Deadline: August 31, 2018

The call for applications for Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at University of Cape Town (UCT) in the 2019 academic year is now open. The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with the University of Cape Town (UCT) to provide 338 scholarships over 10 years to academically talented yet economically disadvantaged students from Sub-Saharan Africa for study at UCT.

The Scholars Program is a $700 million initiative to educate young people – particularly from Africa – to lead change and make a positive social impact in their communities. Scholars will receive comprehensive scholarships, academic support, peer mentorship, career guidance, internship opportunities, transition-to-work support and access to a global alumni network.

Over the 10-year period (2014 – 2024), sixty students will be awarded scholarships to complete an undergraduate qualification and 240 students will be awarded support to obtain qualifications at Honours (as of 2016) and Masters level. In order to be considered for the scholarship, applicants must meet all the eligibility criteria, including the admission criteria for their chosen course of study at UCT.

The scholarship’s tenure is for the full period of the academic program for which the Undergraduate Scholar has enrolled, with the second and subsequent years dependent on satisfactory academic progress and co-curricular involvement.

Tenure for the Honours level scholarships is one year. For Masters level the scholarships tenure is two years, dependent on academic progress and co-curricular participation of the Scholar.

Eligibility

In order to be considered for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cape Town, applicants must be:

Academically talented, must value learning and be driven to complete their education.

Economically disadvantaged and facing significant financial barriers to accessing education.

Committed to giving back to their own communities once studies are completed, to return to their home countries and take a leadership role in
promoting social and economic improvement.

Future leaders committed to embracing ethical leadership to improve the lives of others.

Commitment to community service through previous and/or past engagements with community outreach activities

Citizens and residents of a Sub-Saharan African country.

Wanting to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level (Masters by research and coursework or research Masters, only). Honours applicants
will be considered from 2016.

Applying to study in the fields of Commerce, Engineering and Built Environment, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law or Sciences at the University of Cape Town.

For more information, please click here

https://ukaid.org/2018/06/20/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program-to-study-at-university-of-cape-town-uct-2019/

Fellow Nigerians, go to South Africa at your own risk.

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i better stay in my country and study fishery than going to S.A to study medicine n surgery

why south africa...? abeg, give me canada joor!

Hmmmmm

It is well o

Check out the mistakes you have been making that have been preventing you from getting a job.

https://www.curzonandjones.com/blog/how-to-get-a-job-in-nigeria-2018

I cherish my life.

South Africa bawo. ?

Nothing dey there jor.

Besides, it is a shame that Nigeria has no university worthy of a MasterCard funded programme.

lols...south Africa is too far na..


pls I need scholarship...undergraduate scholarship.. money is hard for me, imagine I've not resumed since about 6weeks of resumption, trying to hustle my way out but its not working...

God help me

Who told you I want to come back here when I leave

Bolowolowo:
Fellow Nigerians, go to South Africa at your own risk.

Sensible people will ignore this.

Bolowolowo:
Fellow Nigerians, go to South Africa at your own risk.

xenophobia is not as threatening as boko haram and fulani herdsmen, yet you choose Nigeria over SA.

felzylix:


xenophobia is not as threatening as boko haram and fulani herdsmen, yet you choose Nigeria over SA.

I'm not based in Naija right now, but SA is not pretty for Nigerians. You are welcome to make your own decisions.

Bolowolowo:
Fellow

Nigerians, go to South Africa at your own risk.

Tell ur plp to stop Yahoo and drugs

Those who want to go have already clicked the link..
SA is still better in..

Those who would go, would go...

Bolowolowo:


I'm not based in Naija right now, but SA is not pretty for Nigerians. You are welcome to make your own decisions.

Rephrase.

SA is not good for those who are into illegal stuff.
Stop generalising.


Most of the people who are reported killed or whatever are into one shady stuff or the other. Their profile says alot.

Have you ever heard that a Nigerian professional was killed? No. It's all those people who have no clearly defined job.