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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 3)

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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

  • University Edinburgh GREAT Scholarship 2026

    The University of Edinburgh is offering scholarships In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign. This scholarship is for students in Thailand, Mexico and Ghana applying for one-year postgraduate courses.

    Published: 2025-12-01 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 1, 2026

  • Fully Funded: Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2026

    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 opportunity to

    Published: 2025-11-28 Type: Masters Study in: Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda Deadline: January 14, 2026

  • Aspire Institute Leaders Program 2026

    The Aspire Leaders Program welcomes limited-income and first-generation university students and recent graduates from around the world to join a free online interactive leadership development journey that is manageable along your other commitments.

    Published: 2025-11-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: January 21, 2026

  • 2026 University of Bristol Think Big international scholarships

    The Think Big international scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students could help you fund your UK study at the University of Bristol. These scholarships are for applicants with overseas fee status who have applied for an eligible undergraduate or master's course.

    Published: 2025-11-25 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 10, 2026

  • Call for Application: International AIDS Society Scholarship 2026

    International AIDS Society Scholarship Application is Open. This will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually from 26 to 31 August 2026. The AIDS 2026 Scholarship Programme provides financial assistance to selected applicants from around the world to attend AIDS 2026 in person or vi

    Published: 2025-11-24 Type: Fellowship Study in: Brazil Deadline: January 27, 2026

  • France Éducation international Language Teaching Assistant Program 2026

    The Language Assistant Programme offers you the opportunity to teach English in France for 7 months, to students/pupils of all ages. The language assistant exchange program relies on a strong network of partners (embassies, national ministries of education, agencies) worldwide. Take advantag

    Published: 2025-11-20 Type: Fellowship Study in: France Deadline: January 15, 2026

  • University College London (UCL) Masters Scholarship 2026

    UCL Department of Mathematics MSc Scholarship Application is open for prospective postgraduate students that want to study in UK. 

    Published: 2025-11-20 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: March 15, 2026

  • Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship 2026

    The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship is an entrepreneurship acceleration program designed to support promising, African EdTech ventures. Implemented in partnership with innovation hubs and EdTech accelerators across Africa, the Fellowship provides select EdTech companies with critical busines

    Published: 2025-11-19 Type: Fellowship Deadline: January 30, 2026

  • Call for Application: African Youth Ambassadors for Peace (AYAP) 2026

    As part of the efforts to advance the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda of the African Union (AU), the former Peace and Security Department (now the Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department, PAPS), launched the Youth for Peace (Africa) Program (Y4P) in September 2018, with the primary o

    Published: 2025-11-19 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 15, 2025

  • A.S. Hornby Educational Trust Scholarship in University of Exeter 2026

    The A.S. Hornby Educational Trust prioritises capacity building for English language teaching in low- and middle-income countries. It awards Master’s degree scholarships to teachers and related professionals with relevant experience and evidenc

    Published: 2025-11-17 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: February 9, 2026

  • Erasmus Mundus Masters in Biological and Chemical Engineering Scholarship 2026

    Erasmus Mundus Masters in Biological and Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable Bioeconomy is a 2-year joint master programme, a state-of-the-art and innovative curriculum, training future research and innovation managers to tackle the challenges related to the deployment of the bioeconomy acro

    Published: 2025-11-14 Type: Masters Study in: Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France Deadline: Not Specified

  • British Council University of Southampton GREAT Scholarships 2026

    This scholarship gives you £10,000 off your tuition fees. International students in Ghana applying for any 1 year in person MSc at the University of Southampton can apply for this scholarship. It is offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

    Published: 2025-11-13 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Value: £10,000 Deadline: April 30, 2026

  • Pan African University Postgraduate Scholarships 2026 (Fully Funded)

    The Pan African University (PAU) is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose mission is to provide quality postgraduate education geared towards the achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful Africa. Yo

    Published: 2025-11-13 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: December 15, 2025

  • Commonwealth Master Shared Scholarships 2026 (Fully Funded)

    The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship programme is one of three Master’s programmes offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. It operate

    Published: 2025-11-12 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: December 9, 2025

  • British Council GREAT Scholarships to Study in UK 2026-2027

    The British Council GREAT Scholarships gives student opportunities to study in UK with a support towards their tuition fee.  GREAT Scholarships offer students from 18 countries the opportunity to have £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught post

    Published: 2025-11-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £10,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • British Council GREAT Scholarships at University of Surrey 2026

    In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Surrey is offering one £10,000 scholarship to students in Kenya applying for one-year postgraduate courses starting in September 2026. 

    Published: 2025-11-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 29, 2026

  • Obama Foundation Leadership Program for Africans 2026

    The Obama Foundation’s Leaders program aims to inspire, empower, and connect regional cohorts of changemakers to accelerate positive and lasting change in their communities and throughout their region and across our world. These 24-45-year-old emerging leaders from around the world forge so

    Published: 2025-11-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 12, 2025

  • VUW PhD Opportunity in Software Supply Chain Security 2026

    Victoria University of Wellington invite applications for a fully funded PhD position as part of a major research project on software supply chain security, funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour Fund. The project focuses on three key areas:

    Published: 2025-11-11 Type: PhD Study in: New Zealand, Deadline: December 5, 2025

  • Flinders University PhD in Hydrogeology 2026 Scholarship for International Students

    Full-time, fully funded PhD scholarship opportunities in Hydrology/Hydrogeology are available in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University. The successful candidate will join a dynamic research team working on prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects, contribu

    Published: 2025-11-11 Type: PhD Study in: Australia, Deadline: November 30, 2025

  • University of Cambridge Studentship Scholarship 2026

    The Rowan Williams Cambridge Studentship is a programme established by the Cambridge Trust to support students who face severe barriers in coming to study in Cambridge. It is available to applicants at all levels, in any subject, and is tenable at any College. Applicants should be from an area of

    Published: 2025-11-11 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: January 30, 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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