Fully funded Scholarships are programs that Institutions over seas offers to third tier countries. Here in this article its for Nigerians, with this scholarship opportunities you get your tuition fee fully paid by the institution over there, they also take care of your health insurance and bills, visa fees, flight tickets to and fro then monthly living stipends.
Many students dream in Nigeria is to travel out and study abroad mostly tier 1 countries, but this dreams and vision are limited by funds, hence that why international universities has provided this scholarship opportunities to students world wide. Once accepted you can go on to advance your first degree, postgraduate or run your masters.
List Fully Funded Scholarships Programs for Nigerian Students
Below are the list of fully funded Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships (United Kingdom)
This scholarship is funded by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and partner organizations and is own by UK government’s global scholarship program. They cover your full tuition, visa entry, monthly stipend, you can also apply for work as long as it aligns with the school calender. Its 100% free of university tuition fees with an MBA tuition value of £22,000. The program may not request for your academic transcript.
Eligibility
You will need to have 2 years working experience. A graduate from any of the universities in Nigeria B.Sc degree preferably. If you schooled in polytechnics you may also apply for university to bag a degree programme. You must also have that assurance of returning back to nigeria after your program is completed
Commonwealth Scholarships UK
This scholarships are studied in most universities in United Kingdom. You advance your master and Ph.D level here. It registration kick off September 8, 2026 and lecture starts around September or October 2027. This Commonwealth Scholarships covers Full tuition fee, monthly stipend, visa entry and return, and some grants like thesis. It covers Commonwealth countryside which nigeria is included.
Eligibility
Since you are already a citizen of nigeria which are included in the commonwealth countries you apply through Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education, Federal Scholarship Board or selected non-governmental organisations (NGO). You must hold second class upper in your CGPA
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Like the name implies, this program runs world wide in some top Univeristies like McGill University located in canada, CMU-Africa in Rwanda, University of Oxford, Sciences Po located in France, University of Cape Town located in South Africa, African Leadership University, University of Edinburgh (UK). It covers Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Master’s degrees which you bag at the completion of the program.
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