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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

  • MINDS Scholarship Programme for Leadership Development in Africa 2025

    The MINDS Scholarship Programme for Leadership Development in Africa was successfully launched in 2017, bringing to realisation our vision of developing young leaders who have a continent-wide development mindset and leaders who can facilitate greater cooperation between African countries.

    Published: 2025-04-24 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

  • PTDF Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarship for Nigerian Students 2025

    The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Overseas MSc and PhD schola

    Published: 2025-04-24 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: June 4, 2025

  • GREAT Scholarships for Postgraduate Students 2025

    In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Edinburgh is offering five scholarships to students in Thailand, India, Spain, Mexico and Nigeria, applying for one-year master’s programmes, who will enrol in the 2025-2026 academic year. The GREAT

    Published: 2025-04-23 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 30, 2025

  • 2025 Partial Scholarships for Latin American Students in the field of Sanitary Engineering and Sanitation

    Applications are now open for the Partial Scholarships for Latin American Students in the field of Sanitary Engineering and Sanitation 2025. Four Partial MSc scholarships for Latin Americans on Sanitation and Sanitary Engineering (Engineering Sciences and Sanitation profiles) on the Water

    Published: 2025-04-23 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: June 1, 2025

  • 2025 British Academy Writing and Mentoring Workshop for Early Career Researchers in West Africa

    The British Academy is pleased to announce two interactive workshops aimed at supporting Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in West Africa. These workshops will take place in Lomé, Togo and Mile 91, Sierra Leone in June and July 2025, and are desig

    Published: 2025-04-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 15, 2025

  • TWAS-SN Bose 2025 Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

    TWAS and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India, offer fellowships to young foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in physical sciences

    Published: 2025-04-23 Type: Postgraduate Study in: India Deadline: September 22, 2025

  • IBRO Neuroscience Training Grants for PhD and Postdoctoral Students 2025

    Specialized teaching and hands-on training experiences are crucial for the career development of neuroscience researchers. The IBRO Neuroscience Training Grants are designed to support these essential opportunities, covering costs directly associated with the attendance of a neuroscience training co

    Published: 2025-04-23 Type: PhD Deadline: May 31, 2025

  • UCD Smurfit School African American Irish Diaspora Network Scholarship 2025

    This scholarship is open to graduates of Howard University who wish to study at UCD Smurfit School. The scholarship awardees will be required to become  a UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Scholarship Brand ambassador and to engage in mentoring of potential MBA/MSc candidates, att

    Published: 2025-04-22 Type: Masters Study in: Ireland Deadline: May 10, 2025

  • LSE Antoine Faure-Grimaud MSc Scholarships 2025

    LSE is pleased to offer the Antoine Faure-Grimaud MSc Scholarships in the Department of Finance.

    Published: 2025-04-22 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • WIPO Academy Master's Degree in Intellectual Property at Africa University 2025

    This Master's Degree is offered jointly with the WIPO Academy, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), and Africa University (Mutare, Zimbabwe), with financial assistance from the Government of Japan. All courses incorporate the theoretical

    Published: 2025-04-22 Type: Masters Study in: Zimbabwe Deadline: April 30, 2025

  • WanaData Fellowships 2025 for Women Data Scientists and Storytellers

    Code for Africa (CfA) is offering stipend?based Fellowships to fourteen (14) African Data Scientists and storytellers to empower youth voices and promote a secure digital space through gender projects.  These Fellowships are part of a joint initiative between Code for Africa, the&n

    Published: 2025-04-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 28, 2025

  • WASCAL Masters Scholarship for African Students 2025

    The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), under the sponsorship of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is pleased to announce application for its International Master’s Programme in Energy and Green Hydrogen (IMP-EGH) in a

    Published: 2025-04-22 Type: Masters Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2025 Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Graduate Programme for Young Africans

    RMB’s Graduate Programme is designed for top-performing graduates who are passionate about pursuing a career in financial services. It is the gateway to a fulfilling career at RMB – where exceptional people thrive. The 12-18 month programme equips you with the skills needed to succeed

    Published: 2025-04-21 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

  • Apply Now: Zeribe Nwosu Online Learning Scholarship Program 2025

    It is not uncommon for women to experience a career break (e.g., for family reasons). However, some women who experience career break find it hard to return to their career paths especially whereby the break extends for a longer period. This problem is particularly common in low income countries.&nb

    Published: 2025-04-18 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 15, 2025

  • University of Birmingham Alumni Scholarship for Postgraduate Students 2025

    Our Alumni Scholarship offers up to 300 scholarships for our returning undergraduate alumni via a £2,000 tuition fee waiver for their Masters studies in the 2025/26 academic year.  As a Birmingham graduate, we want to support you in taking the next steps in your journey as you continue

    Published: 2025-04-17 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: July 31, 2025

  • Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s Degree 2025

    The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS)  offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportunit

    Published: 2025-04-17 Type: Masters Deadline: June 2, 2025

  • Apply Now: Internet Society 2025 Peering Fellowship Program

    The Peering Fellowship supports individuals making Internet access affordable, reliable, and resilient by improving local Internet interconnection infrastructure and advocating for an enabling policy environment that supports a thriving Internet ecosystem. This engaging six-month prog

    Published: 2025-04-17 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria, Philippines Deadline: May 2, 2025

  • Call for Applications: Africa CDC 2025 Epidemiology Track Fellowship Programme

    Africa CDC launched the Africa Epidemic Services (AES) fellowship. The AES has three tracks: Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership, and Public Health Informatics (PHI). The mission of the AES-PHI is to equip African professionals with public health informatics competencies for the digital age, so they

    Published: 2025-04-16 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 21, 2025

  • University of Oxford Crankstart Graduate Scholarship 2025

    The Crankstart Scholarships provide a programme of enhanced support for UK residents from lower-income households to undertake undergraduate study at Oxford. This is possible thanks to a generous donation by Sir Michael Moritz and Ms Harriet Heyman. The Crankstart Graduate Scholarships continue this

    Published: 2025-04-16 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • TWAS-ICCBS 2025 Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

    The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) — comprising the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular and Drug Research in Karachi, Pakistan — and TWAS offer fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other

    Published: 2025-04-15 Type: PhD Study in: Pakistan Deadline: August 14, 2025

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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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