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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2024-2025 (Page 61)

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

  • MIASA Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop for African Women Academics 2022

    The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) invites applications for its workshop on Female Academic Careers in Africa which is organized from 7 to 9 September 2022 in collaboration with the German Historical Institute Paris (GHIP) and the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGE

    Published: 2022-08-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: August 3, 2022

  • Canon Collins Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme 2022

    The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme is a fully-funded scholarship opportunity offered to South African students to study at Master’s level in Ireland’s world-renowned Higher Education Institutions. This flagship programme of the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa is part of

    Published: 2022-07-29 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 3, 2022

  • Africa Data Hub Community Journalism Fellowship (ACJF) for Nigerian Journalists 2022

    African Data Hub (ADH) is continuing its Community Journalism Fellowship Programme by announcing the Call for Applications for its second Cohort. This initiative aims to improve the coverage of under-reported issues in local communities across Nigeria, paying special attention to potential solutions

    Published: 2022-07-29 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 12, 2022

  • Stellenbosch University DeepMind Postgraduate Scholarships for African Students 2022

    Artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise on the African continent is set to get a major boost, thanks to prestigious scholarships to be awarded for postgraduate studies in the fields of applied mathematics, statistics, electrical and electronic engineering and computer science at Stell

    Published: 2022-07-28 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: August 31, 2022

  • IUBMB Africa Initiative: ENABLE Fellowship 2022

    To launch a new initiative to provide opportunities to biomolecular scientists in Africa, the IUBMB is offering up to five fellowships for trainees from any country in Africa to attend the 2022 FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE Conference. This event, “The perfect tandem: How technology expands the front

    Published: 2022-07-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: Spain Deadline: Not Specified

  • British Council Commonwealth Scholarships 2022

    Commonwealth Scholarships are given to talented individuals with the potential to make a positive impact on the global stage. As part of the UK’s ongoing commitment to the Commonwealth, each year around 800 students are given the chance to undertake postgraduate degrees with UK universities

    Published: 2022-07-27 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

  • United Nations Foundation Thomas Lovejoy Memorial Press Fellowship 2022

    The Press Fellowship will bring a group of journalists to the heart of the Amazon to explore issues of biodiversity, deforestation, and sustainable development. The trip will take place the week of October 17, 2022, against the backdrop of a national election to determine Brazil’s next pres

    Published: 2022-07-26 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 5, 2022

  • MIASA Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop at University of Ghana 2022

    The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) invites applications for its workshop on Female Academic Careers in Africa which is organized from 7 to 9 September 2022 in collaboration with the German Historical Institute Paris (GHIP) and the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGE

    Published: 2022-07-26 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: August 3, 2022

  • University of Bradford Sub-Saharan Africa Scholarship 2022

    The University is pleased to be offering a specific suite of scholarships to nationals from Sub-Saharan Africa starting this academic year. This award is for self-funding, international fee paying students who are nationals of either Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa or Zimbabwe. This scholars

    Published: 2022-07-26 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia Deadline: Not Specified

  • MIASA Female Academic Career Workshop 2022

    The workshop offers time and space to discuss the challenges and opportunities for women in academia in African contexts. Participants from Ghana and other African countries will be accompanied by a professional coach through different modules that address the issues of how to build up efficient tea

    Published: 2022-07-25 Type: PhD Study in: Ghana Deadline: August 3, 2022

  • Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2022

    All Commonwealth Professional Fellowships in the 2022/23 round are in the thematic area of Clean Energy, Air and Oceans. Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low- and middle-income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in thei

    Published: 2022-07-25 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 30, 2022

  • AERC/Wits PhD Programme in Economics for African Students 2022

    Launched in 2002, the Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Economics’ primary aim is to strengthen teaching and research capacity in sub-Saharan African countries, to increase the pool of potential researchers and policy analysts, and to gradually build-up and retain African scholars in Africa

    Published: 2022-07-22 Type: PhD Deadline: July 31, 2022

  • Czech Government Masters and Doctorate Scholarships for Developing Countries 2022

    The Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport offers scholarships for developing countries. Applications for these scholarships are open to all students from below developing countries and/or countries going through a process of political and economic transition. Thanks to a generous contribut

    Published: 2022-07-22 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 30, 2022

  • Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Limited Scholarship Awards JV University Scholarship Award Scheme 2022-2023

    Midwestern Oil & Gas Company Limited, operator of the Umusadege Field in OML 56, Delta State and its JV Partner SunTrust Oil Company Nigeria Limited has since commencing production embarked on various schemes that deliver enduring progress to the indigenes of i

    Published: 2022-07-22 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: August 15, 2022

  • New Zealand Global Research Alliance Doctoral Scholarships (NZ-GRADS) for Students from Developing Countries 2023

    NZ-GRADS is a PhD scholarship offered to science students from developing countries to complete their PhD at a New Zealand university.

    Published: 2022-07-22 Type: PhD Study in: New Zealand Deadline: September 30, 2022

  • Wilson Center Agents of Change Youth Fellowship 2022

    The Wilson Center is pleased to announce a call for applications for its “Agents of Change Youth Fellowship,” an initiative of the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program and Environmental Change and Security Program. Recognizing the significance of the MENA region when it comes to

    Published: 2022-07-21 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 15, 2022

  • Ghent University Short Stay Research Fellowships 2022

    The Africa Platform of Ghent University Association (GAP) welcomes applications for visiting fellows. As one of the five regional platforms at Ghent University, GAP facilitates and fosters academic collaboration between Ghent University Association and academic institutions in Africa. The Africa Pla

    Published: 2022-07-21 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 30, -0001

  • Lagos African Cluster Centre Visiting Research Fellowship for African Researchers 2022

    The Lagos African Cluster Centre calls for applications for a short Visiting Fellowship, between one and three months, from January 2023. Scholars interested in the major theme of ‘Reconfiguring African Studies’ through multidisciplinary engagement are welcome. The aim of the Fel

    Published: 2022-07-21 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: November 30, 2022

  • University of Lincoln Africa Scholarship 2022

    The University of Lincoln’s Africa Scholarship is designed to help students from across Africa to access postgraduate level study at the University of Lincoln. The Africa Scholarship is offered as a tuition fee discount against the cost of a postgraduate taught programme commencing in 2022/23.

    Published: 2022-07-20 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: December 16, 2022

  • SADaCC SickleInAfrica Research Fellowships for African Researchers 2022

    The SickleInAfrica Consortium invites applications from eligible candidates for a three-year SickleInAfrica Research Fellowship position to assist in carrying out the cross-consortium research projects. We are seeking to strengthen each of the 6 SPARCo sites with a motivated researcher who will a

    Published: 2022-07-20 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 22, 2022

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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.