Application Deadline: December 10, 2016
Are you a student from Sub-Saharan Africa who has demonstrated academic talent and a personal commitment to giving back to your country, but you face significant economic barriers to higher education? If so, we invite you to apply to the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program.
If you are selected, you will receive a scholarship equivalent to the costs of attaining a Bachelor’s degree, including travel, tuition, textbooks, housing, food and living expenses. You will also receive financial, academic, social and post-graduation support which will enable you to gain the experiences and skills you need to succeed.
The University of Toronto and the MasterCard Foundation have partnered to offer the MasterCard Foundation African Scholars Program. The program provides full scholarship opportunities at the University of Toronto for economically disadvantaged youth who have excellent academic potential and a strong desire to create lasting development within their respective regions.
Eligibility
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is open to students who are residents and citizens of a Sub-Saharan Africa country. You must be a first-time applicant to the University of Toronto who has not yet begun university study elsewhere. If you are a transfer student, you are not eligible for the program.
In order to be eligible, you must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a resident and a graduating high school student of a country within Sub-Saharan Africa
- Demonstrate financial need correspondent to that of the lowest two quintiles of your country
- Have very strong academic results within your school system
- Have a record of leadership and extracurricular involvement
- Maintain a strong desire to return to Africa to assist and work towards enhanced regional socioeconomic development
- Be graduating from a recognized secondary school, or have completed the necessary academic requirements
- Fulfil the necessary English requirements (dependent on country)
Please note that both academic and English requirements differ based on the country and educational system you are coming from.
Benefits:
- The scholarship will provide full expenses related to travel, tuition, books, food, housing, living expenses and any other program related expenses, for the duration of a four year undergraduate program.
- Throughout the duration of the student’s undergraduate career, there will be a variety of academic and personal supports including mentoring and transition assistance programs. In addition, there will be internship, placement and travel opportunities included in the program.
How to apply
This scholarship opportunity is available for first-entry undergraduate programs in either the Faculty of Arts & Science or the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the St. George campus.
Applications for the 2017-2018 academic year are now open. The deadline to apply is Deadline to apply is December 10, 2016.
A completed application includes the following components:
- A completed online application – all applicable sections must be filled out, including contact information, financial information, personal details and responses to essay questions.
- Financial documents – upload a scanned copy of financial documentation.
- Transcript – upload a scanned copy of your secondary school transcript and any other academic information.
- Two references – provide the names and contact details of two individuals who will serve as your referees. We will contact your referees directly and ask them to submit their letter of reference through a secure website.
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243 comments
Are there online business courses I can study without leaving my country.Am a 25 year old Ugandan still leaving with my parents and I do not think they will approve me leaving for another country.
Good Morning Flavia,
Please make an appointment to see me at my Office at NFT Consult I think I can help you.
Regards
Am called Lule Shafik from Uganda , I have finished university, I have been doing Bachelor of industrial & organizational psychology and I would like to know if i can apply on any online course in the USA for further studies’.
Good Afternoon Elizabeth,
Does this program also cater for master students.
And how can I apply or get more details.
Thanks
I am a Polytechnic graduate in Nigeria and wish to have a University education. Can I apply for opportunity? Thank you.
Yes Nabisaalu, There are online business courses and computer science courses. I presently doing an Associate Degree in CS in the USA but from my country Cameroon.
You can send your email address for more details or you write to me via the following address: [email protected]
Regards
I want to study in canada feather i fail grade 10
Are there any hospitality and tourism i can study, as i am studying that course and i would like to further study…and I will need financial assistance my father us not employed.
Are ugandans eligible for the scholarships?
Uganda is in Sub-Saharan Africa. So yes, Ugandan are eligible.
Are Ghanaians eligible for the scholarship
I like to come study
Does it cover PhD studies?
No it doesn’t
Mr. Ronald does it cover also masters program because I already have a bachelors
Am very much interested.
Are there online water engineering programme am a 27 years old, am a zambian and I don’t want to leave the country.
I wish to come and do my masters program over there, is it possible?
