Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at University of the Western Cape for the 2025 academic year which aims to support academically talented youths from Africa.
The Mastercard Scholarship is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly talented, service-oriented young people, primarily young Africans, to pursue their higher education and cultivate their leadership potential.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Mastercard Foundation
- Host Institution(s): The University of the Western Cape, South Africa
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Nationality: Africans
See Also: The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC Berkeley 2024
Mastercard Foundation Scholarship at UWC | Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be no older than 30 years for the master’s degree studies.
- Meet the University’s minimum admissions requirements (for program/discipline-specific information, visit www.uwc.ac.za) and must have applied for academic admission to the University for 2025.
- Be prepared to begin their first year of registration for full-time master’s degree study in January 2025.
- Provide evidence that access to university studies is impeded by social and economic barriers.
- Applicants must be admitted into an eligible course of study at the university.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship at UWC are to first submit an academic application to study at UWC for the 2025 academic year. To apply, applicants can use the admission link to submit their application.
Application Deadline: 30th August, 2024