Published: 05 Jan 2019
Applications are now being accepted from eligible students of both Bachelor’s and Master’s level, for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po 2019/2020 academic session.
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po aims to support 120 talented African students through their studies and to offer the next generation of leaders a world-class social science education, so they can go on to become changemakers in their home countries.
The scholarships are awarded for a period of three years for the Bachelor’s degree, two years for the Master’s degree and one month for the Summer School. Over six years (2017 – 2022), the Scholars Program will fund:
20 scholarships to complete the Sciences Po Bachelor of Arts programme, Africa specialisation
40 scholarships to complete a Master’s programme at one of our seven graduate schools
60 scholarships reserved for Mastercard Foundation Scholars studying at other partner universities and who would like to attend Sciences Po Summer School.
Application Deadline | January 31, 2019 |
Funding Type | Fully Funded |
School to study | African Leadership Academy, Akili Dada, American International High School of Johannesburg, BRAC, Bridge2Rwanda, COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa (CITOYA), Campus France, CampusFrance, Collège catholique Père Aupias, ENKO Education, Education Matters, Equity Group Foundation, FAWE - Nigeria, Gashora Girls Academy of Sciences and Technology, HALI Network, Harare International High School, Hilde Back Education Fund, International School of Ouagadougou, King's College Budo, Lycée Aimé Césaire, Lycée Birago Diop, Lycée Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, Lycée Libermann, Lycée Mamie Fêtai de Bingerville, Lycée Mariama Ba, Lycée Saint-Viateur, Lycée Vogt, Lycée Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa, Mang'u High School, Marua Pula High School, Mfantsipim Highschool, Notre-Dame de l'Espérance, Prytanée militaire de Kadiogo, Starehe Boys, Starehe Girls, Tujenge Africa Foundation, Yale Young African Scholars, Zawadi Africa |
Type | Undergraduate |
Sponsor | Mastercard Foundation |
Five full scholarships are offered for 2019 to cover all tuition fees and living costs.
The scholarship is awarded for the duration of the Science Po Bachelor of Arts programme (three years) and only for the Europe-Africa specialisation (dual-degree programmes excluded) taught on the Reims campus.
The programme hinges on a multidisciplinary educational approach, offering a core curriculum in the social sciences - law, economics, history, political science, humanities and sociology - and a special focus on Africa. Students complete their third year on a university exchange at one of Sciences Po's partner universities in Africa.
Application Deadline | January 31, 2019 |
Funding Type | Fully Funded |
School to study | Akili Dada, Ashesi University, COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa (CITOYA), CampusFrance, Education Matters, Equity Group Foundation, FAWE - Nigeria, HALI Network, Hilde Back Education Fund, IFRA (Institut français), ISM - Dakar, UCAC, University of Cape Coast, University of Cape Town, University of Ghana, University of Pretoria, University of Western Cape, Université d’Abomey Calavi, Wits University, Zawadi Africa |
Type | College School |
Sponsor | Mastercard Foundation |
8 full scholarships are offered for 2019 to cover all tuition fees and living costs.
The scholarship is awarded for the duration of a Master's programme (two years). All the Master's programmes offered at our seven graduate schools are compatible with the scholarship, except for one-year Master's programmes and dual-degree programmes.
Most of our Master's programmes are taught in English and do not require prior knowledge of French.
Eligible applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
Application Deadline | January 31, 2019 |
Funding Type | Fully Funded |
School to study | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, African Leadership Academy, American University of Beirut, Arizona State University, Ashesi University, BRAC, CAMFED, Carnegie Mellon University , Duke University, EARTH University, Equity Group Foundation, FAWE - Nigeria, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology, Makerere University, McGill University, Michigan State University, Stanford University, University of British Columbia, University of California Berkeley, University of Cape Coast, University of Edinburgh, University of Gondar, University of Pretoria, University of Toronto, Université d'Abomey Calavi, Wellesley College |
Type | Postgraduate |
Sponsor | Mastercard Foundation |
12 full scholarships are offered for 2019 to cover all tuition fees and living costs. These scholarships are reserved for Mastercard Foundation Scholars studying at another of the Foundation's partner universities (undergraduate or graduate level).
The scholarship is awarded for the duration of the Summer School's June session (one month).
The Summer School offers two programmes, one in social sciences and the other in French. Scholarship winners choose one of the two programmes and also get to take a specific 24-hour course focused on transformative leadership in the African context.
Eligible applicants must meet all of the following criteria: