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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2026-2027 (Page 8)

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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

  • Wale University Fellowship 2025

    Join the Research to Impact Fellowship — a 100% FREE, 10-week remote program designed for students, researchers, and early-career professionals ready to grow, build, and lead.

    Published: 2025-09-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 27, 2025

  • Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) Scholarship 2026

    The Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) is offering a fully funded Graduate Scholarship for the January 2026 intake.The scholarship is available for Master's and PhD degree programs.

    Published: 2025-09-09 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Thailand Deadline: September 30, 2025

  • University of Lincoln’s Africa Scholarship for Africans Students 2026

    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 the 2025

    Published: 2025-09-08 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • Trinity College Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship 2026 for Nigerian Students

    The Embassy of Ireland is now receiving applications for the Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights. This fellowship offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded one-year master’s level programme at a higher education institution in Ireland. As part of the wider I

    Published: 2025-09-08 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Ireland, Nigeria Deadline: July 30, 2026

  • University of East Anglia David Sainsbury Scholarship 2026

    The University of East Anglia is offering a fully funded scholarship for students who wants to study with them. The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) offers the prestigious David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health to a limited number of applicants on the MSc in Global Plant Health.

    Published: 2025-09-08 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 30, 2026

  • Nordic Scholarship Programme 2026

    The Nordic Scholarship Programme, NAI aims to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa, and to promote and establish relations with and between Nordic research communities. If you are a student or researcher engaged in Africa-focused studies at a University in S

    Published: 2025-09-08 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: October 12, 2025

  • DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme 2025 for African Students

     The African Laser Centre initiative (ALC) is an open, non-exclusive partnership to stimulate innovation, research and technology development in lasers and their applications across Africa. In support of this broad objective, it seeks local, continental and global partnerships. The CSIR here

    Published: 2025-09-04 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: October 17, 2025

  • Glasgow Caledonian University Scholarship 2025

    Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) the University for the Common Good is offering fully funded scholarship for 1 Year Masters programme commencing January 2026

    Published: 2025-09-04 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: November 1, 2025

  • University of Manchester Global Futures Scholarship 2026

    The University of Manchester is offering scholarship awards to international students starting their studies in September 2026 and open to students applying for undergraduate and master’s degrees.

    Published: 2025-09-04 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: February 26, 2026

  • Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship 2026

    Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship Applications for 2026 PhD and Post-Doc funding for women engineers and scientists from the world’s developing and emerging economies are now open.

    Published: 2025-09-03 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 7, 2025

  • Honjo International Scholarship Foundation to Study in Japan 2025

    This scholarship is open to foreign students who study or plan to study in a Japanese graduate school for a doctoral or master’s degree. 

    Published: 2025-09-02 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: October 31, 2025

  • Commonwealth PhD Scholarships 2026 for Developing Countries

    Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for applicants from least developed countries and vulnerable states, as classified by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in the Commonwealth, for full-time doctoral study at a UK university. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) pr

    Published: 2025-09-02 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: October 14, 2025

  • Apply Now: 2026 Konrad Adenauer Foundation-SAIIA Scholarships

    Applicants for the KAS-SAIIA Cape Town-based scholarship must apply for and be admitted into a Master’s programme at the Political Science Departments of either the University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, or the University of the Western Cape. Kindly note that applicants may apply in

    Published: 2025-09-02 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: September 26, 2025

  • Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2026 for Developing Countries

    The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. It operates within the framework of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) and offers a vivid demonstration of the UK’s enduring c

    Published: 2025-09-02 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified

  • Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Scholarship 2026

    Doha Institute for Graduate Studies offers a wide variety of scholarships annually to attract academically qualified students from within and outside the State of Qatar.

    Published: 2025-09-01 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Qatar Deadline: January 15, 2026

  • FMN-George S. Coumantaros Foundation Scholarship 2025

    The FMN-George S. Coumantaros Foundation 2025 Postgraduate Scholarship Application is Now Open! Graduates, this is your chance to advance your career with international partnerships.

    Published: 2025-09-01 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: September 7, 2025

  • Mastercard Foundation University of British Columbia Scholars Program for Africans 2026

    The University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to be partnering with The Mastercard Foundation to foster the next generation of African leaders. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC will provide academically talented young people from Africa with access to quality and relevant

    Published: 2025-08-29 Type: Masters Study in: Canada Deadline: September 12, 2025

  • 2026 University of Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship

    Established in 2014, the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships provide up to five full awards covering both the Master's and the MBA degrees. Scholars can pursue any of the 1+1 MBA partnering programmes and combine it with our MBA.  Recipients are exceptio

    Published: 2025-08-29 Type: Masters Study in: United States Deadline: January 7, 2026

  • Khalifa University Postgraduate Studies Scholarship 2026

    Khalifa University offers a diverse portfolio of merit-based scholarships designed to recognize and support outstanding academic performance and research potential. Awards are granted based on factors such as the recipient’s academic record, field of study, and alignment with the strategic pri

    Published: 2025-08-29 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Arab Emirates Deadline: September 19, 2025

  • Turkish Scholarships Program 2025

    Turkish Scholarships is an international scholarship program funded by the Turkish Government (Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities) which provides financial support for international students in their intended program of study at selected public and foundation Turkish universities.

    Published: 2025-08-28 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Turkey Deadline: Not Specified

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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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