Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at University of Western Cape

the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program 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.

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UWC supports academically talented youth from South Africa and other parts of the African continent. For the 2024 Academic Year, the Scholars Program at UWC will provide fully-funded opportunities for young scholars to study for i) undergraduate qualifications or ii) master’s degree qualifications.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program: Call for Applications

The University of the Western Cape invites applications for a limited number of undergraduate and master’s degree scholarships from qualifying candidates from South Africa and the African continent who are prepared to register for full-time study in 2024. Click here to download the call for applications.Applications are restricted to the following disciplines/fields of study:

Postgraduate qualifications: Master Degree

1. Humanities & Arts (Applied Linguistics, History, Gender Justice, Migration Studies, Sociology for Development);
2. Community & Health Sciences (Public Health);
3. Economic & Management Sciences (Development Studies, Information Sciences and Migration Studies);
4. Law (Governance and Human Rights);
5. Natural Sciences (Biological, Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences).

Eligibility Criteria:

At the time of application, an applicant must satisfy the following four criteria:

1. Be no older than 30 years for the master’s degree studies;
2. 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 2024;
3. Be prepared to begin their first year of registration for full-time master’s degree study in January 2024;
4. Provide evidence that access to university studies is impeded by social and economic barriers

Undergraduates Qualifications

1. Humanities & Arts (History, Linguistics, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies);
2. Economic & Management Sciences (Economics, Information Sciences and Public Administration);
3. Education (Mathematics and Science, Foundation Phase);
4. Natural Sciences (Biological, Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be no older than 26 years for the undergraduate 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 2024;
• Be prepared to register for full-time undergraduate study in January 2024;
• Provide evidence that access to university studies is impeded by social and economic barriers.

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Application Process

Scholarship application ends October 13 2023

Visit university of Western Cape application portal to learn more and apply now

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