Fully Funded PhD Scholarships Open to Nigerian Students 2026-2027

We list 53 fully Funded PhD Scholarships Open to Nigerian Students, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. Most are held in China (7), Australia (5) and the United Kingdom (5). Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.

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B.Sc / HND → Masters 65 M.Sc / MBA → PhD WAEC / NECO → Undergraduate 33 Fellowship 12 Ph.D → Postdoctoral 8 Short Course 3 High School 3

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Open to Nigerian Students

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Engineering 9 Medicine & Health Sciences 8 Arts & Humanities 7

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United Kingdom 5

United States 5

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Muhammad Bin Zaid University Scholarships 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

Muhammad Bin Zaid University
Masters / Doctoral
Fully funded

Deadline: 15th January 2027 (Regular deadline) /31st May 2...
Study in: United Arab Emirates
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

ICFO Fellowship 2026-2027 Fully Funded

ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences
Undergraduate, Master’s, PhD, Postdoctoral
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Spain
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

University of Otago Scholarships 2026-2027

University of Otago
Undergraduate, Master’s, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: New Zealand
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

King Fahd University Scholarship 2026-2027 Fully Funded

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
Master’s / PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Saudi Arabia
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Turkey Government Scholarship 2026-2027 - Fully Funded

Various Universities
Undergraduate, Masters, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: January 10 – February 20, 2026
Study in: Turkey
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Bilkent University Scholarship 2026-2027 Fully Funded

Bilkent University
Master’s / PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: March 18 / June 6/ November 4
Study in: Turkey
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Koc University Scholarship 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

Koc University
Master’s / PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Turkey
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

King Abdullah University Scholarship 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Master’s / PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: January 11 / October 1
Study in: Saudi Arabia
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Imperial College London President’s PhD Scholarship 2026-2027

Imperial College London
PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: United Kingdom
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

University of Oxford
Master’s, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: January (Relevant December/January course deadli...
Study in: United Kingdom
Eligibility names Nigeria

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Edith Cowan University Scholarships 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

Edith Cowan University
PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: September 8 – October 18
Study in: Australia
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Prince of Songkla University PhD Scholarships 2026-2027

Prince of Songkla University (PSU)
PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Thailand
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

University of Cambridge
Master’s, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: United Kingdom
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2026–2027 (Fully Funded)

Swiss Government / Swiss Universities
Master’s, PhD, Postdoctoral
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Switzerland
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

American University of Sharjah Scholarship 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

American University of Sharjah
Undergraduate / Masters / PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: United Arab Emirates
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) Scholarships 2027

Master’s / Doctoral (PhD)Institution: Vidyasirimedhi Institu...
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Thailand
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Chulalongkorn University Scholarships 2026-2027

Chulalongkorn University
Masters, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Thailand
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

SIIT (Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology) Scholarships 2027

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
Master’s, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: March 31, 2026 (for September intake)September 3...
Study in: Thailand
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

International Max Planck Research School PhD Scholarship 2026-2027

International Max Planck Research School
Doctoral (PhD)
Fully funded

Deadline: Applications are accepted at any time
Study in: Germany
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Scholarships 2026 (Fully Funded)

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Undergraduate, Masters, PhD, Diploma
Fully funded

Deadline: Masters: April 30, 2026, for summer semester / O...
Study in: Germany
Open to Nigerian region

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›