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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 2)

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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

  • 2026 Universityof Glasgow Sanctuary Scholarships

    The University of Glasgow Sanctuary Scholarship has been created to support applicants with Refugee or Asylum Seeker status who are currently living in the UK and hold an offer to study with us in the 2026/27 academic year. The scholarship is open to prospective undergraduate and postgraduate taught

    Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom, Deadline: May 28, 2026

  • 2026 Erasmus Mundus Religious Diversity in a Globalised World Scholarship

    The ReD Global (Religious Diversity in a Globalised World) is funded by the European Union, whose aim is to enhance the quality of higher education. ReD Global offers world-class interdisciplinary research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, with a focus on religious identities, diversity, and th

    Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Deadline: January 15, 2026

  • 2026 Erasmus Mundus NeuroData Scholarship

    The NeuroData Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Brain and Data Science brings neuroscientists and data scientists together in an innovative, specialised programme that will cultivate a new generation of multidisciplinary researchers with in-depth knowledge in both fields, researchers who are hig

    Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Masters Study in: , Croatia (Hrvatska), Finland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal Deadline: February 5, 2026

  • 2025/2026 Australia Awards Scholarships for Developing Countries (Round 21)

    Australia Awards Fellowships target senior officials and mid-career professionals, who, in the short to medium term, will be in a position to advance priority development and foreign affairs issues on their return home.

    Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Fellowship Study in: Australia Deadline: January 16, 2026

  • 2026 David Guard MABECS Birmingham Postgraduate Taught Scholarships

    The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the generous award of 2 full tuition fee scholarships for Malaysian students applying for entry to a postgraduate taught programme at the University starting September 2026. We are proud to be offering these joint awards with our local representati

    Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom, Deadline: June 30, 2026

  • 2026 University of Birmingham Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities

    Since 2012, The Wolfson Foundation has committed some £13 million to support doctoral studies in the humanities through nine carefully selected universities (including the University of Birmingham). The Foundation’s aim is not only to support some of the most exciting students, but also

    Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom, Deadline: February 27, 2026

  • Durham University Ruth First Educational Trust Scholarship 2026

    The Ruth First Educational Trust aims to enable southern African students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake postgraduate study at Durham University. Southern Africa is defined for this purpose as comprising the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mal

    Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: February 28, 2026

  • Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh 2026

    The University of the Witwatersrand & the University of Edinburgh Masters by Research Sustainable African Futures In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation Call for Scholarship Applications 2026. This scholarship is for the MScR Sustainable African Futures (online, full time) only. It d

    Published: 2025-12-11 Type: Masters Deadline: February 2, 2026

  • Malardalen University Masters Scholarship 2026 (Fully Funded)

    Mälardalen University offers a limited number of scholarships to students applying for a Master's programme as their first choice.

    Published: 2025-12-10 Type: Masters Study in: Sweden Deadline: February 2, 2026

  • Future Leaders Scholarships at Newcastle University 2026

    Newcastle University is pleased to offer Partial Scholarships to assist international students from Nigeria to study a postgraduate Master’s degree for the September 2026 session.

    Published: 2025-12-10 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2026 Austrian Development Cooperation Scholarship for Developing Countries

    The Austrian Development Cooperation offers scholarships: for students from ADC’s priority countries for students from other developing countries Scholarships are awarded for the Diploma Course of the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management. The Diploma Course includes: 1.)

    Published: 2025-12-10 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Austria Deadline: January 7, 2026

  • Google DeepMind AI for Science Scholarship at AIMS South Africa 2026

    AI for Science is a stream in AIMS South Africa's Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with Google DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. This exciting program started with its first intake of students in S

    Published: 2025-12-09 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: March 6, 2026

  • UNIV'R Scholarship to Sciences Po University 2026

    The call for applications for the 5th cohort of the UNIV’R Programme (Sciences Po Paris) is now Open. The programme offers fully funded scholarships for refugees to pursue a two-year master’s degree (in English or French) at Sciences Po Paris, beginning August/September 2026. 

    Published: 2025-12-08 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: February 1, 2026

  • South East Doctoral Training Arc Scholarship 2026

    SEDarc is pleased to offer funding for up to 39 doctoral studentships, supporting postgraduate researchers in undertaking impactful doctoral research and training. Of these, three studentships are ring-fenced for applicants who meet our widening participation criteria, as part of

    Published: 2025-12-05 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: January 30, 2026

  • Erasmus Mundus Masters in International Law 2026 Scholarship

    The Erasmus Mundus Master Degree in International Law of Security, Peace and Sustainable Development (ILSPSD) offers you the unique opportunity to study across six partners over two years and gain a joint, double or a multiple Master degree, depending on the combination of three degree-awarding part

    Published: 2025-12-04 Type: Masters Deadline: February 1, 2026

  • AfDB-Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU) Scholarship 2026

    The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU) invite interested and qualified African nationals to apply for the 2026 SHOU Scholarship Programmes. Driven by its Ten-Year Strategy (2024–2033), the Bank Group is financing these scholarship progra

    Published: 2025-12-04 Type: Postgraduate Study in: China Deadline: December 10, 2025

  • SAIIA Africa Youth Portal and Research Programme 2025

    SAIIA invites applications for the Africa Youth Portal and Research Programme. Are you a postgraduate student passionate about shaping Africa’s future through research and policy? The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) invites applications for the Africa Youth Porta

    Published: 2025-12-04 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: December 12, 2025

  • Taiwan Government International Higher Education Scholarship 2026

    The TaiwanICDF provides scholarships for higher education and has developed undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. programs in cooperation with renowned partner universities in Taiwan. The TaiwanICDF has established the Taiwan International Cooperation Alliance (TICA), setting up an operational platfo

    Published: 2025-12-02 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Taiwan Deadline: March 16, 2026

  • NNPC/TotalEnergies 2026 International Scholarship Scheme

    Annually, TotalEnergies in partnership with NNPC Limited and its corporate partners identify and sponsor young Nigerian scholars interested in pursuing  master's degree programs in Management Science, Engineering and Geosciences (oil and gas related) at  universities in France. The awa

    Published: 2025-12-01 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2026 Flemish Ministry of Education Master Mind Scholarship

    The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training offers scholarships to outstanding students from all over the world to study for a master's degree in Flanders or Brussels. The Master Mind Scholarship includes a grant of €10,000 and a waiver of tuition fees per academic year.  Th

    Published: 2025-12-01 Type: Masters Study in: Belgium Deadline: January 15, 2026

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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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