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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 2)

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

  • DAAD 2024 In-Country/In-Region Programme Sub-Saharan Africa

    The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master or doctoral studies for individuals who plan to pursue a ca

    Published: 2024-10-03 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda Deadline: November 11, 2024

  • ARES Masters and Training Scholarships for Developing Countries 2025

    Within the framework of the Belgian policy for development cooperation, the Minister for Development Cooperation and the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation entrust the Belgian Higher Education Institutions with the preparation of Postgraduate Programmes (Advanced Masters) and 

    Published: 2024-10-03 Type: Masters Study in: Belgium Deadline: October 18, 2024

  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS) International Development Fellows Program 2025

    The Fellows Program is designed for individuals dedicated to a career in international development. While contributing to impactful work, Fellows hone their skills and gain experience in program management and operations. All Fellows complete a comprehensive practical hands-on training in proje

    Published: 2024-10-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 1, 2024

  • University of Edinburgh Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program 2025

    The University of Edinburgh invite exceptional young people with great academic and leadership experience who have overcome barriers to their education and are diligently committed to pursuing their studies to apply for an Online Scholarship at the University of Edinburgh. Online studies are

    Published: 2024-10-03 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: November 8, 2024

  • UNU Joint MSc in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security 2025

    The main purpose of the two-year Master of Science programme is to provide postgraduate students with detailed knowledge, critical understanding, strategies and the tools required to take an interdisciplinary approach towards environmental risks and human security. The Master’s programme addre

    Published: 2024-10-02 Type: Masters Deadline: December 15, 2024

  • MacArthur Foundation CRI Fellowship Program 2024

    The Child Rights and Community Institute Program (CRIP), an initiative of the Community Children’s Rights Institute (CRI), with support from the McArthur Foundation is dedicated to empowering young people as advocates for children’s rights. This fellowship aims to equip individuals wi

    Published: 2024-10-02 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 24, 2024

  • Nottingham Trent University Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students 2025

    Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is offering exciting postgraduate scholarships for international students for January 2025! NTU is extending a warm welcome to all students, regardless of their background or aspirations, by providing a variety of scholarships that will enable them to pursue their s

    Published: 2024-10-02 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: November 13, 2024

  • Universität Hamburg Merit Scholarship for International Students 2025

    With its merit scholarship program, Universität Hamburg supports outstanding international students and doctoral researchers in all subjects and at all degree levels who have been socially committed and actively involved in an international context. The awarding of a merit scholarship allo

    Published: 2024-10-01 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Value: €930 Deadline: October 15, 2024

  • University of British Columbia (UBC) Scholars Program for International Students 2025

    The UBC International Scholarship Program covers the cost of tuition and also contributes to living costs for selected international candidates. UBC’s International Scholars Program is designed for academically outstanding students from around the world who demonstrate strong leadership, co

    Published: 2024-10-01 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: November 15, 2024

  • 2025 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill University

    The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill University is open to talented leaders and changemakers at the graduate (master’s) level, from across Sub-Sharan Africa who aspire to improve and transform nutrition, public health, public policy, and sustainable agriculture sectors across A

    Published: 2024-09-30 Type: Masters Study in: Canada Deadline: October 25, 2024

  • Apply Now: Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship Program 2024

    The Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship offers an opportunity for 16 young climate and clean energy practitioners from across the Global South to broaden their technical skills, deepen their professional networks, and exchange views with top global clean energy and climate change leaders. Cl

    Published: 2024-09-30 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 8, 2024

  • CRI Fellowship Program for Young Nigerians 2024

    The Child Rights and Community Institute Program (CRIP), an initiative of the Community Children’s Rights Institute (CRI), with support from the McArthur Foundation is dedicated to empowering young people as advocates for children’s rights. This fellowship aims to equip individuals wi

    Published: 2024-09-30 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 24, 2024

  • Apply Now: India Acumen Fellowship Program 2024

    Acumen Academy’s India Acumen Fellowship is a transformative program for social entrepreneurs dedicated to addressing poverty. The fellowship invests in leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset, providing them with essential skills to develop scalable solutions and cultivate moral leadership. P

    Published: 2024-09-27 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 30, 2024

  • 2025 WWF’s Russell E. Train Fellowships for Master’s and Doctoral Students

    Russell E. Train Fellowships support individuals pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in conservation and related fields. Each year, WWF supports committed conservation leaders and scientists from target countries to receive financial support for their studies and research.

    Published: 2024-09-27 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 18, 2024

  • Mohamed Bin Zayed University Scholarship Program for International Students 2025

    Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) voffers students a choice of graduate programs in a modern and innovative university setting, located in the thriving capital of the UAE. Combining a contemporary education system and robust curriculum with the rich culture and heri

    Published: 2024-09-27 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Arab Emirates Deadline: January 15, 2025

  • University of Lincoln 2025 Scholarships for African Students

    The University of Lincoln’s Africa Scholarship supports postgraduate-taught students from across Africa. The University of Lincoln’s Africa Scholarship is designed to help students from across Africa access postgraduate-level study at the University of Lincoln. The Africa Scholarship is

    Published: 2024-09-26 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • Apply Now: ESA 2024 African Research Fellowships for African Researchers

    The African Research Fellowship (ARF) program, initiated in 2021 by ESA in collaboration with the African Union Commission, seeks to empower African researchers with a PhD or Master’s degree and extensive research experience to engage in Earth Observation (EO) R&D activities that address k

    Published: 2024-09-25 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 30, 2024

  • 2025 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme for Africans at University of Cambridge

    The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge is pleased to announce that applications for the 2025/2026 academic year are now open.

    Published: 2024-09-25 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: January 5, 2025

  • University Of Montreal (UdeM) Exemption Scholarship for International Students 2025

    The UdeM exemption scholarship program is designed to support international candidates in their university studies. Since the fall of 2020, it is possible to benefit from an exemption from the tuition fees normally charged to international students. The goal of this program is to help the best ta

    Published: 2024-09-25 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: February 1, 2025

  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2024

    The IMF is inviting applications for its 2025 Economist Program (EP). As an EP you will join a team of staff working to address key global economic challenges and build a career that will allow you to apply your knowledge, skills, and research to policy related work that directly impacts our 190 mem

    Published: 2024-09-25 Type: PhD Deadline: December 6, 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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