The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program
Course(s) Offered: All available
Course Level:Undergraduate, Graduate (Masters)
Provider: MasterCard Foundation
Country to Study in: USA
Scholarship Description
The MasterCard Foundation partnered with Michigan State University USA to render total tuition scholarships to undergraduate in addition to master’s students from Sub-Saharan Africa. [PLEASE NOTE: No Undergraduate Scholarships Will Be Awarded For The Year 2018.]
The academy volition have $45 million inwards funding from the foundation to back upwards 185 scholars throughout the nine-year program, which includes 100 four-year undergraduates in addition to 85 master’s marking students. MSU volition host the unopen to scholars alongside the half dozen U.S. partner institutions.
Students who induce got demonstrated academic talent, are economically disadvantaged in addition to induce got a personal commitment to plow over dorsum to their countries are invited to apply for these scholarships.
Eligibility
The plan is opened upwards to residents in addition to citizens of Sub-Saharan African countries. Students must endure first-time applicants to MSU. Transfer students are non eligible for the program.
Undergraduate Students:
Course(s) Offered: All available
Course Level:
Provider: MasterCard Foundation
Country to Study in: USA
Scholarship Description
The MasterCard Foundation partnered with Michigan State University USA to render total tuition scholarships to undergraduate in addition to master’s students from Sub-Saharan Africa. [PLEASE NOTE: No Undergraduate Scholarships Will Be Awarded For The Year 2018.]
The academy volition have $45 million inwards funding from the foundation to back upwards 185 scholars throughout the nine-year program, which includes 100 four-year undergraduates in addition to 85 master’s marking students. MSU volition host the unopen to scholars alongside the half dozen U.S. partner institutions.
Students who induce got demonstrated academic talent, are economically disadvantaged in addition to induce got a personal commitment to plow over dorsum to their countries are invited to apply for these scholarships.
Eligibility
The plan is opened upwards to residents in addition to citizens of Sub-Saharan African countries. Students must endure first-time applicants to MSU. Transfer students are non eligible for the program.
Undergraduate Students:
- Strong academic functioning to appointment inwards secondary schoolhouse suggesting continued academic success every bit an undergraduate student.
- An involvement inwards in addition to capacity for give-back, evidenced past times commitment in addition to engagement exterior the classroom inwards the schoolhouse and/or community.
- Manifest ethical demeanor in addition to potent grapheme essential to joining The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Network.
- Ability to bargain with change, uncertainty, in addition to adversity, also every bit involvement inwards other countries in addition to cultures, necessary to succeed every bit a pupil overseas in addition to correspond one’s habitation province inwards this role.
- Significant fiscal require and/or from lowest income bracket inwards province of origin.
- Commitment to plow over dorsum inwards ways that heighten the economical increment in addition to social evolution of Africa.
- Prior completion of a Bachelor’s Degree inwards Africa with academic achievements suggesting continued academic success every bit graduate student.
- Strong commitment to a professional person path inwards business with the expanse of written report that tin positively touching on Africa.
- An involvement inwards in addition to capacity for give-back, evidenced past times commitment in addition to engagement on campus, inwards professional person pursuits and/or community.
- Manifest ethical demeanor in addition to potent grapheme essential to joining The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Network.
- Ability to bargain with change, uncertainty, in addition to adversity, also every bit involvement inwards other countries in addition to cultures, necessary to succeed every bit a pupil overseas in addition to correspond one’s habitation province inwards this role.
- Significant fiscal require and/or from lowest income bracket inwards province of origin
- Commitment to plow over dorsum inwards ways that heighten the economical increment in addition to social evolution of Africa.
Citizens of ALL African countries
Participating Institutions
Michigan State University USA
Fields of study
All Undergraduate Bachelors in addition to Graduate Masters Courses offered at the university
Number of awards
Not specified. However a total of 185 scholars volition endure supported throughout the 9-year program, including 100 undergraduates in addition to 85 master’s marking students
Sponsorship duration
Will endure for the consummate menstruum of undergraduate or masters study
Scholarship benefits
This offers FULL financial, academic, social in addition to post-graduation support. The Scholars Program volition ensure that immature people are equipped with the skills in addition to competencies needed to spur economical increment in addition to social evolution inwards their respective countries of origin.
Method of Application
For Undergraduate Application, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Michigan State University for undergraduate students is opened upwards to first-time freshman applicants who are residents or citizens of an African country. This plan targets academically qualified, even in addition to hence economically disadvantaged, immature people inwards Africa who volition contribute to the transformation of the continent.
To apply larn to the undergraduate scholarship application forms in addition to instructions.
For Graduate Students Application, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Michigan State University for master's students is opened upwards to students who induce got already completed a bachelor's marking at an African academy in addition to are residents or citizens of an African country. This plan targets academically qualified, even in addition to hence economically disadvantaged, immature people inwards Africa who volition contribute to the transformation of the continent.
To apply larn to the graduate scholarship application forms in addition to instructions.
DEADLINES:
The submission deadline for 2017 Undergraduate Fall Application was 4th Jan 2017 (no undergraduate scholarships for 2018); spell for 2018 Masters Application is 1st Feb 2018
PLEASE NOTE:
Students produce non require to have notification of credence to MSU prior to submitting their scholarship application. However, students must consummate an application to MSU inwards fellowship to endure considered for the scholarship. Students who are already enrolled at MSU are non eligible for The Scholars Program.
Application Deadline: 1 Feb 2018
Open to International Applicants: No (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application(Undergraduate page)
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application(Graduate page)
Related: Scholarships inwards USA in addition to Canada for International Students
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