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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2024-2025 (Page 4)

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

      • Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellows Program 2024

      • The Microsoft Research AI & Society fellows program aims to catalyze research collaboration between Microsoft Research and eminent scholars and experts across a range of disciplines core to discussions at the intersection of AI and its impact on society. Microsoft recognizes the value of brid
        • Deadline: November 29, 2023
        • Posted: November 8, 2023
      • AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowships Programme (VFP) 2024

      • AfricaLics – the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems – is looking for suitable PhD students from universities in African countries to participate in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme, (2024 cohort) focused on Innovation and
        • Deadline: December 1, 2023
        • Posted: November 7, 2023
      • DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Scholarship 2024

      • With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their co
        • Deadline: Not Specified
        • Posted: November 7, 2023
      • University of Oxford Adara Foundation Scholarships for African Women 2024

      • The Adara Foundation, a non-profit social enterprise in Nigeria, focuses on empowering women and advancing education in Africa. The Foundation shares Saïd Business School’s commitment to greater gender parity in education and supports our aim to foster a global MBA community with represen
        • Deadline: Not Specified
        • Posted: November 3, 2023
      • BIGSAS DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme 2024

      • The Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, BIGSAS, invites outstanding African women scholars based on the continent to join an international community of early career researchers working in the field of African Studies. BIGSAS provides a centre for creative and innovative d
        • Deadline: December 31, 2023
        • Posted: November 3, 2023
      • AUC Tomorrow's Leaders Graduate Students Program (TLG) 2023

      • Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) students program is a joint effort between the US Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA/AC), and AUC. TLG equips academically qualified and economically deserving students with the professional qualifications and experience needed to advance
        • Deadline: November 30, 2023
        • Posted: November 2, 2023
      • University of Oxford Eni-Oxford Africa Scholarships 2024

      • With a strong presence in the continent, which supplies more than half of the company’s crude oil and natural gas production, Africa for Eni is the past, the present and the future. Eni has a long tradition of supporting scholarships. To reinforce the company’s expertise in its busine
        • Deadline: Not Specified
        • Posted: November 2, 2023
      • GEO Young Reporter Scholarship (Up to €5,000) 2023-2024

      • For the sixth year in a row, GEO’s editorial team is offering the GEO Young Reporter Fellowship. Recognized for the excellence of its journalism in the field for nearly 45 years, the title supports the new generation of journalists and photojournalists through this competition. The winner will
        • Deadline: January 19, 2024
        • Posted: November 1, 2023
      • Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Scholarships For Young Africans 2023

      • Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a platform for highly educated young African social, business and political entrepreneurs, attending leading universities in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Our mission is to capture, inform and engage Africa’s global intellectual capital in the develop
        • Deadline: October 31, 2023
        • Posted: October 30, 2023
      • BeVisioneers Fellowship Program 2024-2025

      • BeVisioneers is a global fellowship that equips innovators aged 16 to 28 with the training, expert support and resources to bring their planet-positive projects to life. At the core of the offering is a 12-month hybrid-learning program that focuses on the implementation of each Fellow’s projec
        • Deadline: January 15, 2024
        • Posted: October 26, 2023
      • DAAD In-Country In-Region Scholarship Programmes Western Africa 2023

      • The In-Country/In-Region Programme for  Sub-Saharan Africa aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master or doctor
        • Deadline: November 23, 2023
        • Posted: October 25, 2023
      • DAAD In-Country In-Region Scholarship Programmes Southern Africa 2023

      • The In-Country/In-Region Programme for  Sub-Saharan Africa aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master or doctor
        • Deadline: November 27, 2023
        • Posted: October 25, 2023
      • TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme for Researchers 2023-2024

      •  In collaboration with UNESCO and a number of centres of excellence in the South, TWAS has instituted a Joint Associateship Scheme to enable competent researchers from the South to visit these centres regularly. An associate is appointed for three years during which he/she can visit a Centre tw
        • Deadline: December 4, 2023
        • Posted: October 25, 2023
      • MP-IDSA India-Africa Security Fellowship Programme for African Students 2024

      • MP-IDSA invites applications for Fellows from Africa to interact with India’s research community and to pursue research on topics that may enhance our understanding of security challenges in Africa or possibilities of enhancing India- Africa Security cooperation. The fellowship is an opportuni
        • Deadline: Not Specified
        • Posted: October 24, 2023
      • University of Oxford Adara Foundation Scholarships for Young African Women 2023

      • The Adara Foundation, a non-profit social enterprise in Nigeria, focuses on empowering women and advancing education in Africa. The Foundation shares Saïd Business School’s commitment to greater gender parity in education and supports our aim to foster a global MBA community with represen
        • Deadline: Not Specified
        • Posted: October 24, 2023
      • Oxford-Orjiako Graduate Scholarship for African Students 2024

      • The scholarship is funded by Dr Bryant Orjiako and builds on Oxford’s mission to create meaningful opportunities across Africa. This gift enables the establishment of a new, fully endowed African MBA scholarship, open to students coming to the school from across the whole of Africa. It is
        • Deadline: January 5, 2024
        • Posted: October 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.