Scholarships for Nigerian students

Country-list scholarships: can Nigerian citizens apply?

Every route open to Nigerian applicants

EU-wide 24

• CLMCE: Erasmus Mundus Master in Children's Literature, Media and Cultural Entrepreneurship · Master's
• EDISS: Erasmus Mundus Master in Data-intensive Intelligent Software Systems · Master's
• EMILDAI: Erasmus Mundus European Master in Law, Data and AI · Master's
• EMLex: Erasmus Mundus European Master in Lexicography · Master's
• EMMIR: Erasmus Mundus Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations · Master's
• EPOG-JM: Erasmus Mundus Master in Economic Policies for the Global Bifurcation · Master's
• Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters · Master's
• Euroculture: Erasmus Mundus Master in European Studies · Master's
• FRP++: Erasmus Mundus Master in Structural Analysis and Design with Composite Materials · Master's
• GLOBE: Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Change Ecology and Biodiversity Management · Master's
• GLOCAL: Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Markets, Local Creativities · Master's
• GREENANO: Erasmus Mundus Master in Green Nanotechnology · Master's
• GrEnFIn: Erasmus Mundus Master in Greening Energy Market and Finance · Master's
• Human Response: Erasmus Mundus Master in Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement · Master's
• ImAGEin: Erasmus Mundus Master in Biology of Ageing · Master's
• InterMaths: Erasmus Mundus Master in Interdisciplinary Mathematics · Master's
• MIPDaL: Erasmus Mundus Master in Intellectual Property and Data Law · Master's
• Mundus Journalism: Erasmus Mundus Master in Journalism, Media and Globalisation · Master's
• Mundus MAPP: Erasmus Mundus Master in Public Policy · Master's
• RE:Anima: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Animation · Master's
• STEPS: Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems · Master's
• TERRA: Erasmus Mundus Master in Earthen Architecture and Construction · Master's
• WAVES: Erasmus Mundus Master in Water Vulnerability Engineering in Spatial Sciences · Master's
• i-MESC: Erasmus Mundus Master in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion · Master's

United States 20

• Amherst College · Bachelor's
• Berea College · Bachelor's
• Bowdoin College · Bachelor's
• Brown University · Bachelor's
• Colby College · Bachelor's
• Curtis Institute of Music · Bachelor's, Master's
• Dartmouth College · Bachelor's
• Deep Springs College · Bachelor's
• Duke University · Bachelor's
• Fulbright Foreign Student Program · Master's, PhD
• Harvard University · Bachelor's
• Knight-Hennessy Scholars (Stanford) · Master's, PhD
• MIT · Bachelor's
• Mastercard Foundation Scholars: ASU · Master's
• Mastercard Foundation Scholars: UC Berkeley · Master's
• Princeton University · Bachelor's
• Stanford University · Bachelor's
• University of Pennsylvania · Bachelor's
• Vanderbilt University · Bachelor's
• Yale University · Bachelor's

United Kingdom 14

• Chevening Scholarships · Master's
• Clarendon Scholarships (University of Oxford) · Master's, PhD
• Commonwealth Master's Scholarships · Master's
• Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (least developed countries and fragile states) · PhD
• Commonwealth Shared Scholarships · Master's
• Gates Cambridge Scholarship · Master's, PhD
• Imperial College London President's PhD Scholarships · PhD
• Mastercard Foundation Scholars: Cambridge · Master's
• Oxford Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships · Master's
• Rhodes Scholarships (Oxford) · Master's, PhD
• University of Edinburgh Law School: master's scholarships · Master's
• University of Glasgow: African Excellence Award · Master's
• University of Manchester: Global Futures Scholarships for Africa · Bachelor's, Master's
• University of Strathclyde: HaSS Dean's International Excellence Scholarship · Master's

Netherlands 11

• Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) · Master's
• Maastricht University: NL-High Potential · Master's
• Maastricht University: UM NL Brightlands Talent Scholarship · Master's
• Radboud University: Radboud Scholarship Programme · Master's
• TU Delft: Van Effen Excellence · Master's
• University of Groningen: Eric Bleumink Fellowship · Master's
• University of Twente Scholarship (UTS) · Master's
• Utrecht University: NL Scholarship · Master's
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: VU Fellowship Programme · Master's
• Wageningen University: Africa Scholarship Programme · Master's
• Wageningen University: Anne van den Ban Fund · Master's

