Menu

Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2023-2024 (Page 59)

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 2023-2024, 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

      • Wageningen University & Research Africa Scholarship Programme 2022

      • The Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) offers talented and motivated students from Africa the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Wageningen University and to support capacity building in Africa.
        • Deadline: January 3, 2022
        • Posted: October 20, 2021
      • ALT Advisory Tech Rights Fellowship 2022

      • ALT Advisory, in association with Power Singh Inc., is launching a new Fellowship programme for entry-level practitioners interested in the intersection of human rights, justice, and technology.  Two Fellows will be hosted in Rosebank, Johannesburg for a fixed-term period of 12 months
        • Deadline: October 22, 2021
        • Posted: October 19, 2021
      • JICA SDGs Global Leader for Young African Leaders 2022

      • The SDGs Global Leader Program: The Scholarship aims to capacitate young or mid-career human resources who are contributing towards addressing challenges faced in various fields through strengthening the collaboration between Africa and Japan, and through the implementation of po
        • Deadline: October 28, 2021
        • Posted: October 19, 2021
      • JICA ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program for African Students 2022

      • The ABE Initiative aims at fostering leaders with proven ability to contribute towards Africa’s development in collaboration with the Japanese private sector. JICA is looking for prominent young South African nationals who are or anticipating to be involved in industrial development activ
        • Deadline: October 28, 2021
        • Posted: October 19, 2021
      • Graduate Institute Geneva Scholarships for Africa (Switzerland) 2021-2022

      • Graduate Institute Africa and Middle East Scholarships, Switzerland 2022 is open for Middle East Students, African Students . The scholarship allows Masters, PhD level programme(s) in the field of All Subjects taught at Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. The deadline of the
        • Deadline: January 1, 2022
        • Posted: October 19, 2021
      • Medium GMMP WanaData Fellowship for Female Journalists in Africa 2021

      • GMMP WanaData Fellowship: Applications are invited from suitably qualified women journalists for the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) WanaData Fellowship targeted at engaging African women for the Data research. The fellowship seeks to explore the potentials of women represen
        • Deadline: November 12, 2021
        • Posted: October 18, 2021
      • One Young World Leading Africa Scholarship (Japan) 2022

      • The Leading Africa Scholarship is an initiative designed to ensure that outstanding young people from Africa are represented at the One Young World Summit 2022 in Tokyo. Africa is host to the largest population of young people in the world, with over 60% of its population under the age of 25
        • Deadline: December 1, 2021
        • Posted: October 15, 2021
      • Control Risks Graduate Programme For Young Africans 2021-2022

      • As part of its Human Resources development strategy, Control Risks is embarking on the fourth iteration of its Africa Graduate Programme. This programme is aimed at providing a fantastic opportunity to deserving young people to gain skills and develop their workplace experience. You will get to t
        • Deadline: November 2, 2021
        • Posted: October 14, 2021
      • PhD Scholarship 2021

      • Monthly allowance: Monthly stipend of 500 Euro for maximum 3 years (36 months), starting earliest on January 1st 2022, ending latest on December 31st 2024. Travel costs: For PhD candidates coming from third countries funds are available to support international travel between the home
        • Deadline: November 30, -0001
        • Posted: October 13, 2021
      • Masters Scholarship 2021

      • Monthly allowance: Monthly stipend of 400.- Euro for maximum of 2 years (24 months), starting earliest on January 1st 2022, ending latest on December 31st 2023. Travel costs: Limited funds of in total 2.500.- EUR per cohort and year are available for Master candidates coming from thir
        • Deadline: November 30, -0001
        • Posted: October 13, 2021
      • Atlantic Fellows Programme for African Students 2022-2023

      • The Fellowships are available in TWO fully-funded tracks: Atlantic Residential Fellowship: supports applicants in taking the one year MSc Inequalities and Social Science (MISS), with dedicated mentorship, as well as engaging with the wider work of the Atlantic Fellows programme (such as the An
        • Deadline: January 10, 2022
        • Posted: October 11, 2021
      • ASRI Future Leaders Programme (FLP) (South Africa) 2021

      • The ASRI-Future Leaders Programme (FLP) recruits 30 candidates annually, for exposure to selected themes in politics, policy, democracy and governance in preparation for a career in politics, public (civil) service, civil society, business and the media. The aim of the programme is to develop the ca
        • Deadline: October 11, 2021
        • Posted: October 8, 2021
      • WomHub Africa Innovation Fellowship for Female African Innovators 2021

      • Africa Innovation Fellowship, powered by WomEng and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is a nine-month leadership and business development opportunity for female African innovators with an early stage engineering innovation or startup. The Africa Innovat
        • Deadline: October 15, 2021
        • Posted: October 8, 2021
      • MTN Global Graduate Development Programme for Young Graduates across Africa 2022

      • MTN’s Global Graduate Development Programme seeks to source, develop, and accelerate top graduates from across MTN’s footprint in Africa and the Middle East. The programme offers a privileged experience that fast-tracks talented individuals into critical roles at MTN. The MTN Gradua
        • Deadline: October 30, 2021
        • Posted: October 5, 2021
View All Ongoing Scholarships 2023
Share this scholarship page to your friends
Subscribe for scholarship alert.
Be among the first to know whenever new Postgraduate scholarship is going on.

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.
 
Cookies help us analyze your behavior in order to improve your experience; and third parties use them to create personalized advertising. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our Privacy and Cookie Policy. Ok