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Scholarships Open to Nigerian Students 2026-2027

We list 133 scholarships Open to Nigerian Students, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. 91 of them are fully funded. Most are held in the United States (21), the United Kingdom (20) and Australia (14). Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.

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133say Nigerians can apply

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Your qualification

B.Sc / HND → Masters 95 M.Sc / MBA → PhD 63 WAEC / NECO → Undergraduate 61 Fellowship 16 Ph.D → Postdoctoral 9 Short Course 5 High School 5

Funding

Fully Funded 91 Partially Funded 17

Eligibility

Open to Nigerian Students

Subject

Arts & Humanities 19 Business & Management 17 Engineering 15 Medicine & Health Sciences 13 Social Sciences 11 Natural Sciences 9 Law 8 Economics & Finance 6

Host country

United States 21 United Kingdom 20 Australia 14 Canada 10 China 9 Germany 7 Switzerland 6 Sweden 5

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