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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2024-2025 (Page 23)

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 2024-2025, 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

  • Flinders University Connellan Airways Trust Diabetes Management and Education Scholarship 2023

    This scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to rural and remote students studying postgraduate programs in Primary Health Care (Diabetes Management and Education).  It is anticipated that the successful recipient will demonstrate a commitment to working in the Northern

    Published: 2023-07-31 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: August 9, 2023

  • Czech Government Scholarships for Developing Countries 2023

    The Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport offers scholarships for developing countries. Applications for these scholarships are open to all students from below developing countries and/or countries going through a process of political and economic transition. Thanks to a generous contribut

    Published: 2023-07-28 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 30, 2023

  • UONGOZI Institute Women’s Leadership Programme for African Women Leaders 2023

    The Women’s Leadership Programme allows senior and emerging female leaders to navigate the unique leadership challenges that deter female professionals in the workplace from occupying senior leadership positions. The programme aims to enhance their ability to make strategic choices; lead pe

    Published: 2023-07-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 28, 2023

  • A*STAR Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 2023

    Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 2024, a partnership of A*STAR, NTU, NUS, SUTD, and SMU, is now open for applications. Offering PhD training in leading institutions, students benefit from Singapore's role as the gateway to Asia Pacific's booming economies. Singapore stands t

    Published: 2023-07-26 Type: PhD Study in: Singapore Deadline: December 1, 2023

  • CLIFF-GRADS Fellowship Programme (Up to $14,000 USD) 2023

    The Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships (CLIFF-GRADS) Programme is a joint initiative of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and Mitigate Plus. CLIFF-GRADS builds capability in early-career scientists from developing countries

    Published: 2023-07-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 28, 2023

  • American College of Cardiology Hani Najm Global Scholar Award 2023

    The Hani Najm Global Scholar Award was established to encourage the sharing of knowledge between international cardiology professionals to better combat the devastating effects of cardiovascular disease worldwide. It aims to provide early career cardiologists residing in the Middle East and Africa t

    Published: 2023-07-25 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 14, 2023

  • University of Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarships 2023

    The Melbourne Research Scholarship (MRS) was established by the University of Melbourne and is awarded to high achieving domestic and international research students. The University awards over 300 scholarships per year to international students. From 2016, the Melbourne International Research

    Published: 2023-07-25 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: October 31, 2023

  • African Union UNDP African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme (AfYWL) 2023

    For the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is looking for young, talented African women to lead the sustainable development agenda If you are an African Union citizen, apply to the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Program. Do

    Published: 2023-07-24 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 13, 2023

  • Stellenbosch University GEM Scholarships for PhD Students (South Africa) 2023

    The Graduate School of Economic and Management Sciences (GEM) is currently accepting applications for its full-time, funded doctoral programme. Applications will be considered for the following two scholarship opportunities:  GEM Elite Doctoral Scholarships: Full-time doctoral s

    Published: 2023-07-24 Type: PhD Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 15, 2023

  • eHealth4everyone Health Data Analytics Graduate Fellowship (Nigeria) 2023

    The Nigerian National Health Information System is currently weak and unable to provide the much-needed quality health data required for decision-making. Among many structural and governance barriers, this weakness is also largely due to low data analytics and coordination capacity, as well as the f

    Published: 2023-07-24 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: August 30, 2023

  • MIASA Tandem Residential Fellowships for African Researchers 2023

    The Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) is dedicated to research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, with ‘Sustainable Governance’ as its central topic. Our main thematic corridors are conflict and sustainable peace, democracy and environmental transf

    Published: 2023-07-20 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: August 31, 2023

  • MFWA Digital Public Infrastructure Journalism Fellowship 2023

    As part of efforts to improve public awareness, the MFWA with funding support from and in partnership with Co-Develop, is commencing a regional journalism fellowship programme for journalists in West Africa. This initiative is intended to build and grow a pool of West African journalists who woul

    Published: 2023-07-20 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 7, 2023

  • University Of Pretoria TILA Masters in Law Scholarship for African Students 2024

    The Master's of Law (LLM) degree in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa is the first of its kind to be offered in Africa. It establishes a higher education and training programme based in and focused on, Africa with full exposure to the international world of trade and investme

    Published: 2023-07-20 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: July 31, 2023

  • World Bank Africa Fellowship Program for Sub-Saharan African Graduates 2023

    The Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) announces the opening of the application for the 2024 WBG-Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. Students and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan nationals.   Launched in 2013, the World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program

    Published: 2023-07-19 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 25, 2023

  • ILRI Research Fellowship for AFrican Researchers 2023

    ILRI is a One CGIAR research centre and is the only centre dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. ILRI is co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia and has regional or country offices in 14 other locations in Africa, South and South-East Asia. Drawn from some 40 nationalit

    Published: 2023-07-19 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: July 31, 2023

  • University Of Bayreuth UNILAG Postdoctoral Fellowship in African Studies 2023

    The Lagos African Cluster Centre, University of Lagos, Nigeria, welcomes submission of applications for a maximum of 6 months postdoctoral fellowship in African and Diaspora Studies. The fellowship is funded by the African Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth under the auspic

    Published: 2023-07-19 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 31, 2023

  • Canon Collins Sol Plaatje Scholarships 2023

    Canon Collins Trust in partnership with Sol Plaatje Educational Project invite applications for the postgraduate study in South Africa 2024. We will provide funding for up to a maximum of two years for Masters and three years for PhD. Continued funding depends upon satisfactory progress and academic

    Published: 2023-07-18 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 29, 2023

  • Canon Collins RMTF Scholarships for Postgraduate Study 2023

    Canon Collins Trust in partnership with Ros Moger and Terry Furlong group invite applications for the postgraduate study in South Africa 2024. Ros and Terry were inspirational London educationalists. Since 2001 friends and family have raised funds in their memory to award scholarships in their name.

    Published: 2023-07-18 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia Deadline: August 29, 2023

  • Canon Collins Trust University of London LLM Scholarships 2023

    These scholarships allow individuals to study for the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and/or the Master of Laws (LLM) by distance learning, at the University of London. Applicants can start at any level, and do not need to complete the whole programme. For example, applicant

    Published: 2023-07-18 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: August 23, 2023

  • MasterCard University Of The Western Cape (UWC) Scholars Program for African Students 2023

    The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UWC. Launched in 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly ta

    Published: 2023-07-18 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: July 24, 2023

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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.