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PhD Scholarships for Nigerian Students 2026-2027

We list 105 phD Scholarships for Nigerian Students, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. 90 of them are fully funded. Most are held in Australia (11), China (10) and the United Kingdom (10). 63 state eligibility that includes Nigerian applicants. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.

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90fully funded
13days to next deadline
63say Nigerians can apply

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Your qualification

B.Sc / HND → Masters 185 WAEC / NECO → Undergraduate 105 M.Sc / MBA → PhD Fellowship 29 Ph.D → Postdoctoral 18 High School 13 Short Course 9

Funding

Fully Funded 90 Partially Funded 4

Eligibility

Open to Nigerian Students 63

Subject

Engineering 13 Medicine & Health Sciences 11 Arts & Humanities 10 Business & Management 9 Law 7 Social Sciences 7 Education 6 Economics & Finance 5

Host country

Australia 11 China 10 United Kingdom 10 United States 9 Canada 8 United Arab Emirates 6 Germany 5 Japan 5

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