Australia 8

• Australia Awards Scholarships · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
• Australian National University: research scholarships · Master's, PhD
• Research Training Program (Australian Government) · Master's, PhD
• UNSW Sydney: international research scholarships (RTPI and UIPA) · Master's, PhD
• University of Melbourne: Graduate Research Scholarships · Master's, PhD
• University of Queensland: Graduate Research School Scholarships · Master's, PhD
• University of Sydney: research scholarships (RTP and USYDIS) · Master's, PhD
• Western Sydney University: Sydney City Campus International Student Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's

Sweden 6

• Anders Wall's Scholarship (Uppsala, for African citizens) · Bachelor's, Master's
• Axel Adler Scholarship (Gothenburg) · Bachelor's, Master's
• KTH Scholarship (Sweden) · Master's
• Lund University Global Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
• Swedish Institute Scholarships (SISGP) · Master's
• Uppsala University Global Scholarship · Master's

Canada 5

• Canada Graduate Research Scholarships: Doctoral (formerly Vanier) · PhD
• Mastercard Foundation Scholars: McGill · Master's
• University of British Columbia: International Scholars · Bachelor's
• University of Toronto Materials Science and Engineering: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (international) · Master's, PhD
• University of Toronto: Pearson Scholarship · Bachelor's

Italy 5

• Bocconi University Tuition Waivers (Bocconi4Access) · Bachelor's
• Padua International Excellence Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
• Politecnico di Milano · Master's
• UnicalAdmission (University of Calabria) · Master's
• University of Bologna · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Switzerland 5

• EPFL Excellence Fellowships (Master's) · Master's
• ETH Zürich: Excellence Scholarship · Master's
• Geneva Graduate Institute: master's scholarships · Master's
• University of Geneva: Excellence Master Fellowships · Master's
• University of Lausanne: Unil Master's Scholarship · Master's

Austria 3

• ISTA (Institute of Science and Technology Austria): PhD programme · PhD
• TU Wien · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
• University of Vienna · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Finland 3

• Aalto University Excellence Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
• Tampere University Tuition Fee Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
• University of Helsinki · Master's

Germany 3

• Freie Universität Berlin · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
• RWTH Aachen University · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
• Universität Hamburg · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Japan 2

• MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship · Master's, PhD
• OIST PhD Program (Okinawa, Japan) · PhD

62+ partners worldwide 1

• Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Africa-wide 1

• Pan African University (African Union) Scholarships · Master's, PhD

Belgium 1

• Ghent University: Doctoral Scholarships (Global South) · PhD

China 1

• Yenching Academy of Peking University (Yenching Scholars) · Master's

Czechia 1

• Charles University (Czech-taught) · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Denmark 1

• Danish Government Scholarships · Bachelor's, Master's

France 1

• Eiffel Excellence Scholarship · Master's, PhD

Ghana 1

• Ashesi University: need-based scholarships · Bachelor's

Hong Kong 1

• Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme · PhD

Hungary 1

• Stipendium Hungaricum · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Iceland 1

• University of Iceland: doctoral study · PhD

Ireland 1

• Government of Ireland: International Education Scholarships · Master's, PhD

Norway 1

• Norwegian PhD Fellowships (salaried) · PhD

Romania 1

• Romanian Government Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Saudi Arabia 1

• KAUST Fellowship (Saudi Arabia) · Master's, PhD

South Africa 1

• Mastercard Foundation Scholars: University of Cape Town · Bachelor's, Master's

Türkiye 1

• Türkiye Bursları · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

United Arab Emirates 1

• MBZUAI funded master's and PhD (Abu Dhabi) · Master's, PhD

Worldwide 1

• Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) · Master's

Read the call first

• AIMS Master's in Mathematical Sciences: Designed for African students; each AIMS centre's call says who else it admits.
• ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship (China): Open to nationals of developing countries on TWAS's list of developing countries in the South, so check your country there.
• DAAD Scholarships (nationwide): Each DAAD programme publishes its own country list, so check the call for the programme you want.
• Europa-Universität Flensburg: Sustainable Energy and Development (DAAD EPOS): DAAD's development scholarships are for nationals of the countries on DAAD's list for each call; check the course's DAAD entry.
• Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for graduate degrees: Open to citizens of the countries NIIED invites each year, with a quota per country; check the year's guidelines.
• Master Mind Scholarships (Flanders): The scheme is under review for 2027–28; the last call kept places for Japan, Mexico, Palestine and the United States.
• PH Ludwigsburg: International Education Management (DAAD EPOS): DAAD's development scholarships are for nationals of the countries on DAAD's list for each call; check the course's DAAD entry.
• Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships: Open to researchers from 183 countries; the Swiss government publishes each country's call and deadline.