Scholarships for Nigerian Students 2026-2027

We list 276 scholarships for Nigerian Students, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. 184 of them are fully funded. Most are held in the United Kingdom (40), the United States (37) and Australia (27). 133 state eligibility that includes Nigerian applicants. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.

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

Funding

Fully Funded 184 Partially Funded 40

Eligibility

Open to Nigerian Students 133

Subject

Business & Management 26 Arts & Humanities 26 Engineering 19 Medicine & Health Sciences 17 Social Sciences 16 Natural Sciences 12 Economics & Finance 10 Law 10

Host country

United Kingdom 40

United States 37

Germany 9

Scholarship lists

DAAD Scholarship 2027 (Fully Funded)

Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Germany
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Qatar University Scholarships (QU) 2026-2027

Qatar University
Undergraduate

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Qatar
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Islamic University of Madinah Scholarship 2026-2027

Islamic University Madinah
Undergraduate / Masters
Fully funded

Deadline: Ongoing
Study in: Saudi Arabia
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Scholarships 2026-2027

King Abdulaziz University
Undergraduate / Master’s / PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Open all year
Study in: Saudi Arabia
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Université de Montréal Scholarships 2027

Université de Montréal
Undergraduate / Master’s / PhD

Deadline: September 1, 2026 / February 1, - 2027
Study in: Canada
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

University of Waterloo Scholarships 2027 (Fully Funded)

University of Waterloo
Undergraduate, Masters, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Canada
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Beijing Government Scholarship 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

Beijing Universities
Undergraduate, Masters, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: China
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Shanghai Government Scholarship (SGS) Fully Funded 2026-2027

Shanghai Universities (Check list below)
Undergraduate, Masters, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Between January to June of each year
Study in: China
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2026-2027 (Fully Funded)

PhD / Fellowship
Fully funded

Deadline: September 01, 2026 – December 1, 2026
Study in: China
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarships 2027 UK

PhD (Doctoral Research)Institution: University of WarwickStu...
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: United Kingdom
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

University of Glasgow Excellence Scholarships 2026

Postgraduate (Taught Master’s)Institution(s): University of...

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: United Kingdom
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

University of Westminster Scholarships 2026-2027

Westminster university
Postgraduate
Fully funded

Deadline: varies according to financial Aid
Study in: United Kingdom
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Clarendon Fund – University of Oxford 2026-2027

University of Oxford
Master’s, PhD (DPhil)
Fully funded

Deadline: December or January (annual, per course deadline...
Study in: United Kingdom
Open to all nationalities

Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

GREAT Scholarships 2027 British Council - UK

See List below
Masters
Fully funded

Deadline: Varies, according to university admission deadli...
Study in: United Kingdom
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Rhodes Scholarship 2027 University of Oxford (Fully Funded)

University of Oxford
Master’s, PhD
Fully funded

Deadline: Depends on applicant’s country
Study in: United Kingdom
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Commonwealth Scholarship 2027 Fully Funded

UK Universities. See the List here.
Masters / Ph.D.
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: United Kingdom
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Chevening Scholarship 2027 (Fully Funded)

UK Universities
Master’s
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: United Kingdom
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Erasmus+ Joint Master Degrees (Erasmus Mundus) Scholarships 2027

A consortium of European universities (2–4+ institutions per program)
Master’s (Joint Degrees)
Fully funded

Deadline: Varies by program (generally October–January for...
Study in: Norway
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

PhD Positions at Norwegian Universities 2027 Fully Funded

Norwegian public universities (e.g., University of Oslo, NTNU, Univers...
PhD (Doctoral Studies)
Fully funded

Deadline: Deadline: see details
Study in: Norway
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›

Russian Medical Universities Scholarships 2026-2027

Leading Russian Medical Universities (Sechenov, Pirogov, RUDN, Kazan,...
MBBS, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Master’s, PhD (medical a...
Fully funded

Deadline: Applications typically open November–February (f...
Study in: Russia
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Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 Read more ›