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MSc Scholarships for Nigerian Students 2026/2027
36 programmes open to MSc applicants for the 2026/2027 cycle. Each listing states its own eligibility, funding type and deadline exactly as published on the provider's official page — Talentrah records the facts with attribution, it isn't the authority on any of them.
MScFully funded
Deadline: 20 Oct 2026MScFully funded
Deadline: 20 Oct 2026Association of Global Universities
Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project
BScMScPhDOtherPartially funded
Deadline: 1 Nov 2026MScFully funded
Deadline: 30 Nov 2026MScFully funded
Deadline: 30 Nov 2026MScFully funded
Deadline: 1 Dec 2026MScPartially funded
Deadline: 1 Dec 2026MScPhDFully funded
Deadline: 8 Dec 2026King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
KAUST Graduate Admission Funding (MS & PhD)
King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyMScPhDFully funded
Deadline: 3 Jan 2027MScPartially funded
Deadline: 5 Jan 2027MScPartially funded
Deadline: 31 Jan 2027MScPartially funded
Deadline: 28 Feb 2027MScPartially funded
Deadline: 31 Mar 2027Government of Japan (MEXT)
MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship
Japanese national and private universitiesBScMScPhDFully funded
Deadline: Varies by country — applications run through your local Japanese embassy, which sets the deadline. See the official source.DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
Participating German universitiesMScPG DiplomaFully funded
Deadline: Varies by course — each EPOS programme publishes its own deadline in its call for applications. See the official source for your course.Nuffic (Dutch Ministry of Education)
NL Scholarship (Holland Scholarship)
Participating Dutch universitiesBScMScPartially funded
Deadline: Each participating Dutch institution sets and publishes its own deadline — commonly 1 February or 1 May. Check the page of the university you are applying to.Australian Government (Department of Education)
Research Training Program (RTP)
PhDMScPartially funded
Deadline: No central deadline. Official text: "RTP scholarships are administered by individual HEPs who each have their own application and selection processes. Students need to contact HEPs directly to discuss how to apply for an RTP scholarship." (fetched 2026-09-18)British Council
GREAT Scholarships
MScPartially funded
Deadline: Deadline varies by UK institution — official page states: "The deadline to apply for a GREAT Scholarship varies according to each institution. For details on individual institutions' deadlines, please see the institution page." No single centrally-set date exists to verify.MScFully funded
Deadline: Varies by programme — each joint master's consortium sets its own deadline, generally between October and January. See the official source.MScPartially funded
Deadline: No separate deadline: the waiver is applied for automatically on the same application form used to apply to the Master's programme (Studyinfo.fi), so the deadline is whichever programme-specific admission deadline applies. Most scholarships awarded are 50% tuition waivers; 100% waivers are less common. Confirm the exact admissions deadline for your chosen programme on Studyinfo.fi.Mastercard Foundation
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Partner universities across Africa and abroadBScMScFully funded
Deadline: Varies by partner institution — each partner sets its own deadline. See the official source for your chosen university.French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Campus France)
Bourses du Gouvernement Francais (BGF) via Embassies
French embassies abroad (host institution set per embassy)MScPhDFully funded
Deadline: No national deadline: French government scholarships split roughly 25%/75% between the centrally-run Eiffel/Major programmes and awards made directly by individual French embassies abroad, each setting its own eligibility and deadline. Nigerian applicants should contact Campus France Nigeria / the Embassy of France in Nigeria (Abuja) for the current call.University of Eastern Finland
UEF Tuition Fee Waiver and Scholarship Programme
University of Eastern FinlandBScMScPartially funded
Deadline: No single scholarship deadline: waivers are applied for through the UEF application form or during designated application periods. An "Early Bird" discount (30% off year-one tuition) requires accepting the admission offer and paying within the deadline stated in the admission letter (typically 21 days after results are published); a further merit-based waiver applies in later years conditional on completing 55 ECTS in year one. Confirm your programme's admission timeline directly with UEF.Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
KAIST International Graduate Scholarship
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyMScPhDFully funded
Deadline: No single scholarship deadline: all three tracks (KAIST Scholarship, KGPS, KPS) are tied to the general graduate admission cycle, whose intake periods are named "Spring", "Fall Early" and "Fall Regular" with no specific dates published on this page. Confirm your intake's exact dates on KAIST's official admissions calendar.Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)
PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
Partner universities in the UK, Germany, France and MalaysiaMScPhDFully funded
Deadline: Not published yetBScMScPartially funded
Deadline: Prior cycle (2025/26 entry) deadlines were 24 April 2025 for undergraduate and Master's applicants, per the Nigeria country page. No 2026/27 or 2027/28 entry deadline published yet as of 2026-09-13; deadlines have historically landed March-April.French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Campus France)
France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship
MScPhDPartially funded
Deadline: No single national deadline: campusfrance.org states deadlines and procedures are set by each nominating French host institution and directs applicants to "contact the international relations department of a French institution." A institutional mirror (Paris-Saclay) showed November internal deadlines for the prior cycle (master's 9 Nov, PhD 30 Nov) — confirm the current date with your host institution.McGill University (Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program)
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill University
McGill UniversityMScFully funded
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