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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 31)

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

  • ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Program 2025

    ETH Zurich supports excellent Master's students with the following scholarship programme: The Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) supports students with a scholarship, mentorship and a network of the ETH Foundation. The scholarship covers the full study and liv

    Published: 2024-09-17 Type: Masters Study in: Switzerland Deadline: November 30, 2024

  • University of Adelaide Global Academic Excellence Scholarships 2025

    The University of Adelaide 2025 Global Academic Excellence 50% Scholarships (International) is a highly competitive award that rewards commencing undergraduate and postgraduate coursework international students who have demonstrated academic excellence in their previous studies.

    Published: 2024-09-17 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: May 31, 2025

  • 2024 University of Dundee Al-Maktoum College Living Support Scholarship

    In partnership with the University of Dundee, Al-Maktoum College Dundee are providing living support bursaries for applicants joining an MSc Islamic Finance course in the 2023/24 academic year.

    Published: 2024-09-16 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: September 30, 2024

  • Apply Now: AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowships 2024

    AfricaLics – the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems – is inviting suitable PhD student candidates from universities in African countries to apply for participation in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme (2025 cohort) focused

    Published: 2024-09-13 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: October 7, 2024

  • Call for Applications: Archivi.ng Fellowship Program 2024

    We are launching The Archivi.ng Fellowship, a multidisciplinary six-month programme designed to enhance the world’s understanding of Nigerian history in engaging and meaningful ways.  Despite its rich heritage, much of Nigerian history has remained inaccessible and under-utilised for p

    Published: 2024-09-13 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Value: N500,000 Deadline: October 10, 2024

  • MINDS Scholarship Program for Leadership Development 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: 2024-09-13 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

  • Call for Applications: Carnegie Ethics Fellowship Program 2025

    The Carnegie Ethics Fellowship is a space for talented young professionals to develop their capabilities and be examples of values-driven responsible leadership. Fellows  collaborate on projects curated by Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, giving them the opportuni

    Published: 2024-09-13 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 15, 2024

  • WomenLift Health Africa Signature Leadership Journey Program 2025

    The Signature Leadership Journey is a transformational learning and development experience that brings together mid to senior career women working across multiple disciplines, fields, and sectors in health. This Journey is aimed at creating the mindset shift needed to solve complex ch

    Published: 2024-09-13 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 14, 2024

  • Call for Applications: AMI 2024 Program for Equipment Exchange and Reutilisation

    The Africa Microscopy Initiative (AMI) Program for Equipment Exchange and Reutilisation (PEER) aims to redistribute high quality light microscopes to African institutions where microscopy will have the highest impact. As part of this 1st call for applications, free high-end microscopes will be made

    Published: 2024-09-12 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 13, 2024

  • 2024 Cloudi Africa Young African AI Research Fellowship at InstaDeep

    The 2024 Young African AI Research Fellowship, launched at Deep Learning Indaba 2024 and supported by Jeff Dean from Google DeepMind, aims to develop emerging AI talent across Africa. This prestigious fellowship offers master’s graduates substantial hands-on experience in advanced AI research,

    Published: 2024-09-12 Type: Fellowship Study in: Rwanda Deadline: September 17, 2024

  • Apply Now: Nordic Africa Institute 2025 Scholarship Program for Students

    The aim of the scholarship programme is to offer a 1-month stay at the Nordic Africa Institute in order to facilitate use of the Institute’s library collections on contemporary Africa (books, periodicals, newspapers, and government publications), and to support connection to existing work at t

    Published: 2024-09-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Sweden Deadline: October 13, 2024

  • 2024 UK Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries

    Each year, UK Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study in the UK are offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), to contribute to the UK’s international developme

    Published: 2024-09-11 Type: PhD Deadline: October 18, 2024

  • 2024 UK Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries

    Each year, UK Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study in the UK are offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), to contribute to the UK’s international developme

    Published: 2024-09-11 Type: Masters Deadline: October 18, 2024

  • Apply Now: TWAS Visiting Expert Programme 2025

    The TWAS Visiting Expert Programme supports visits of distinguished scientists to institutions in developing countries, especially those in the 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The programme aims to provide institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially those w

    Published: 2024-09-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 7, 2024

  • UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships 2025

    Applications for fellowships to the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT) are open for 2 (two) fellows from African biosphere reserves engaged in restoration activities. The programme offers annual six-month training in Iceland focused on land restoration and

    Published: 2024-09-11 Type: Fellowship Study in: Iceland Deadline: September 30, 2024

  • Czech Government Scholarships 2024 for Developing Countries

    Thanks to a generous contribution from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, the Faculty of Social Sciences is able to offer a limited number of partial scholarships for students of all fee based programs.. A total of __scholarships are available, ear-marked for students from developing

    Published: 2024-09-10 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Czech Republic Deadline: September 20, 2024

  • 2025 CREATE PhD Programme for African Researchers

    The CREATE PhD Programme will provide 25 doctoral fellowships to UK professional body registered health professionals who will register for their PhD at one of the five UK Partner Institutions  and conduct their research at one of six African Partner Institutions.  In add

    Published: 2024-09-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: March 18, 2025

  • Dr. Fola Aina Foundation Fellowship Program for Young Leaders 2024

    The Dr. Fola Aina Fellowship supports young leaders in Nigeria, helping them drive growth, enhance governance, and promote peace and security. This fellowship brings together seven young leaders for a comprehensive leadership programme that aims to develop skills and empower participant

    Published: 2024-09-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 30, 2024

  • 2024 DAAD Master Scholarships at WITS-TUB-UNILAG URBAN LAB

    The WITS-TUB-UNILAG Programme is offering Masters Scholarships for studies at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand!  The scholarships apply to the 1 year full time degree of Master of Urban Studies in the field of Urban Management MUS (UM) at Wi

    Published: 2024-09-09 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: October 31, 2024

  • Shakira Choonara Young African Scholarship Award for Africa 2024

    The Shakira Choonara Young African Scholarship Award is awarded each year to a deserving final year student at either the undergraduate or postgraduate level (Honors, Masters, PhD). The scholarship supports final year tuition fees for a disadvantaged student. The student must be pursuing a universit

    Published: 2024-09-06 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 30, 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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