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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 60)

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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 2026-2027, 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

  • Kings College London Chevening Scholarship for International Students 2025

    Chevening scholarships are open to applicants from over 160 countries and territories around the world, looking to study an eligible one-year taught master’s degree at a UK institution. Whilst there is no ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, we are looking for the kind of people who hav

    Published: 2024-09-05 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: November 1, 2024

  • DAAD Double Degree Scholarship for International Students 2024

    The 2025 DAAD Double Degree Scholarship aims to develop or implement international degree programs with joint curricula from the German and foreign universities for groups of highly qualified German and foreign students who study alternately at the German and foreign partner universities and both ob

    Published: 2024-09-05 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: October 16, 2024

  • University of British Columbia Killam Doctoral Scholarships for International Students 2025

    The University of British Columbia (UBC) in association with Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies is offering the Killam Doctoral Scholarship to top doctoral candidates. Killam Doctoral Scholarships are the most prestigious awards available to graduate studen

    Published: 2024-09-04 Type: PhD Study in: Canada Value: $40,000 Deadline: September 13, 2024

  • US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program for Africans 2024

    Sponsored by the Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships to exceptional students from socioeconomically underserved backgrounds who represent the cultural and geographic diversity

    Published: 2024-09-04 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Egypt, Lebanon Deadline: November 9, 2024

  • Commonwealth Masters Scholarship for Students 2025 from Developing Countries

    The agency-nominated Master’s programme is one of three Master’s programmes offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. It operate

    Published: 2024-09-04 Type: Masters Deadline: Not Specified

  • 2024 Nanyang Technological University Global Connect Fellowship

    The Global Connect Fellowship (GCF) is a prestigious and exciting opportunity for young scholars from around the world to spend two - three months undertaking research under the mentorship of world leading faculty, on NTU’s vibrant, international, state-of-the-art campus. GCF attracts the best

    Published: 2024-09-04 Type: Fellowship Study in: Singapore Deadline: September 30, 2024

  • ECREEE 2024 WOCEWA Scholarship and Green Jobs Program for Young West African Women

    The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has received funding of CAD 1.5 million from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, to implement a project entitled Women and Clean Energy in West Africa (WOCEWA). WOCEWA has been designed to contribute to t

    Published: 2024-09-03 Type: Masters Deadline: October 3, 2024

  • Mastercard Foundation 2024 Scholars Program at the University of British Columbia

    The University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to be partnering with The Mastercard Foundation to foster the next generation of African leaders. After supporting over 171 Mastercard Foundation Scholars in its first phase, The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC will provide 351 academ

    Published: 2024-09-02 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: October 31, 2024

  • Call for Applications: Princeton in Africa Fellowship Program at Princeton University 2025

    A Princeton in Africa fellowship experience is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for personal and professional development and growth. It is often described as a way to get a foot in the door of the field of development on the African continent. It is also an opportunity to join a growing community of pas

    Published: 2024-09-02 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: October 27, 2024

  • Halcyon Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship in USA and Kenya 2025

    Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship will bring together entrepreneurs from across Africa, empowering them to address climate resilience and food security. Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, a one-week in-person residen

    Published: 2024-09-02 Type: Fellowship Study in: Kenya, United States Deadline: October 11, 2024

  • Delft University of Technology Justus & Louise Van Effen Excellence Scholarships 2024

    At TU Delft a number of scholarships are available for excellent international applicants. Justus & Louise Van Effen Excellence Scholarships are financed by the legacy of Justus and Louise van Effen. Mr. van Effen studied at TU Delft in the 1940’s and strongly believed technological develo

    Published: 2024-09-02 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: December 1, 2024

  • Eastern Michigan University Presidential Scholarship for International Students 2025

    Eastern's most prestigious award for incoming first-year students, the Presidential Scholarship, covers full tuition and room and board for four years (valued at approximately $100,000). Presidential Scholars are active and engaged members of The Honors College at EMU, complementing their academ

    Published: 2024-09-02 Type: Masters Study in: United States Value: $100,000 Deadline: December 13, 2024

  • Apply Now: Mandella Washington Fellowship for Young Africans 2024

    The Mandela Washington Fellowship will bring up to 700 young leaders to the United States in the summer of 2025 for a comprehensive executive-style program that is designed to build skills and empower Fellows to lead in their respective sectors and communities. The Mandela Washington Fellowship d

    Published: 2024-08-30 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: September 12, 2024

  • Centre for Human Rights African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Workshop 2024

    The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria will host a two-day (17 Thursday 17 to  18 Friday October 2024) capacity-building workshop for African civil society organisations (CSOs) on engagement with the African human rights system. The workshop targets African CSOs tha

    Published: 2024-08-30 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 6, 2024

  • CAPSI Mastercard Foundation 2024 PhD Fellowship

    The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the Wits Business School (University of the Witwatersrand), with the support of the Mastercard Foundation invites applications for Doctoral Fellowship on the Non-Profit Sector and its Contribution to African Economies proj

    Published: 2024-08-30 Type: PhD Deadline: September 16, 2024

  • Lakehead University Masters Scholarship for International Students 2024

    This is an interdisciplinary program offered jointly by the Departments of Anthropology and Geography and the Environment, designed to train graduates to investigate, understand and appreciate issues of environment and culture, including environmental equity. Click here 

    Published: 2024-08-30 Type: Masters Study in: Canada Value: $20,000 Deadline: Not Specified

  • TWAS 2024 Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training for Young Scientists in Developing Countries

    TWAS offers fellowships to young scientists in developing countries to enable them to spend three to 12 months at a research institution in a developing country other than their own. The purpose of these fellowships is to enhance the research capacity of promising scientists, especially those at the

    Published: 2024-08-27 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 7, 2024

  • Flinders University 2024 PhD Scholarship

    Audiology program within College of Nursing and Health Sciences is looking for a candidate to fill a PhD position to investigate listening in noise in children with hearing loss. Chronic hearing loss in children has serious consequences on language, and social development. While early intervention p

    Published: 2024-08-26 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: August 30, 2024

  • University of Dundee Global Excellence Scholarship 2025

    The Global Excellence Scholarship is offered by the University of Dundee to international students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance. The scholarship is available for both undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolling in eligible full-time, on-campus courses starting in Sept

    Published: 2024-08-26 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £5,000 Deadline: August 31, 2024

  • University of Westminster GREAT Scholarship for International Students 2025

    The University of Westminster is proud to work with the GREAT scholarship, which provides a one-off £10,000 tuition fee award and is open to overseas fee-paying students from Egypt, Kenya, Indonesia, and Malaysia with a minimum 2:1 UK degree equivalent. The University of Westminster Interna

    Published: 2024-08-26 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Value: £10,000 Deadline: November 18, 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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