blackfish:
Congratulations to you.

The last update I got from MCF was "acknowledgement of receipt of my application supporting documents with a promise to pre-screen them soon". This was in late November.
I sent a mail yesterday requesting for an update but no feedback yet.

The application deadline for the programme that I am applying for is January 15th 2024.

Please when did you get the application fee waiver from McGill?

Thank you very much.

blackfish:
Congratulations to you.

The last update I got from MCF was "acknowledgement of receipt of my application supporting documents with a promise to pre-screen them soon". This was in late November.
I sent a mail yesterday requesting for an update but no feedback yet.

The application deadline for the programme that I am applying for is January 15th 2024.

Please when did you get the application fee waiver from McGill?

Thank you very much.

Debzzz26:


I got the application fee waiver on the 14th of December 2023. I sent my application for MCF mcgill on the 1st of December 2023

Debzzz26:


Also I got an email from MCF for UBC stating that if you don't get an email by 22nd of December 2023, the application is rejected.
I hope your other applications come out positive
All the best

drhammed:
Who applied for the Mastercard Scholarship at McGill here? Or any school? Do you have any questions? Ask here; I'm happy to answer them.

blackfish:
Good evening everyone.
Salute to the bosses in the house.
Please we request for revival of this thread.
Kindly indicate if you have applied for 2024 MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme.
Thank you.

Lalato46:


Please, I want to know if the MCF do conduct interviews to selected candidates before making final decisions on the awardees? Or after the school finds a list of candidates worthy, they proceed to selection without the interview stage?

chrisviral:


Me I don't know!
Mr Andrew (McGill MCF Program Manager) said he even spoke to stanford on my behalf before now but the yeye school just wan form agbo for me, it's their loss sha, I would have invented flying House for them. that's that!

I have been great o, just on low keys these days sha.

Can I send a message please?

BTW unlike you guys, I'm not vying for the MCF spot, I already have it, im actually looking for admission elsewhere (you can call it transfer) MCF is same organisation all over.

Username112233:
Please has anyone heard from the University of Edinburgh Mastercard Foundation Scholarship?

drhammed:
Fantastic! Well done, bro- rooting for you. Yes, you have a good CGPA (minus your advanced standing GPA) to be considered for the first round. I think MCF should give you a waiver, and your CGPA should get you to McGill. I should stress that, that depend on other factors- like pool of applicants (if they have tons of other competitive applicants), other document submitted by you. Since you've submitted, you have to wait and keep the hope alive. Please email MCF this week to ask about your status!

In summary, if you're granted a waiver, you can submit your application to the department. If the department admits you, then MCF will review your application for the scholarship (winners to be announced by March/April).

For your other question- YES, you can start PhD (again, depends on many factors)- but generally, you're not going back unless you wish to go! Mastercard is quite flexible.