We must thank you for this support and hope you will extend the scholarship program to include those who want to pursue a PhD program.
Is it only undergraduate degree that are available? What of masters programs?
Wanted to ask the same question because am hungrily looking for a masters’ scholarship.
Am interested in studying at your university as a social worker
I like to come study as am very interest this learn skill,knowledge and expricence.
are there any opportunities for a first degree holder in surveying and geoinformatics to study in Canada or America? please someone should help me out.
Research the Internet. There mus be several.
A Wonderful opportunity for Africans who hope to affect their country positively. I will love to apply.
Are there any postgraduate programmes?
My name is Augustine Kessie from Ghana.
I have a first degree in Accounting and business administration.
Is there any opportunity to do an MBA in entrepreneurship?
It’s really necessary , and it’s an important opportunities for Africa students
I will be very grateful when giving the oportunity to study in ur university
Ant you extending the suport to post graduate programs? If so share with us the programs. Thank you so much for the support.
Very developmental firnthe Developing Country!! I home a second class upper division degree in tourism from Uganda, I am now a fish farmer and partly a missionary, but I belief I could do more than that if I further my studies. How do o fit in that?
I’m very interested in your highly reputed university and hope to be considered. I like Accounting course.
Am very much interested….will be very happy and grateful if I attain this scholarship. Want to study an engineering course.
strongly wish to study in Canada under your sponsorship please.
Am doing my matric this year in SOUTH Africa wish and would lov to b included in the enrollment of 2017
What about school of Communication and information technology?
Comment:I’m so interrested to profit your scholarship! Sp I would like to thank you a lot , Thank you.
Hello.my kid sister is a first class graduate of a university in Nigeria and wants to do her mastes abroad in classics.can anyone help me out pls.seriously in need of a scholarship program.
If this turn out to be true. I pray God in his infinite will reward the initiator real good amen!
Does this offer cover studies in Computer Science?
Are there no postgraduate programmes? Thank you.
Hi…pls d person applying 5B’s and 4c’s but has a D7 in mathematics.can she still apply.JASMINE
I want to apply to study in Canada. How can I go about it?
Can a Polytechnic product (National Diploma holder) apply? Do the university even have Library and Information Science?
I want to further my education to the level of PhD in Forest Biometrics and Inventory. University of British Columbia is my choice. I had distinction in my Msc
I’m very interested . What of accounting programmes I will love to learn accounting skills in your reputable institution.
Regards
Are there any MSc program in management?
Please if someone study computer science can you do master degree in engineering field.please some one should reply me
Please I need a fully funded MSc Scholarship in Sciences in Canada or Netherlands
Do people who completed S. 6 some good years back eligible to apply?
My name is Abdou Njida am a cameroonian by nationality age 21, from the far region please am asking if there is a representative in cameroon that I can meet.
Do you have postgraduate programmes?
Can someone with registered nurse certificate apply for bsc under this program. Thanks.
Thank you for this great opportunity…..but I still want to know if the platform can assist post graduate students so as to indulge a masters degree. Please WE need answers.
I believe that international studies is our best opportunity to turn ideology in to human inspiration and we Africans students who are willing to change our nations is being granted the opportunity to do so by this incredible and generous Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program it would be an honor and life changing opportunity for our lovely nations to study under this incredible foundation
It’s really important the all beneficiaries of this scholarship affect their local communities positively. What a commendable effort this is!
second class upper graduate in international relations,love u juys,you are doing grate. Please I would love to further my masters, my dad is late and I leave with my mum and no finance to go further please can you be of help to me. If possible I would love to travel. From Nigeria thanks.
thank you people of God for such heart of helping and giving is there a chance for masters program
Am very much intrested
I will love to come study
I am interested please
I hereby request to recomnend a degree progamme that wil suit my qualification.Im man aged 39 and finished my ordinary level in 1994 with passes in English laungage and core science. I also have a certificate in catering.Yours hoping you wil helping me get a place to further mo education and also play a part in improving mi country.
I hold a bachelor of science in accounting and finance and would like to move on and do masters if offered a scholarship in your University. Thank you.