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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 71)

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 2025-2026, 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

  • Western Union Foundation Fellowship Program 2023

    The Western Union Foundation Scholarship is a venture and leadership accelerator program for entrepreneurs and community leaders from extremely marginalized, refugee, and forcibly displaced populations worldwide. This virtual and global program is intended to provide these next-generation entrepr

    Published: 2023-07-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 18, 2023

  • Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at American University of Beirut 2023

    The American University of Beirut (AUB) offers full scholarships in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.  The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at AUB aims to prepare young people to be agents of change in their communities, countries, and regions. Scholars attend a ser

    Published: 2023-07-07 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Haiti Deadline: July 21, 2023

  • American College Of Surgeons (ACS) Community Surgeons Travel Awards for Surgeons In Developing Countries 2023

    The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is pleased to announce travel awards for surgeons aged 30 to 50. These awards, in the amount of $4,000 each, provide international surgeons with the opportunity to attend and participate fully in the educational activiti

    Published: 2023-07-07 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: August 18, 2023

  • United Nations - Nippon Foundation Fellowship Program for Developing Countries 2023

    The United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellowship provides Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing States with advanced training on ocean affairs and the law of the sea, as well as related disciplines, including marine science in support of management frameworks.

    Published: 2023-07-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 8, 2023

  • Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights And Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) Fellowship 2023

    Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is a social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital rights in order to improve the livelihoods of under-served young Africans. Our digital inclusion programs include a digital readiness school for young people living in under-served comm

    Published: 2023-07-07 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 14, 2023

  • Africa CDC Youth Pre Conference (#YPC2023) 2023

    African youth constitute over 65% of the African population, and behind this number are young health professionals and health advocates who hold great potential to innovate and advance Africa’s health. They play a critical role in African countries in promoting public health and reaching commu

    Published: 2023-07-06 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 25, 2023

  • Canon Collins Trust Ireland Fellows Programme – Africa 2023

    The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building. It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded one-yea

    Published: 2023-07-06 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 31, 2023

  • Women For The Environment Africa Fellowship for Women In African Conservation 2023

    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: 2023-07-05 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 15, 2023

  • Ireland-Africa Fellows Program Casement Fellowship in Human Rights for Young Nigerians 2023

    The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building. It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded on

    Published: 2023-07-05 Type: Fellowship Study in: Iran, Nigeria Deadline: July 30, 2023

  • DELTAS Africa SSACAB Masters Scholarships for African Students (Fully-funded) 2023

    The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) is a consortium of six African and two northern partner institutions, and nine collaborating institutions with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as the Lead Institution. SSACAB II has received funding through the

    Published: 2023-07-05 Type: Masters Deadline: July 31, 2023

  • University of Bath Global Leaders Scholarships for International Students 2023

    The Global Leaders Scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic excellence, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and future leadership potential. Applicants should demonstrate excellent team working skills and have a strong vision for the future. The awards are available for full-t

    Published: 2023-07-04 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: July 17, 2023

  • Africa Institute Senior & Postdoctoral Fellowships for African Scholars 2024

    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: 2023-07-04 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 1, 2023

  • University of Oxford Rhodes Scholarship for African Students (Fully-funded) 2023

    The Rhodes Scholarship is a fully funded, full-time, postgraduate award which enables talented young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Applying for the Scholarship is a challenge, but it is an experience which has helped generations of young people to succeed. We enc

    Published: 2023-07-03 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: August 31, 2023

  • DELTAS Africa SSACA II Followership in Biostatistics for African Students 2023

    The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) is a consortium of six African and two northern partner institutions, and nine collaborating institutions with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as the Lead Institution. SSACAB II has received funding through the

    Published: 2023-07-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 31, 2023

  • UNESCO Excellence in Journalism Education in Africa Initiative 2023

    The “Promoting Excellence in Journalism Education in Africa” initiative invites 30+ universities and training centres across the continent to help develop criteria for excellence in journalism education. The initiative is supported by Google News Initiative and c

    Published: 2023-07-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 10, 2023

  • Quantum Leap Africa (QLA) Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellowships In Data Science for African PostDocs 2023

    Quantum Leap Africa (QLA), an independent research center of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data Science commencing on October 1, 2023. The positions are research-oriented without any teaching responsibilities, howe

    Published: 2023-06-30 Type: Fellowship Deadline: July 31, 2023

  • Flinders and St Peter’s College Industry PhD Scholarship 2023

    Change lives and change the world with impactful PhD research co-funded by Flinders and St Peter’s College. Receive a $33,000 per annum scholarship tax free, for up to 3.5 years. Apply your research skills during an internship with St Peter’s College Flinders University and

    Published: 2023-06-30 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: July 17, 2023

  • New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellowship 2023

    The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers Fellowships to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its col

    Published: 2023-06-29 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 29, 2023

  • MFWA Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship 2023

    Are you a young journalist or a fresh journalism graduate based in Ghana who seeks to specialise in critical, fact-based, in-depth, and investigative reporting? Then here is an exceptional opportunity for you. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) invites applications for the 3RD&nb

    Published: 2023-06-29 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: July 25, 2023

  • University of Kassel Wangari Maathai Visiting Professorship Program for Developing Countries 2023

    The GPN Visiting Professorship is established at the University of Kassel for suitable candidates from all GPN partner universities and related universities in the field of research collaboration on global partnerships for sustainable development. It is intended for outstanding scientists from insti

    Published: 2023-06-28 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: July 15, 2023

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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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