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: December 1, 2024

  • University of Kent Masters Scholarship for International Students 2025

    Are you an international student hoping to enroll in the University of Kent’s taught Master’s program beginning in January 2025? The International Scholarship for Taught Masters Students offers you the opportunity to lessen your financial load.   This scholarship supports th

    Published: 2024-11-11 Type: Masters Value: £6,000 Deadline: November 15, 2024

  • Al Jazeera Fellowship Program for Journalists 2025

    The Al Jazeera Fellowship Program is a two-month fellowship designed for experienced journalists and researchers interested in media and journalism. It provides participants with the opportunity to conduct in-depth research at Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) headquarters, developing a 7,000-word res

    Published: 2024-11-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 30, 2024

  • Swedish Institute 2025 Pioneering Women in STEM Scholarship

    The SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM is an academic scholarship provided for full-time, one- or two-year, master’s studies in designated programmes in Sweden. Sweden offers a unique blend of world-class education and cutting-edge innovation, with sustainability at its core. The schol

    Published: 2024-11-08 Type: Masters Study in: Sweden Deadline: January 15, 2025

  • Apply for the Mo Ibrahim Foundation 2025 Leadership Fellowship Program

    The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships are a 12-month programme designed to support the professional development of future African leaders. The Fellowship programme invites emerging leaders from across Africa to apply to join the 2025 cohort of MIF Fellows and make the most of this opportunity. The I

    Published: 2024-11-08 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 20, 2024

  • Erasmus Mundus AFEPA Scholarship Programme for International Students 2025

    The European Master’s programme in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis (AFEPA) responds to the increasing need to better understand the socio-economic and environmental effects of agricultural, food and environmental policies. It provides you with high quality e

    Published: 2024-11-08 Type: Masters Deadline: February 15, 2025

  • TaRL Africa Fellowship Programme for Leaders 2025

    The TaRL Africa Fellowship Programme aims to enhance TaRL’s technical capacity on the African continent by supporting the development of Sub-Saharan Africa Leaders of TaRL Practice. These are individuals who can grow and improve TaRL across the continent with the ultimate goal of ensuring

    Published: 2024-11-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 24, 2024

  • VIB-IPBO Open Doors Fellowship Program 2025 for Women in Africa

    The Open Doors Fellowship Program for women researchers in Africa is a holistic program that shall target women researchers in Africa to help them acquire the necessary hard and soft skills to strengthen their placements within their hosting institutions and, ultimately, avoid the dropout befor

    Published: 2024-11-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: January 10, 2025

  • University of Geneva Excellence Masters Fellowships for International Students 2025

    The University of Geneva’s Faculty of Science Excellence Fellowship is a prestigious scholarship program designed to support outstanding students in pursuing a Master of Science in various scientific disciplines. The fellowship provides financial support of CHF 10,000 to CHF 15,000 per year, e

    Published: 2024-11-07 Type: Masters Study in: Switzerland Deadline: February 28, 2025

  • Obama Foundation Scholars Program at University of Columbia (Fully-funded) 2025

    The application for the 2025-2026 Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University is now open. . In addition to the programming offered through the Obama Foundation, and conducted with their counterpart Scholars cohort, Obama Foundation Scholars at Columbia University participate in

    Published: 2024-11-06 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Colombia Deadline: December 16, 2024

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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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