Nigerian graduates wey dey plan to pursue postgraduate studies abroad for 2027 get plenty scholarship opportunities to consider, with funding from universities for United Kingdom and France, plus international scholarship programmes.
Some of the awards cover full tuition and living expenses, while others na tuition-fee reductions. The difference dey important for applicants wey need full funding to cover the cost of studying overseas.
For United Kingdom, University of Exeter, University of Sussex, Royal Holloway, University of Manchester and University of Southampton dey among institutions wey dey offer scholarships specifically for Nigerian applicants or residents.
University of Exeter dey offer £10,000 scholarship towards tuition fees for eligible postgraduate taught programmes wey start September 2026 or January 2027. For January 2027 entry, the scholarship dey restricted to selected programmes for business, finance and management, computer and data science, and engineering. Eligible courses include MSc Business Analytics, MSc Finance and Management, MSc Data Science and MSc Engineering Business Management, among others. Applicants must hold Nigerian citizenship, qualify for international tuition fees and secure offer for eligible programme. The scholarship na for self-funded students and dem dey award am automatically without separate application. The £10,000 dey deducted from first-year tuition fees and no repeat for subsequent years. Applicants still need meet admission conditions, including paying required tuition deposit.
University of Sussex dey offer Nigerian nationals £4,000 tuition-fee reduction for eligible full-time master’s programmes. The scholarship cover students wey start January 2027. Applicants must be classified as overseas students for tuition purposes and must be self-financing. Students wey get full sponsorship from employer, government or another funding organisation no eligible. The university go automatically consider eligible applicants, so no separate scholarship application. The award dey apply to first year of study. But several programmes no dey included, like online courses, certificates and diplomas, courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, and specified development studies and social work programmes. Application deadline na December 31, 2026.
Other opportunities include NNPC Limited/TotalEnergies International Scholarship for postgraduate study in France and Commonwealth Shared Scholarship for master’s programmes in United Kingdom. Applications for some of these awards don open, while others dey accept applications for September 2027 entry or get deadlines wey dey approach. The details na based on information available as of November 8, 2026.
