The European Union awarded 89 fully funded Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s scholarships to Nigerian students for the 2026 academic cycle.
the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, made the announcement at the 2026 Erasmus Mundus Pre-Departure Orientation held in Abuja for scholarship recipients preparing to commence postgraduate studies across Europe.
He said 163 Nigerian students were admitted into Erasmus Mundus master’s programmes this year, with 89 securing the highly competitive fully funded scholarships.
This record places Nigeria once again at the top in Africa and among the world’s five leading countries for admissions into the programme.
He noted that the 2026 scholarship awards represent an increase from 81 Nigerian recipients in 2025, adding that the programme is approaching the milestone of 1,000 Nigerian scholarship beneficiaries since the country joined the initiative in 2014.
The ambassador described the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s programme as one of the world’s most competitive postgraduate scholarship schemes and that the European Union would continue collaborating with Nigeria to expand access to global educational opportunities.
