While the Commonwealth Masters Scholarship is widely discussed among Nigerian students, far fewer applicants know that the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission also offers a fully funded PhD scholarship that has a lower academic entry requirement than the Masters route. For Nigerian doctoral researchers, this is one of the most accessible routes
The Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP) is one of the most widely circulated scholarship opportunities on Nigerian social media and WhatsApp scholarship groups. Every year, thousands of Nigerian students see posts about the Aga Khan scholarship and begin preparing their applications. This guide exists to give you
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s most international-minded countries and home to some of the continent’s best universities — including Delft University of Technology, Wageningen University, Utrecht University, the University of Amsterdam, and Leiden University. Dutch universities offer hundreds of English-taught Master’s programmes, making the Netherlands one of the most
France is home to some of Europe’s most globally respected universities and grandes écoles — including Sciences Po Paris, HEC Paris, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne University, and École Polytechnique. For Nigerian students, France offers a growing number of English-taught programmes at the postgraduate level, tuition fees at public universities that are
The University of Amsterdam is one of Europe’s leading research universities, ranked in the top 65 universities in the world by QS and Times Higher Education in 2026. UvA offers over 200 English-taught Master’s programmes across virtually every academic discipline. For Nigerian students, the University of Amsterdam is not just
Sciences Po Paris is one of the most prestigious universities in Europe for social sciences, political science, international relations, economics, public policy, and journalism. It has produced heads of state, Nobel laureates, European commissioners, and leading figures in global governance, media, and business. For Nigerian students interested in these fields,
Pursuing a PhD abroad is one of the most significant investments a Nigerian academic or researcher can make — and it is also one of the most financially daunting. Without scholarship support, a foreign PhD is simply out of reach for the vast majority of Nigerian researchers. The good news