We list 8 partially Funded 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 8 awards on this page — every figure below is counted from what the awards themselves state. 5 min read.
This page collects 8 partially funded scholarships in the United Kingdom that are open to Nigerian students. Every award here is partial, which means it covers part of the cost of study rather than the whole bill. That distinction matters when you are budgeting in naira and paying for transcripts, courier fees and visa costs out of your own pocket.
The awards sit at two study levels. 7 are open at Bachelors level and 7 at Masters level, so several of them accept applicants at both stages. The providers named on this page are Kingston University, the University of Exeter, the University of Brighton, the University of Dundee, Aston University and the University of Bath.
All 8 awards on this page are open to Nigerian students. Of those, 1 names Nigeria or the region in its own eligibility text, and 7 carry no nationality restriction at all. That split is worth understanding before you shortlist anything.
An award that names Nigeria or the region is speaking directly to you, but it may also be competing with applicants from a defined set of countries. An award with no nationality restriction is open to a much wider field, which usually means the selection leans harder on your academic record, your personal statement and the strength of your admission application. Neither route is easier. They simply ask different things of you.
None of the 8 awards leaves its eligibility unstated, so you can check your position against written criteria rather than guessing.
Partially funded means exactly that. The awards on this page do not promise full tuition, living costs and flights. What each one covers varies, and you should read the individual award page rather than assume a standard package.
Among the 8, 2 state that they cover tuition and 1 states that it covers research or training costs. Those figures describe what the awards say in writing. They are not a guarantee of what you will receive, and they are not a statement about the other awards on the list.
Practical point: if an award covers part of your tuition, you still need a plan for the balance. Work out the shortfall in pounds before you accept an offer, not after. A partial award that covers a meaningful share of fees can still leave a gap that a Nigerian salary cannot close quickly.
The requirements stated across these awards are modest in number but specific in kind. 1 award asks for an English test score such as IELTS or TOEFL. 1 asks for a minimum degree class. 1 asks for work experience. 1 requires an admission offer first.
That last one catches people out. If an award requires an admission offer before you apply for the funding, your university application becomes the real deadline, and it sits weeks or months ahead of the scholarship closing date. Transcripts from Nigerian universities can take time to process, and courier delivery adds more. Start the document chase early.
On English tests: only one award on this page states a test requirement in its own text. That does not mean the others waive English proficiency, because your university admission may carry its own condition. Check both the award page and the university's admission requirements before you pay for a test.
Deadline information is uneven across this list, which is normal for partially funded awards. 1 award carries a date, 1 is still open, 1 recurs, and 7 are undated on the page. The busiest month named is May, with 1 award falling in it.
The award closing soonest is Kingston University Scholarships 2026-2027, which closes on 10 May. If you are working to a single date this cycle, that is the one to build your timeline around.
Other dated awards on the page include University of Exeter Scholarships 2026-2027, where the undergraduate round two date is 22 April 2026, and Aston University Scholarships 2026-2027, where the undergraduate date is 31 May 2026 and the Masters date is Tuesday 31 October. 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.
Two awards run on a window rather than a single date. University of Brighton Sports Scholarships 2027 UK accepts applications from January to July. Dundee Global Excellence Scholarship 2027 directs you to its own details for the deadline. Treat "see details" as a task, not a gap.
The subject spread across these 8 awards is broad rather than deep. Arts & Humanities, Business & Management, Engineering, Medicine & Health Sciences and Social Sciences each appear once. If your field is not named, the awards with no subject restriction are still worth a look.
On duration, 3 awards run for 1 year and 1 runs for up to 5 years at undergraduate level and 1 year at Masters level. A one-year award fits a taught Masters neatly. A multi-year undergraduate award needs you to confirm whether the funding renews each session and what you must do to keep it.
The United Kingdom is the leading destination for Nigerian students studying abroad. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 71,756 Nigerian students were studying in the UK in 2023, the highest number for any country.
That scale cuts both ways. It means Nigerian applicants are well understood by UK admissions offices, and your WAEC or NECO results, B.Sc, HND or M.Sc are familiar documents. It also means competition for partial awards is real, and a strong academic record alone rarely separates you from the field.
Work through the 8 awards one by one, note what each one actually pays for, and build your calendar around the earliest date that applies to you.
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*UNESCO Institute for Statistics, inbound internationally mobile students from Nigeria, 2023.
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