Scholarships for Nigerian studentsDeadlines, eligibility, and what each award pays

Home Scholarships Qualification Lists Subjects Countries Deadlines Guides

Fully Funded PhD Scholarships for Nigerian Students 2026-2027

We list 90 fully Funded PhD Scholarships for Nigerian Students, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. Most are held in China (10), the United Kingdom (10) and Australia (9). 53 state eligibility that includes Nigerian applicants. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.

Share
90scholarships
90fully funded
13days to next deadline
53say Nigerians can apply

Refine these results

RefineClear all

Your qualification

B.Sc / HND → Masters 130 M.Sc / MBA → PhD WAEC / NECO → Undergraduate 57 Fellowship 23 Ph.D → Postdoctoral 16 High School 7 Short Course 6

Funding

Fully Funded Partially Funded 4

Eligibility

Open to Nigerian Students 53

Subject

Engineering 11 Medicine & Health Sciences 11 Arts & Humanities 9 Business & Management 8 Law 7 Education 6

Host country

China 10 United Kingdom 10 Australia 9 United Arab Emirates 6 United States 6 Canada 5 Japan 5 Germany 4

Scholarship lists

Filtered by: PhD Fully Funded