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PhD Scholarships Open to Nigerian Students 2026-2027

We list 63 phD Scholarships Open to Nigerian Students, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. 53 of them are fully funded. Most are held in the United States (8), China (7) and Australia (6). Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.

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14days to next deadline
63say Nigerians can apply

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B.Sc / HND → Masters 95 M.Sc / MBA → PhD WAEC / NECO → Undergraduate 61 Fellowship 16 Ph.D → Postdoctoral 9 Short Course 5 High School 5

Funding

Fully Funded 53 Partially Funded 3

Eligibility

Open to Nigerian Students

Subject

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

Host country

United States 8 China 7 Australia 6 Canada 5 Thailand 5 United Kingdom 5 Germany 4 Saudi Arabia 4

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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 ›