MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill University
Course(s) Offered: All development-related fields
Course Level: Undergraduate, Graduate (masters)
Provider: MasterCard Foundation
Country to Study in: Canada
Scholarship Description
Since 2013-2014 academic year, McGill University too The MasterCard Foundation partnered to offering The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill equally an undergraduate scholarship over a 10-year menses to African students. Scholarships at the Masters flat began from 2016-2017 academic year.
Thanks to this $27 1 grand 1000 fiscal commitment from The MasterCard Foundation over the adjacent decade, the Program volition render academically talented, economically disadvantaged immature people from Africa alongside access to character academy education.
Unique to McGill, around of the Scholars volition live on from French-speaking countries too equally such, volition produce goodness from enhanced English linguistic communication equally a Second Language instruction.
Eligibility
Selection Criteria too Eligibility:
Course(s) Offered: All development-related fields
Course Level: Undergraduate, Graduate (masters)
Provider: MasterCard Foundation
Country to Study in: Canada
Scholarship Description
Since 2013-2014 academic year, McGill University too The MasterCard Foundation partnered to offering The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill equally an undergraduate scholarship over a 10-year menses to African students. Scholarships at the Masters flat began from 2016-2017 academic year.
Thanks to this $27 1 grand 1000 fiscal commitment from The MasterCard Foundation over the adjacent decade, the Program volition render academically talented, economically disadvantaged immature people from Africa alongside access to character academy education.
Unique to McGill, around of the Scholars volition live on from French-speaking countries too equally such, volition produce goodness from enhanced English linguistic communication equally a Second Language instruction.
Eligibility
Selection Criteria too Eligibility:
- You must qualify academically for admission to McGill University. Please regime annotation that admission is competitive.
- You must live on a first-time applicant to academy (transfer applicants are non eligible).
- You must live on a resident too citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country. French-speaking applicants are welcome.
- You must bring an special tape of service too action inwards your schoolhouse and/or community.
- You must bring the potential for meaningful hereafter service to your community equally a leader engaged inwards dynamic local too global social change.
- Your fiscal condition must live on inwards the lowest 2 quintiles of your country.
- Academic achievement too potential – academic admissibility is determined based on the applicant’s academic record.
- You must demonstrate an special tape of service too leadership inwards your schoolhouse and/or your community. This may include organizing youth programs, assuming leadership roles inwards schoolhouse activities, participating inwards clubs too teams, taking on responsibilities at home, advocacy and/or volunteering inwards your community.
- You must live on committed to returning to Africa later on graduation to give off to give dorsum to your community too country.
- You must live on from a low-income background. Your fiscal condition volition live on verified.
Eligible groups
Citizens of countries inwards sub-Saharan Africa
Participating Institutions
McGill University inwards Canada
Fields of study
All evolution related fields too courses at the school. However, the next programs are non eligible for funding from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program: Dentistry, Medicine, Law, Theology, Farm Management, Physical too Occupational Therapy, Music, too Programs from the School of Continuing Studies.
Number of awards
Over the 10 yr period, McGill volition welcome 67 MasterCard Foundation Scholars at the undergraduate flat too around other 24 at the Master’s level, for a total of 91.
Sponsorship duration
The whole duration of the program, including for the iv years duration of the undergraduate degree
Scholarship benefits
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars at McGill volition have a holistic ready of financial, social, too academic supports throughout their instruction too during their post-graduate transitions.
Method of Course Registration
Complete application instructions volition live on available here inwards September. For detailed data on consummate eligibility, application procedures too how to apply for "The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill", delight catch official website (link to it is below).
DEADLINES:
The deadline for your application for admission to McGill University is December 10, 2017, too all supporting documents must live on received yesteryear Jan 5, 2018.
PLEASE NOTE:
McGill volition welcome 91 Scholars (67 undergraduates too 24 Master’s) from Africa over the adjacent 10 years, around of whom volition live on coming from French-speaking countries. The Scholars volition have total fiscal back upwards to pursue their flat programme too volition live on provided alongside a comprehensive back upwards network that volition include mentoring too back upwards services, enhanced English linguistic communication equally a Second Language courses (if applicable), too the chance to participate inwards community service initiatives, campus educatee appointment activities too upwards to 2 internships inwards Africa.
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill is currently solely available for undergraduate programs. Scholarships volition live on available at the Masters flat showtime inwards the 2016-2017 academic year. Please banking corporation check dorsum inwards September 2015 for details on how to apply for the masters scholarship.
Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2017 || five Jan 2018
Open to International Applicants: Yes (ONLY Africans)
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