We list 7 fully Funded Scholarships for Nigerian Students in the United Arab Emirates, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. 3 state eligibility that includes Nigerian applicants. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.
United States
26
United Kingdom
25
China
12
Australia
11
Canada
10
Italy
9
Japan
8
Switzerland
8
Belgium
7
Germany
7
United Arab Emirates
Russia
6
Thailand
5
Brazil
4
Denmark
4
Saudi Arabia
4
Singapore
4
France
3
Netherlands
3
New Zealand
3
Norway
3
Sweden
3
Turkey
3
Austria
2
Qatar
2
Spain
2
Written from the 7 awards on this page — every figure below is counted from what the awards themselves state. 5 min read.
This page collects 7 fully funded scholarships in the United Arab Emirates. Every award on the list carries the fully funded label, so the funding facet is not a filter you need to narrow further. The country facet is the United Arab Emirates alone, which means all 7 awards sit at UAE institutions or UAE-based foundations.
The list spans several study levels rather than one. 6 of the 7 are open at Masters level and 6 at PhD level, so most awards can take you at either stage. 1 is a Bachelors award, 1 is a Postdoctoral award, and 1 is at High School level. If you are finishing a B.Sc or HND and looking for a taught Master's, or finishing an M.Sc and looking for a funded PhD, the bulk of this page is aimed at you.
The providers named on the page are a mix of universities and one research foundation:
Six providers are listed across 7 awards. Four of the awards name a subject area in the brief: 1 in Computer Science & IT, 1 in Engineering and 1 in Natural Sciences. The rest do not state a field in the data we hold, so check each award page before you assume your course is covered.
These are fully funded awards, and the brief records what each one names in its own text. 5 name tuition. 4 name accommodation and 4 name health insurance. 3 name living costs. 2 name travel, and 2 name research or training costs.
Read those counts as what the awards say in writing, not as a promise that every award covers every line. A fully funded label can mean tuition plus a stipend at one university and a broader package at another. Where an award states a monthly figure, take it as stated on that award's page. For example, the Muhammad Bin Zayed University Scholarships entry records a monthly figure for Master's and a higher range for PhD. The UAEU entry notes that its value varies by programme and funding scheme. Where the brief holds no figure, this page does not supply one.
This is the part to read carefully. Of the 7 awards, 3 are recorded as open to Nigerians. Within those 3, 0 name Nigeria or the African region specifically, and 3 carry no nationality restriction at all. In other words, where you qualify, you qualify because the award is open to international applicants generally, not because a Nigeria-specific clause exists.
For the remaining 4 awards, the eligibility is not stated on the award as recorded. That is not a refusal. It means the brief does not tell us either way, and you will need to open the award page and read the eligibility section yourself before you spend money on transcripts or a courier.
Practical point for Nigerian applicants: a WAEC or NECO result, a B.Sc or HND certificate, and an M.Sc certificate are the documents these applications usually ask you to upload. Where an award names no nationality bar, your degree class and your English test score carry more weight than your passport.
The brief records what each award states as a requirement. 5 ask for an English test score, IELTS or TOEFL. 5 ask for letters of recommendation. 4 state a minimum degree class. 3 ask for a research proposal.
Two of those deserve planning. First, the English test. Five awards naming IELTS or TOEFL means you should budget for the test fee and the score report fee early, and check whether the award accepts a waiver before you book. Second, the degree class. Four awards state a minimum, so confirm the wording they use against your own transcript before you apply, because a Nigerian second class lower and a UAE "good standing" are not the same phrase.
Three awards asking for a research proposal tells you the PhD side of this list is research-led. If you are applying at PhD level, start drafting the proposal before you request transcripts, since your referees will want to see it.
Three awards on this page carry a date. Three are still open. Four are undated in the data we hold, and three recur. The busiest months recorded are April with 2 deadlines and March with 1.
The three closing soonest are:
If you are applying this cycle, the March and April cluster is your working window. Everything else on the page either recurs or has no fixed date recorded, so treat those pages as rolling and check them directly.
Beyond the three above, the page also carries the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) Scholarships 2027 Fully Funded, the American University of Sharjah Scholarship 2026-2027 | Fully Funded, and the Abu Dhabi University Scholarships 2026-2027.
Levels differ across them. The Al Qasimi Foundation award is listed at Master's, PhD, Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholar level. Khalifa University is listed at Masters and PhD. MBZUAI is listed at Master's and PhD. UAEU is listed at Master's and PhD. The American University of Sharjah entry is listed at Undergraduate, Masters and PhD. That spread is why the level counts on this page overlap: the same award can serve two levels.
Open the three dated awards first, because they are the ones with a clock on them. Read the eligibility section on each before you do anything else, and confirm whether the award is open to international applicants or restricted. For the four awards whose eligibility is not stated here, do the same check before you pay for anything.
Then line up your documents in this order: transcript and certificate, English test booking, referees, and, for PhD applications, your research proposal. Five awards ask for recommendation letters and five ask for an English score, so those two items sit on the critical path for most of this list.
Finally, note what the brief does not tell you. Award values are not recorded for most entries, award counts are not recorded at all, and four deadlines are undated. Where a figure is missing here, the award page is the only place to get it.
Looking for a fully funded opportunity to study in the Middle East’s most dynamic academic hub? The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a top destination for Nigerian students, thanks to its world-class universities, cutting-edge research facilities, and generous scholarship programs.
For the academic year 2025-2026, several fully funded scholarships in UAE are available to outstanding international students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. These scholarships typically cover tuition fees, monthly stipends, free accommodation, visa support, health insurance, and in some cases, travel expenses.
The UAE is home to prestigious universities such as United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Khalifa University, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), and American University of Sharjah, all of which offer generous funding for exceptional students.
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