Mastercard Foundation Scholarship to Study in Arizona State University 2026

Published: 09 Aug 2025

The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), will provide graduate scholarships to train 120 young African professionals at the master’s level for various programs over 5 years (2025 – 2030). 

This is a fully immersive and traditional on-campus 2-year master’s program with an emphasis on technology and innovation. Recognizing the rapid evolution of the global digital economy, this program aims to equip African youth with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead in areas such as technology and sustainable innovation.

Arizona State University (ASU) Mastercard Scholarship

Arizona State University (ASU) Mastercard Scholarship Benefits

The Scholarship will cover the following:

• Costs incurred for visa application processing
• Costs incurred for English language tests
• Costs incurred for program application 
• Airfare to and from Phoenix, Arizona
• Full tuition, books and fees
• Medical expenses
• On campus housing
• Participation in Scholarship programming

Arizona State University (ASU) Mastercard Scholarship Courses

• Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
• Clean Technology and Energy
• Computer Science
• Data Science / Big Data / Analytics
• Demography & Health
• Dentistry
• Departments for Financial and Management Studies
• Development
• Development Cooperation
• Development Economics
• Development Management
• Development Paediatrics
• Development Studies
• DigiNxt MMS
• Digital Culture
• Digital Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Technology
• Diplomacy & International Security
• Disability Rights
• Distributed Systems
• Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT)
• Drug Delivery
• Early Childhood Education
• Earth Sciences
• Earth Studies
• Earth System Physics
• Ecological management of energy resources
• Ecology and Population Genetics
• Economic & Social History
• Economic Development
• Economic Policy
• Economic and Management Sciences
• Economics
• Economics & Management
• Economics and Business
• Economics and Computation
• Economics and Econometrics
• Economics and Finances
• Economics and Management
• Economics for Development
• Ecosystem services
• Education
• Education & Society
• Education Science
• Education and Globalisation
• Education and welfare
• Education for Sustainable Development
• Education in Science Education
• Educational Administration and Leadership
• Educational Leadership
• Educational Leadership & Management
• Educational Management
• Educational Psychology
• Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering for Smart Grids and Buildings
• Electrical Power Engineering
• Electrical/Electronics Engineering
• Electrochemistry and Processes
• Electronic Communication & Computer Engineering
• Electronic Information Science and Technology
• Electronics Engineering
• Electronics Computer Technology
• Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Embedded systems
• Energy
• Energy Petroleum
• Energy Studies
• Energy and sustainable development
• Energy storage; Batteries and Smart grids
• Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Sciences
• Engineering and Built Environment
• Engineering and Information Science
• Engineering and Technology
• English Language
• Entrepreneural Studies
• Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
• Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology
• Environment & Society
• Environment & Sustainable Development
• Environment and Development
• Environmental & Occupational Health
• Environmental Change and International Development
• Environmental Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Health Science
• Environmental History
• Environmental Management/Policy
• Environmental Sciences
• Environmental Studies
• Environmental Studies/Surveying
• Environmental policy
• Epidemiology
• Epidemiology by Distance Policy
• Epistemologies
• Equine Science
• Estate Management
• Event Management
• Expert Academy
• Exploration Geophysics
• Finance
• Finance & Management
• Finance and Investment
• Financial Management
• Financial Mathematics
• Financial Regulation and Risk Management
• Financial Risk Management
• Financial Technology
• Financial services
• Fine Arts
• Fire Risk Engineering
• Fisheries Management
• Fisheries Science
• Fluid Mechanics and Energetics
• Fluids Engineering for Industrial Processes
• Food Innovation and Health
• Food Process Engineering
• Food Processing
• Food Science
• Food Science & Agricultural Chemistry
• Food Security Policy and Management
• Food Security and Development
• Food and Resource Economics
• Food safety and quality engineering
• Forensic Science
• Forestry
• Foundation phase
• French
• Frontend Development(React Js) & UI/UX
• Frontend Track
• Full Stack Android Mobile APP & API Development
• Full Stack Development with JavaScript (React JS, NodeJs, Express and Mongo DB + API Development)
• Full Stack Web Development: React and NODE JS
• Fullstack Track
• Fundraising
• Game Development
• Game and Interaction Technologies
• Gas Engineering
• Gender Justice
• Genomic Medicine
• Genomics and Precision
• Geo informatics
• Geograghy
• Geographic Information System
• Geography and Geomatics
• Geography and Resource Development
• Geology
• Geomatics for Environmental Management
• Geophysics
• Geosciences
• Geospatial
• Global Banking and Finance
• Global Business Management
• Global Challenges
• Global Decarbonisation and Climate Change
• Global Decarbonisation and Climate Change (Policy)
• Global Decarbonisation and Climate Change (Science)
• Global Finance and Investment
• Global Food Security and Nutrition
• Global Governance and Diplomacy
• Global Health
• Global Health Policy by Distance Learning
• Global Health and Development
• Global Health and Infectious Disease
• Global Journalism
• Global Mental Health
• Global Technology and Development
• Global affairs
• Global and Political Economy
• Governance and Human Rights
• Governance and State-building
• Graphic Design
• Graphic Information Technology
• Green Chemistry
• Guidance and Counselling
• Health Data Science
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Policy, Planning & Financing
• Health Psychology
• Health Sciences
• Health and Medicine
• Health and welfare
• Health in Humanitarian Crises by Distance Learning
• Health research
• Healthcare
• Healthcare Administration and Hospital Management
• Healthcare Management
• High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
• Higher Education
• History
• History & Archaeology
• History, Religions and Philosophies
• Home Science Nutrition and Dietetics
• Homogenization
• Horticultural Engineering
• Horticulture
• Hospitality
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Household appliances
• How to set up a Digital Business
• Human Biology
• Human Genetics
• Human Systems Engineering-Intelligent Systems
• Human and Engineered Studies
• Human and Social Sciences
• Information Technology
• Mordern Energy Production and Sustainable Use
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• User Experience

Requirements for Arizona State University (ASU) Mastercard Scholarship

• Applicants must qualify academically for admission to the degree of their choice that includes English proficiency.
• Applicants must be a citizen of an African country committed to ethical leadership and demonstrated engagement in their community.
• Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 33 on or before the application deadline.
• Applicants must demonstrate a track record of leadership and service in their community.
• Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence and ambitions that exceed one's financial resources.
• Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree conferred by August 2026.  
• Applicants must not have started or completed other graduate or masters degrees before August 2026.  
• Applicants must be able to live in Phoenix, Arizona for the duration of the program.

Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email to schedule an interview via video or phone call. 

Final scholarship decisions will be made by late February 2026. Successful applicants will travel to Phoenix, Arizona to join the Program in August 2026. 

Application Documents

CV/Resume,

Letter of Recommendation,

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