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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 63)

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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

  • 2024 Young African Public Health Scholars Program by African Union

    Annual scholarship programme that awards scholarships to 10 young African scholars for an 18-month master’s degree study in epidemiology Africa CDC instituted an annual scholarship programme that awards scholarships to 10 young African scholars for an 18-month master’s degree study in

    Published: 2024-08-05 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 31, 2024

  • UK Government Chevening Scholarship for Students Worldwide 2025

    The UK Government annually offers 1500 international students the opportunity to pursue a fully-funded Masters degree in universities within the United Kingdom. Chevening is one of the UK government’s international scholarship programmes. It is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develo

    Published: 2024-08-05 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 11, 2025

  • Apply Now: Eisenhower Global Fellowship Program 2025

    Eisenhower Fellowships identifies, empowers and connects innovative leaders through a transformative fellowship experience and lifelong engagement in a global network of dynamic change agents committed to creating a world more peaceful, prosperous and just.  In spring 2025, Eisenhower Fellow

    Published: 2024-08-02 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: August 16, 2024

  • Apply Now: WE Africa’s Leadership Program for Women in African Conservation 2025

    WE Africa’s purpose is to put women leaders in Africa at the heart of transforming the environmental movement through inclusive, collective leadership. WE Africa was born through our frustration that the joint crises of biodiversity loss and the climate emergency also reflect a crisis and lack

    Published: 2024-08-02 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 16, 2024

  • University of Oxford AfOx Graduate Scholarships for African Citizens 2025

    The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx). In partnership with the Saïd Business School Foundation, up to seven AfOx Graduate

    Published: 2024-08-01 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: January 6, 2025

  • Apply Now: 2024 ILRI PhD Graduate Fellowship: Development Of African Bovine Pluripotent Stem Cell Resources

    The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a PhD graduate fellow to work on the development of African bovine pluripotent stem cell resources. The successful fellow will be hosted by the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) – Livestock Genetics

    Published: 2024-08-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: Kenya Deadline: August 2, 2024

  • Apply Now: Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Med Youth Lab for Young Leaders 2024

    The UfM Med Youth Lab 2024 is a five-day skill-building event that aims to equip young individuals with project development and soft skills  The initiative will be held in Fes, Morocco from 25 to 29 of November 2024. The programme includes four days of teamworki

    Published: 2024-08-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: Morocco Deadline: August 11, 2024

  • 2024 Dissertation Innovation Fellowship by Mellon/ACLS

    ACLS invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships, which provide a year of support for doctoral students preparing to embark on innovative dissertation research projects in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. This program is made possible by a grant

    Published: 2024-08-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: October 30, 2024

  • ACEP Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Program 2024

    The Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Program is an internship that intends to balance a dose of theory with real-world application and equip participants with the requisite multi-disciplinary intellectual development, practical skills, and research abilities to think in more innovative wa

    Published: 2024-08-01 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: August 11, 2024

  • GI-TOC Journalism Fellowship for West African Journalists 2024

    We are pleased to announce the launch of a new fellowship aimed at supporting journalists in investigating illicit economies and instability in West Africa. The initiative seeks proposals for in-depth investigative pieces, specifically from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.

    Published: 2024-07-31 Type: Fellowship Value: €8 000 Deadline: August 13, 2024

  • OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in Developing Countries 2025

    The prestigious OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World is now accepting applications. This award recognizes and supports women who have made notable contributions to science and are researching inclusive health. It specifically aims to honor early-c

    Published: 2024-07-31 Type: PhD Value: $5,000 Deadline: September 16, 2024

  • Futurelect 2024 Southern Africa Public Leadership Programme

    The Southern Africa Public Leadership Programme is designed to develop strong and diverse networks of political and government leaders across the SADC region. The programme targets established leaders aged 18 to 45 in various professions, educational institutions, communities, and society.

    Published: 2024-07-30 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: July 31, 2024

  • British Academy Innovation Fellowships Scheme for Researchers 2024

    The British Academy has been funded by the Department of Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) to support the Innovation Fellowships. The Academy is also working on this scheme in partnership with other partners, including the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO

    Published: 2024-07-30 Type: Fellowship Value: £120,000 Deadline: November 27, 2024

  • Africa Institute 2024 Senior & Postdoctoral Fellowships for African Scholars

    The Africa Institute announces its official call for applications to its program of four fellowships: two senior fellowships named in honor of the late Toni Morrison, the acclaimed literary icon, novelist, theorist, and late professor of African studies, Ali A. Mazrui, and two postdoc

    Published: 2024-07-29 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 1, 2024

  • Bayer Foundation Research Grant for African PhD students 2024

    AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant 2024. This grant is funded by the BAYER Foundation with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Federal Republic of Germany. The Grant is for Junior Researchers (PhD students) and aims to strengthen the scientific capacity of you

    Published: 2024-07-29 Type: PhD Deadline: August 30, 2024

  • DAAD 2024 Postgraduate Study Scholarship in Music for International Students in Germany

    DAAD scholarships offer graduates the opportunity to continue their education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of study. The scholarships also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues. In this study programme, you can complete a Master’s

    Published: 2024-07-26 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: September 26, 2024

  • Call for Applications: African Plant Nutrition 2024 Outreach Fellowship Program

    Awards of USD $5,000 each are available to two innovative African scientists, extension specialists, or educators. The Fellowship will support education, training, and communication programs relevant to improving the use and efficiency of plant nutrients in African agro-ecos

    Published: 2024-07-25 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 2, 2024

  • DW 2024 Multimedia Journalists (f/m/d) English for Africa

    Deutsche Welle (DW) is seeking Multimedia Journalists (f/m/d) English for Africa for Programming in Abuja, Nigeria, in Accra, Ghana and in Nairobi, Kenya as of 1 November 2024 or as soon as possible on the basis of a freelance contract limited for two years. DW English for Africa is looking for m

    Published: 2024-07-25 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria Deadline: August 5, 2024

  • Common Purpose AFC Fellowship for Young Africans 2024

    The AFC Fellowship is both a leadership development programme and a place for dialogue and exchange between leaders of the rising generation across the global South and North. The focus is our shared climate challenge and other key global issues. It will strengthen the capacity of a cohort of dynami

    Published: 2024-07-24 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 8, 2024

  • Apply Now: IIE Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP) 2024

    The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship programme for educational projects at African higher education institutions for African researchers in diaspora. Offered by IIE in partnership with the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Afr

    Published: 2024-07-24 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda Deadline: September 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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