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Scholarships for Nigerian Students in the United States 2026-2027

We list 37 scholarships for Nigerian Students in the United States, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. 26 of them are fully funded. 21 state eligibility that includes Nigerian applicants. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.

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37scholarships
26fully funded
14days to next deadline
16,632Nigerians study here (2023)*

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Your qualification

WAEC / NECO → Undergraduate 17 Fellowship 13 B.Sc / HND → Masters 11 M.Sc / MBA → PhD 9 Ph.D → Postdoctoral 7 High School 6 Short Course 3

Funding

Fully Funded 26 Partially Funded 2

Eligibility

Open to Nigerian Students 21

Subject

Social Sciences 5 Arts & Humanities 5

Host country

United Kingdom 40 United States Australia 27 Canada 20 China 12 Italy 10 Sweden 10 Germany 9

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