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Postgraduate Scholarships for African students 2025-2026 (Page 96)

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

  • OWSD Early Career Fellowship for Researchers Worldwide 2022

    The OWSD Early Career Fellowship is a prestigious award offered to women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are employed at an academic or scientific research institute in a Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs).The OWSD

    Published: 2022-08-18 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 19, 2022

  • Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders 2023

    The Mandela Washington Fellowships for Young African Leaders empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. The Fellowship will provide up to 700 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to hone their skills at a U.S. college or

    Published: 2022-08-17 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 13, 2022

  • University of Groningen Eric Bleumink Fund Masters Scholarship (Fully Funded) 2022

    The scholarship aims to support students from all over the world who wish to advance their educational career in any discipline at the university. The award is for 1 or 2 years Master’s degree programme.

    Published: 2022-08-17 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: December 1, 2022

  • GEM MS Engineering & Science Fellowship Programme 2022

    The GEM Fellowship was designed to focus on promoting opportunities for individuals to enter industry at the graduate level in areas such as research and development, product development, and other high level technical careers. GEM also offers exposure to a number of opportunities in academia. Th

    Published: 2022-08-17 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 1, 2022

  • UNESCO Granada Writers in Residence Programme 2022

    Granada UNESCO City of Literature, which depends on Granada City Council’s Department for the Arts, in partnership with the University of Granada (through its University Extension Unit, International Development Unit, and Social Responsibility, Equality and Inclusion Unit), is launching a new

    Published: 2022-08-17 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 1, 2022

  • University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars Program (Fully-funded) 2022

    UMAPS welcome direct applications from faculty members of colleges or universities from Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda. Applicants from other countries in Africa cannot apply directly to UMAPS but need to be nominated b

    Published: 2022-08-17 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United States Deadline: October 15, 2022

  • LWF Scholarships in Theology, Diaconal and Development for Developing Countries 2023

    Through the LWF scholarships program LWF works alongside its member churches in developing their capacity to serve effectively in their contexts. The scholarship program helps churches to acquire qualified personnel for spiritual care and diaconal work. The main criteria for a candidate ap

    Published: 2022-08-16 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: October 15, 2022

  • DAAD MIPLC Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries (Germany) 2023-2024

    With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their co

    Published: 2022-08-15 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: October 15, 2022

  • University of Manchester Equity & Merit Masters Scholarships (UK) 2023-2024

    Each year The University of Manchester awards Equity and Merit Scholarships to academically excellent students from Sub-Saharan Africa who have the potential to make a significant contribution to sustainable development in their home countries. Across the globe, countries face many developmental

    Published: 2022-08-15 Type: Masters Study in: Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe Deadline: August 31, 2022

  • United Nations Nippon Foundation Fellowship 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. Fell

    Published: 2022-08-15 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 14, 2022

  • Gatefield Pro-Health Policy Journalism Fellowship for Nigerian Journalists 2022

    Gatefield Impact is inviting applications from Nigerian journalists for its inaugural Pro-Health Policy Journalism Fellowship. The fellowship is an initiative of Gatefield Impact, a recipient of the Healthy Food Advocacy Fund. Gatefield Impact, through the National Action for Sugar Reduction, led

    Published: 2022-08-15 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 22, 2022

  • ICTP/IMU Mathematics Visiting Fellowships 2023

    Every year ICTP’s Mathematics section offers several fellowships for scientists working in developing countries for short visits to the Centre. This year, the visitor’s programme is partially supported by the International Mathematical Union. For more than 50 years, the Abdus Salam In

    Published: 2022-08-13 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 30, 2022

  • DAAD/MIPLC Postgraduate Scholarships for Developing Countries 2023

    For the DAAD MIPLC Scholarships, The Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) is offering awards to students from developing countries as a part of the DAAD’s program for “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses.”   With its development-oriented postg

    Published: 2022-08-13 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: October 15, 2022

  • Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders 2023

    The Mandela Washington Fellowships for Young African Leaders empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. The Fellowship will provide up to 700 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to hone their skills at a U.S. college or

    Published: 2022-08-12 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 15, 2022

  • Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowships Entrepreneurial Graduates 2022

    Enterprise Fellowships is a 12-month accelerator programme for creative and entrepreneurial engineers who have an impactful innovation ready to commercialise at the seed or pre-seed stage. Over the course of the year, we will equip you with the confidence, skills, exper

    Published: 2022-08-12 Type: Fellowship Deadline: September 5, 2022

  • UKRI NERC Independent Research Fellowship Program 2022

    Through an Independent Research Fellowship (IRF), NERC will invest in researchers seeking to conduct their own environmental research within an eligible host organisation. Strong applicants will demonstrate convincing evidence of working towards this goal and a high potential to become independen

    Published: 2022-08-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 11, 2022

  • IMF Youth Fellowship Program for Young People Worldwide 2022

    The 2022 IMF Youth Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for young participants to become part of the global efforts to build forward better and join the IMF at the forefront of the response to the global economic challenges. Participants will have virtual access to the IMF Annual Meetings and

    Published: 2022-08-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: August 20, 2022

  • Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for Ph.D Students Worldwide 2023

    The Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-applied sciences or aerospace-applied engineering. It may be used at any university or college offering accredited post-graduate courses and degrees in these fields. Globally, women make up arou

    Published: 2022-08-11 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 15, 2022

  • Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2023

    The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships were established in 2011 to identify and mentor the future generation of outstanding African leaders. Each year three Fellows have an opportunity to work in the executive offices of the AfDB (Abidjan), ECA (Addis Ababa) or the ITC (Geneva), with a stipend

    Published: 2022-08-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 21, 2022

  • Mastercard Foundation Scholarships at University of Cape Town (UCT) 2022

    The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT provides full-cost scholarships to young Africans who are first-time undergraduate or postgraduate (honours and master’s) degree-seeking applicants. The scholarships ensure a premium educational package that will produce graduates whose qualifi

    Published: 2022-08-10 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: September 25, 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.
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