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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 58)

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

  • GRIPS Master & PhD Scholarships for International Students 2023

    We have a number of scholarships for which intending GRIPS international students may apply, and full scholarships are available for outstanding applicants.  Located in the heart of the fascinating city of Tokyo, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) is an internati

    Published: 2023-08-28 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: November 24, 2023

  • Victoria University of Wellington Tongarewa International Scholarship (New Zealand) 2023-2024

    The Tongarewa Scholarships celebrate the University's commitment to our international student community. We award a range of these scholarships to international students each year. This is a partial fee-based scholarship that will go towards tuition fees for one year of study. Applicants can be

    Published: 2023-08-28 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: September 1, 2023

  • Aga Khan Foundation Global Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023

    ??The goal of this Fellowship Program is to strengthen capacity for global mental health implementation science in South and Central Asia and/or East Africa. The Fellowship Program is a joint initiative of the Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute and the Department of Global Health a

    Published: 2023-08-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: September 30, 2023

  • African Union Media Fellowship Programme for Media Professionals 2023-2024

    The African Union (AU) Media Fellowship is a prestigious program that aims to empower African media professionals, journalists and content creators to promote development- focused stories using emerging technologies. The Information and Communication Directorate of the AU launched the AU Media Fello

    Published: 2023-08-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 1, 2023

  • AVAC Advocacy Fellows Program for Developing Countries 2023

    AVAC is thrilled to invite applications for the 2024 Advocacy Fellows Program. Fellows accepted into the program, will mark the 13th cohort of this program. Read further to explore the history of the program, learn about new features for 2024, find application details, and r

    Published: 2023-08-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 2, 2023

  • Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowships for Entrepreneurial Graduates 2023

    Enterprise Fellowships is a 12-month accelerator programme for creative and entrepreneurial engineers who have an impactful innovation ready to commercialise at the seed or pre-seed stage. Over the course of the year, we will equip you with the confidence, skills, exper

    Published: 2023-08-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 29, 2023

  • NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program for Scholars 2023

    The CGS M program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral program in Canada (refer to Eligibility for more information). This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies in their c

    Published: 2023-08-25 Type: Masters Study in: Canada Deadline: December 1, 2023

  • Utrecht University Excellence Scholarship for International Students 2023

    The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship (UES) is a highly selective programme for talented international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA = the EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) who wish to study for a master’s degree at Utrecht University.  The funds for

    Published: 2023-08-24 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Netherlands Deadline: February 1, 2024

  • African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Ph.D. Fellowship for Francophone and Anglophone sub-Saharan African 2023-2024

    AERC wishes to announce the 2023/2024 Ph.D. scholarships for applicants from Francophone and Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Economics degree-awarding universities:  University of Cap

    Published: 2023-08-24 Type: PhD Deadline: August 31, 2023

  • DAAD MIPLC Scholarships Program for Developing Countries 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

    Published: 2023-08-23 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: October 15, 2023

  • WIPO Global Health Innovation Fellowships for Researchers and Entrepreneurs

    Are you ready to unlock your potential as a young researcher and entrepreneur, bringing to life ideas and innovation at the crossroads of technology, public health, and intellectual property? The WIPO Global Health Innovation Fellowship offers a unique and exciting opportunity for young researche

    Published: 2023-08-23 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 1, 2023

  • Request For Expression Of Interest From Tech Hubs And Accelerators To Implement The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship 2023

    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: 2023-08-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 27, 2023

  • Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Programme 2023

    The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, is financing the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship position. Established in 2006, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation aims to support good governance and great leadership in Africa.  The Foundation works to: Stimulate debate on good governance; Provide criteria by which cit

    Published: 2023-08-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 20, 2023

  • Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Scholarships for Ugandan Students 2023

    Having supported thousands of students in their studies in numerous scholarship programmes around the world, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) is expending its international network of scholars by inviting new candidates into the programme. Do not miss the opportunity to apply! KAS accepts appli

    Published: 2023-08-22 Type: Masters Study in: Uganda Deadline: August 30, 2023

  • African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) for African Professionals 2023

    The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU YVC), established in 2010, is a flagship continental Youth Leadership program that recruits trains an deploys young African professionals from all 55 AU Member States to serve as professional volunteers for a period of 12 months. AU Values&nbs

    Published: 2023-08-22 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 19, 2023

  • VCLA Fully Funded Helmut Veith Scholarship, Austria 2023-2024

    The VCLA invites applications for the Helmut Veith Stipend from motivated and outstanding female master’s students who plan to pursue one of the programs in Computer Science at TU Wien taught in English in one of the following semesters: Winter semester 2023/2024 Summer semester 2024

    Published: 2023-08-21 Type: Masters Study in: Austria Deadline: November 30, 2023

  • UNICEF Innocenti’s Youth Foresight Fellowship (UYFF) 2023

    UNICEF Innocenti’s Youth Foresight Fellowship (UYFF) is a one-year program designed to empower young individuals  to shape their futures and UNICEF strategy. This unique opportunity invites fellows to contribute to pioneering research and advocacy projects, making a real difference. UY

    Published: 2023-08-21 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 21, 2023

  • Savvy Global Summer Fellowship Program 2023

    Savvy Fellowship kicks off with a rigorous 12-week e-learning experience. As a Savvy Fellow, you will get to learn everything from ideation to venture scaling, including how to start, build, and scale an impact venture. Using visual presentations, we’ll help you answer all th

    Published: 2023-08-21 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified

  • Crick Africa Network (CAN) Career Acceleration Fellowships for Early-Career Scientists 2024

    The Crick Africa Network (CAN) is offering African Career Acceleration Fellowships supported by LifeArc for early-career biomedical scientists to develop translational scientific programs and become independent scientists. The Crick Africa Network (CAN) is looking for ambitious&nbs

    Published: 2023-08-21 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 12, 2023

  • SAP UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU) Educate To Employ Scholarship For Africa & Asia 2023

    SAP, a global technology company, is supporting 400 amazing young people to learn technology skills and specialise in SAP software and services. Successful applicants will receive fully remote learning, lasting between 6 and 12 months, with the aim of joining SAP as a young professional at the

    Published: 2023-08-21 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

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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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