MasterCard Foundation Masters Scholarship Program at University of Pretoria for African Students 2019

Published: 21 Aug 2019

The University of Pretoria (UP) and its partner the Mastercard Foundation (MCF) is offering scholarships to eligible African Students who can not fund themselves in furthering their education but wish to pursue their Masters program.

The scholarship is for high accomplishing African Students interested in studying at postgraduate levels and are ready to start the program in January 2020 in any of the following courses:

• Economic and Management Sciences
• Engineering
• International Studies
• Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Political Studies

To qualify for the scholarship you must be an African Student from any African country, must be a first-time applicant to the university and have already applied for a full-time postgraduate admission into any of the eligible programs.

Mastercard Foundation Masters Scholarship

Application Deadline	September 17, 2019
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Country to study	South Africa
School to study	University of Pretoria (UP)
Type	Masters
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	Mastercard Foundation
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Mastercard Foundation Masters Scholarship

A Postgraduate applicant who meets the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program at the University of Pretoria will benefit from:

1. A fully paid tuition fees at the duration of the study.
2. A paid residence which you will occupy for your study period.
3. A meal at the institution cafeteria or other accredited hostels.
4. Monthly fixed regularly paid money as salary.
5. Textbooks.
6. A paid fee to cover all your printing and research project.
7. Health Insurance.
8. Your VISA cost from your home country to the UP.
9. Traveling cost which includes your flight ticket, bus, and other logistic fees.
10. Transportation cost around college.
11. Leadership development opportunities.
12. Academic advising and counseling support.

Mastercard Foundation Masters Scholarship Courses

• Economic and Management Sciences
• Engineering
• International Studies
• Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Political Studies

Requirements for Mastercard Foundation Masters Scholarship

1. Be African Students with any African country citizenship.
2. Must be the first-time applicant to the university.
3. Have Already applied for a full-time postgraduate admission into any of the eligible programs.
4. You have completed your Bachelor degree in your home country.
5. The applicant has to be a citizen outside of the SADC Region.
6. You must be willing certain to contribute to the change of the continent through your knowledge, abilities, perspectives, and also values shown by your management.

Accepted Faculty Programs:

1. Natural and Agricultural Sciences
2. Economic and Management Sciences
3. Humanities for entry into the Honours or Masters (Political Studies or International Studies only)
4. Engineering – continuing students are eligible to apply

Application Documents

1. Your admission letter from the College of Pretoria.
2. Bachelor degree and your Official Transcript.
3. Your family payslip, economic statements, or pension bill of at least 3 months old.
4. Provide your Guardian, spouse or applicant’s source of income.
5. If no evidence of income or if jobless. An affidavit by law must be submitted.
6. Certificate of Marriage for a married couple.
7. Other required documents can be found on the scholarship application form.

NOTE: All supporting documents must be in English 

Application Deadline

September 17, 2019

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Mastercard Foundation on upnet.up.ac.za to apply