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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2024-2025 (Page 36)

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

  • University of Edinburgh Masters Scholarship for International Students 2023

    The University of Edinburgh is pleased to offer Drever Trust MSc Scholarships for International Students who wish enrol for postgraduate Masters study in Psychological Research at the University for 2023 – 2024 academic session. The Drever Trust MSc Scholarship will cover the UK t

    Published: 2023-04-14 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 31, 2023

  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Junior Professionals Program 2023

    The Junior Professionals Program is an opportunity for qualified, professional women in West Africa to transform their passion for international relief and development work into a career with Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Over a 12-month period, each Junior Professional will build core skills w

    Published: 2023-04-14 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: June 30, 2023

  • UNHCR University Corridors For Refugees (UNICORE) Project for African Students 2023

    The project University Corridors for Refugees UNICORE 5.0 is promoted by Italian universities with the support of UNHCR, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Caritas Italiana, Diaconia Valdese, Centro Astalli and other partners. It aims to increase opportunities for ref

    Published: 2023-04-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Italy, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Deadline: May 19, 2023

  • ICIPE PhD scholarship in the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Sciences (ARPPIS) 2023

    The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for scholarships in the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Sciences (ARPPIS). The primary objective of the ARPPIS Programme is to prepare young researche

    Published: 2023-04-12 Type: PhD Study in: Kenya Deadline: April 24, 2023

  • AREF-MRC Towards Leadership Programme 2023

    The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is delighted to announce the launch of the Towards Leadership Programme in partnership with the UKRI Medical Research Council.  The Programme comprises the following elements: Three inspiring and practical blended workshops at six-monthly inte

    Published: 2023-04-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 12, 2023

  • WACSI Research Fellowship 2023

    The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) was created to reinforce the institutional, operational and knowledge capacities of civil society in the region as well as enhance knowledge on civil society in the region. WACSI serves as a resource hub for training, research and documentation, experi

    Published: 2023-04-11 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: April 21, 2023

  • West Africa Civil Society Institute Next Generation Internship Program 2023

    The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) is a regional non-governmental organisation dedicated to enhancing the capacities of civil society organisations in West Africa toward greater sustainability and operational and development effectiveness.  In response to an identified need for

    Published: 2023-04-11 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ghana Deadline: April 30, 2023

  • UNESCO Silk Roads Youth Research Grants for International Students 2023

    The UNESCO Silk Roads Youth Research Grant was first launched in 2021 and is organized within the UNESCO Silk Roads Programme with the support of the National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO, in the context of UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Programme. UNESCO calls on

    Published: 2023-04-07 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: May 31, 2023

  • DAAD Masters Scholarship for African Students (Fully-funded) 2023

    The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displa

    Published: 2023-04-07 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: June 9, 2023

  • Africa Institute Global Africa Translation Fellowship for African Students 2023

    The fellowship welcomes applications from across the Global South for a grant of up to $5,000 to complete translations of works from the African continent and its diaspora, into English or Arabic. This is a non-residential fellowship that allows the recipient scholar to complete the work outside of

    Published: 2023-04-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 1, 2023

  • DAAD NELGA Research Fellowship for African Researchers 2023

    The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) as commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to organize support measures for the “Network of Excellence for Land Gov

    Published: 2023-04-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 31, 2023

  • University Of Oxford-CSAEVisiting Fellowship for African Scholars 2023

    The CSAE Visiting Fellowship scheme supports a residency in Oxford from January to March, including flights, accommodation, and a small stipend. The scheme is open to African scholars currently pursuing a career in economics. Applications are welcomed from citizens of all African countries. Applican

    Published: 2023-04-07 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 31, 2023

  • Africa CDC0 - Pathogen Genomics And Bioinformatics Fellowship Program 2023

    The Africa CDC – Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics Fellowship Program is a continental workforce development program targeting national public health institutions and laboratories in the African Union Member States to improve the use of pathogen genomic data for outbreak detection and disea

    Published: 2023-04-06 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 28, 2023

  • QLA 2023 PhD Scholarship in Data Science for Africans 2023

    The field of data science is emerging as a critical discipline with high relevance to economic growth and development. This doctoral training program established by AIMS will provide emerging African scientists the opportunity to conduct research at the forefront of data science, and work towards a

    Published: 2023-04-06 Type: PhD Study in: Rwanda Deadline: April 14, 2023

  • SANSA Postgraduate Bursaries for Graduate Students 2023

    South Africa needs an increase in science and engineering graduates if we are to effectively resource the country with necessary and scarce skills to achieve goals of the National Development Plan and ensure a successful and sustainable future for our citizens. SANSA provides post graduate degree bu

    Published: 2023-04-06 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: September 30, 2023

  • LSE Standard Bank Africa Chairman's Scholarship 2023-2024

    LSE is pleased to confirm three Standard Bank Africa Chairman’s Scholarships for the 2023/24 session. These scholarships are generously funded by Standard Bank Group. These scholarships are to support academically gifted students who do not have the financial means to pursue further

    Published: 2023-04-05 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: April 27, 2023

  • Learn Africa Scholarship Program for African Students 2023

    For the past two years, the Learn Africa program had to focus almost exclusively on the online training modality due to the travel and gathering restrictions imposed worldwide to curtail the spread of the pandemic. Coinciding with the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Women for Africa

    Published: 2023-04-05 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Spain Deadline: April 12, 2023

  • BNS Neuropsychology International Fellowship Scheme (NIF) 2023

    The Neuropsychology International Fellowship (NIF) scheme was initially launched in 2011 by Professor Narinder Kapur, while he was President of the British Neuropsychological Society (BNS) and also a member of the executive committee of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Neuropsycho

    Published: 2023-04-04 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 30, 2023

  • AIMS-Carnegie PhD Scholarships In Data Science And Its Applications for African Students 2023

    The AIMS-Carnegie Research program in Data Science and its Applications aims to position Africa at the forefront of information science. It also seeks to ensure that scientists worldwide are able to fully contribute to the above goal.

    Published: 2023-04-04 Type: PhD Deadline: April 14, 2023

  • University Of Pretoria Future Africa Chair in Global Equity in Africa for Post Doc Candidate 2023

    The Future Africa Chair in Global Equity in Africa has as its overall objective pursue multi-perspective strategies for global prosperity and to promote Africa, not only a major beneficiary of equity, but also contributor to global equity. The Chair thus seeks to identify (i) challenges preventing p

    Published: 2023-04-04 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: April 30, 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.