We list 7 partially Funded Masters Scholarships Open to Nigerian Students in the United Kingdom, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.
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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 partially funded masters scholarships in the United Kingdom that are open to Nigerian students. Every award on the list is a masters-level award, and every one of them is based at a UK university.
The word "partially" matters. These are not full rides. A partial award covers part of what a UK masters costs you, and you carry the rest. Because the awards are partial, the practical question is not "will this pay for everything" but "how much does it remove from the bill, and can I cover the remainder".
The providers behind the seven awards are Kingston University, the University of Exeter, the University of Dundee, Aston University, the University of Bath and Birkbeck University of London.
All 7 awards on this page are open to Nigerian students. For 1 of the 7, Nigeria or the wider region is named directly in the award's own eligibility wording. For the other 6, the award carries no nationality restriction at all, which means a Nigerian applicant is not excluded by the terms as written.
That distinction is worth holding on to. An award that names Nigeria or a region is telling you it wants applicants from here. An award with no nationality restriction is telling you it does not screen by passport, but it may still screen by degree class, subject, or admission status. Read the individual award page before you assume you qualify.
On the study level, the picture is straightforward: all 7 are masters awards. The same collection also carries 6 bachelors awards, so if you are applying at undergraduate level, that is where to look instead.
The route into a UK masters is a first degree or an HND. On a Nigerian transcript that means a B.Sc, B.A, B.Eng, LLB, MBBS or HND. Both taught masters and research masters are in scope.
Where an award states a minimum class of degree, the wording to watch for is "upper second". That corresponds to Second Class Upper, or 2:1, on a Nigerian transcript. If your transcript reads 2:1, you meet that bar. If it reads Second Class Lower, check the individual award rather than assuming.
Whether an HND is accepted is decided by each university, not by this page. If you hold an HND, treat that as a question to put directly to the admissions office of the university you are targeting, and get the answer in writing before you spend money on transcripts and courier fees.
Of the 7 awards, 2 name tuition in their own text. That is what those awards say in writing; it is not a promise about the rest, and it is not a statement about what the other awards cover.
None of the awards on this page states a cash value, and none states a number of awards available. Where an award page does not put a figure on the money, you cannot plan around a figure. Ask the provider what the award is worth in pounds before you build a budget on it.
Because the awards are partial, plan the shortfall alongside the award. A UK masters is a one-year commitment for most students on this list: 2 of the awards state a duration of 1 year. One award states a duration of up to 5 years at undergraduate level and 1 year at masters level.
The requirements stated on these awards are a small set, and each one appears on a single award:
The admission-offer point deserves attention. If an award requires you to hold an offer before you can be considered for the money, then your university application is the real deadline, and it sits weeks or months ahead of the scholarship deadline. Work backwards from the scholarship closing date, not forwards from today.
On the English test: only one award on this page states a test score as a requirement. That does not mean the others waive it. English evidence is usually handled at admission stage by the university, and some universities waive it for applicants who studied in English. Check with the university, not with this page.
One award on this page carries a dated deadline. One is still open. Six are undated, and one recurs.
The busiest month across the collection is May, with one deadline falling in it.
The award closing soonest is Kingston University Scholarships 2026-2027, which closes 10 May. If you are working to a single date, that is the one.
The rest of the collection runs on different rhythms. University of Exeter Scholarships 2026-2027 separates its undergraduate and masters rounds, with the undergraduate round two date in April 2026. Aston University Scholarships 2026-2027 also splits undergraduate and masters dates. Dean's Award for Academic Excellence Scholarship 2026-2027 at the University of Bath asks for applications by 25 June 2026 for a decision by 11 July. Birkbeck University of London Scholarships 2027 runs on three dates: 18 May, 22 June and 20 July. Dundee Global Excellence Scholarship 2027 points you to its details for the deadline.
Where a date is not printed on the award, the deadline is not absent, it is simply not stated on the page. Confirm it with the provider before you rely on it.
The awards on this page spread across five subject areas, with one award in each:
If your subject is not in that list, the seven awards here are unlikely to fit, and you should look at the wider masters collection for the UK.
Start with the award that has a date on it. Kingston University Scholarships 2026-2027 closes 10 May, and a dated deadline is the only kind you can plan against.
Then work through the other six and answer three questions for each: does it name my subject, does it state a degree class I hold, and does it require an admission offer before I can apply for the money. Where the answer is unclear, email the provider. Ask what the award is worth, how many are given, and whether an HND is accepted if that applies to you.
Budget the shortfall at the same time as you chase the award. Order transcripts early, because Nigerian universities take time to issue them and couriers add days on top. If an English test is needed, book it before the scholarship deadline, not after.
Finally, note the wider context. The UK hosts 71,756 Nigerian students, the highest number from any country, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics for 2023. You are applying into a large and well-established cohort, and the universities on this list already know what a Nigerian transcript looks like.
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*UNESCO Institute for Statistics, inbound internationally mobile students from Nigeria, 2023.
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