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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2024-2025 (Page 70)

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

  • TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries 2022

    For young scientists from developing countries (other than Thailand) who wish to pursue advanced research in the biotechnology at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) in Thailand. TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable in BIOTEC and its affiliated resea

    Published: 2022-05-08 Type: Fellowship Study in: Thailand Deadline: August 1, 2022

  • INSEAD MBA’75 Nelson Mandela Endowed Scholarship 2022

    To honour the life and work of President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, the INSEAD MBA Class of '75 created an endowment at their 30th Class Reunion to provide financial support for one or more African participants per year at INSEAD in perpetuity. At their 5th reunion the Class of '01J con

    Published: 2022-05-06 Type: Masters Deadline: June 14, 2022

  • DAAD Masters Scholarships in Development Management for African Students 2022

    The Department of Governance and Development Management is one of four (4) Departments in the Faculty of Public Policy and Governance (FPPG). The Faculty of Public Policy and Governance was created out of the Faculty of Planning and Land Management (FPLM) in 2020. The Department as an offshoot from

    Published: 2022-05-05 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: May 30, 2022

  • DAAD Masters Scholarships in Agricultural Economics for African Students 2022

    The Master of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics is a 2-year structured program. The first year is designated for course work while the second year is a full research year. The Program will lead to the award of a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Agricultural Economics by the University for D

    Published: 2022-05-05 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: May 30, 2022

  • DSI/NRF Postgraduate Scholarship for African Students 2022

    The DSI and NRF are pleased to announce a call for new applications for DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding for the academic year 2023. All continuing students who are eligible for a second or third year of funding must submit a Progress Report and not a new application. The

    Published: 2022-05-05 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: July 8, 2022

  • TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries 2022

    The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) — comprising the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular and Drug Research in Karachi, Pakistan — and TWAS offer fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other

    Published: 2022-05-05 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: July 4, 2022

  • ACEWM MSc Program in Water Management for African Students 2022

    The Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management (ACEWM) is an initiative of the World Bank Group and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia through the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Center hosted by the Addis Ababa University (AAU). The program is a full-t

    Published: 2022-05-04 Type: Masters Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: June 10, 2022

  • University of Essex Africa Postgraduate Regional Scholarship for African Students 2022

    If you’re an international student from an African nation and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee. Interested Africans are currently invited from to apply for the University of Essex

    Published: 2022-05-03 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 16, 2022

  • StudyTrust Old Mutual Investment Group Imfundo Trust Scholarship 2022

    The Imfundo Trust is an Old Mutual Investment Group scholarship initiative that aims to provide funding for students with a particular interest in the investments industry thereby supporting its transformation. Imfundo means education in Nguni and true to its name, since its inception in 2011, th

    Published: 2022-05-03 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: June 30, 2022

  • Click-on Kaduna Data Science Fellowship Programme for Young Leaders 2022

    The Data Science Fellowship Programme is part of the Kaduna State’s Data Revolution Plan aimed at strengthening the coordination in the collection and use of data for evidence based decision making.

    Published: 2022-05-03 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: May 20, 2022

  • World Trade Organisation(WTO) PhD Internship Programme for Developing Countries 2022

    The World Trade Organisation Support Programme for Doctoral Studies (also known as the PhD Internship Programme) aims to support the development of academic expertise on WTO issues in developing countries. The WTO Secretariat invites doctoral students from developing countries to conduct research at

    Published: 2022-05-03 Type: PhD Study in: Switzerland Deadline: Not Specified

  • LSHTM Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship for African Scholars 2022

    The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are pleased to announce an interdisciplinary two-year Fellowship in Planetary Heath. The Fellowship is supported by The Peter Piot fellowship programme through funding f

    Published: 2022-05-03 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 31, 2022

  • Deloitte Africa Tax & Legal – TrAX Graduate Program 2023

    As a Deloitte Tax & Legal professional, you will work with colleagues across the globe to address the complex, ever-changing challenges of our clients. This practical approach broadens your tax and legal knowledge, instils and builds confidence to take on new challenges, and allows you to expand

    Published: 2022-05-02 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: Not Specified

  • AO Spine Fellowship Program for Surgeons 2022

    The purpose of an AOSESA fellowship is to provide additional experience for trained orthopedic and neurosurgeons interested in spinal surgery. It is the responsibility of the host Spine Center to ensure that the fellow becomes conversant in the principles, indications, planning, techniques and compl

    Published: 2022-05-02 Type: Fellowship Study in: Deadline: June 30, 2022

  • International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) Africa Fellowship Programme 2022

    We are proud to focus this year ILCA Fellowship on supporting research with projects in Africa with a topic relevant for African patients. ILCA is ramping up efforts to alleviate Africa’s need for medical assistance. Although the African continent is one of the regions with a very high dise

    Published: 2022-05-02 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 3, 2022

  • AIMS Master’s Scholarships in Mathematical Sciences for Teachers (MMST) 2022-2024

    The AIMS MMST is a professional program designed to provide current teachers of mathematics an opportunity to expand the knowledge of its participants in mathematical foundations relating to core secondary school curricula, and applications of modern mathematics. Coupled with significant mathematica

    Published: 2022-04-29 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: April 30, 2022

  • University of Pretoria Masters Degree in Disability Rights (South Africa) 2022

    This two-year programme is offered as a blended learning course comprising of online interaction and residential block-weeks in Pretoria. Two contact sessions will be scheduled every year (four contact sessions over the period of two years).

    Published: 2022-04-29 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: July 31, 2022

  • UNHCR Leadership for Africa 2022

    The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Senegal at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of co

    Published: 2022-04-29 Type: Masters Study in: Cameroon, Germany, Ghana, Niger, Senegal Deadline: June 30, 2022

  • DAAD Friedrich Ebert Foundation Scholarship for International Students 2022

    Applicants come from countries in the Global South (Asia, Africa, Latin America), post-Soviet states as well as eastern and south-eastern European (EU) countries. Students in any subject area are eligible to apply, if they demonstrate excellent school or academic merit, wish to study in Germany, are

    Published: 2022-04-28 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified

  • PhD & Postdoc fellowships for African Scholars at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Rwanda 2022

    The Call for PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Discrete Mathematics and Probability At the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Rwanda is open until 15 May 2022! The German research chair, Dr. Jan H?z?a at AIMS Rwanda, in collaboration with Prof. Nicola Kistler at Goet

    Published: 2022-04-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: Rwanda Deadline: May 15, 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.