{"id":30768,"date":"2026-01-28T11:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=30768"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:20:36","slug":"minds-postgraduate-scholarship-programme-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/minds-postgraduate-scholarship-programme-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MINDS Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) Scholarship Programme empowers African students to pursue studies in another African country, allowing them to experience the richness and diversity of different cultures and communities across the continent. By expanding access to education beyond national borders, the programme fosters open-mindedness, cross-cultural exchange, and the development of a strong network of like-minded future leaders committed to driving Africa\u2019s growth and tangible progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MINDS Postgraduate Scholarship Programme Benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on whether a partial or full award is granted, the MINDS Postgraduate Scholarship may cover some or all of the following: tuition fees, accommodation and meals, one return airfare for the duration of the study programme, and a fixed stipend to support living expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requirements for MINDS Postgraduate Scholarship Programme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MINDS Scholarships are awarded to outstanding candidates through a highly competitive selection process. To be eligible, applicants must be citizens of an African country and reside within Africa, have secured formal admission into one or more MINDS-preferred institutions outside their country of citizenship and\/or residence for postgraduate studies commencing within the next academic year, and have achieved a minimum of 70% in each course or subject over the last two completed years of study. Applicants must also demonstrate proven leadership ability or strong leadership potential as outlined in the application requirements and submit a complete online application form with all required supporting documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-apply\"><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For Interested and Eligible applicants, Kindly visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.minds-africa.org\/login.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) on scholarship.minds-africa.org<\/a>\u00a0to apply<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First you have to apply to your preferred&nbsp;MINDS&nbsp;university and secure an offical acceptance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have an acceptance letter from any of the selected schools you just go ahead and apply for the scholarship in MINDS Portal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further inquiries kindly visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/scholarship-program-for-leadership-development\/#1527879765393-f39b6f55-1f57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MINDS Scholarship webpage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) Scholarship Programme empowers African students to pursue studies in another African country, allowing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[49,45,47,29],"tags":[55,9,64,8],"class_list":["post-30768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-latest-news","category-scholarship","category-top-stories","tag-education","tag-scholarship","tag-student","tag-university"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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