Application Deadline: November 4, 2024 at 12 noon (Toronto time).
LOCATION: Canada
The Mastercard Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the 2025-2026 Mastercard Foundation Graduate Scholarship recruitment at the University of Toronto. This scholarship is available to recent graduates and current students from our partner universities in the Africa Health Collaborative. Scholarships will be awarded to individuals who have shown academic excellence in health-related fields and a personal dedication to returning and contributing to their home countries after completing their degrees.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants MUST meet the following six eligibility criteria:
Be a citizen and currently residing in a Sub-Saharan African country
Be graduating or have graduated within the last 5 years from a partner institution of the Africa Health Collaborative (listed on page one) and have not yet started studies at the graduate level
Have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership qualities during his/her undergraduate years
Be academically admissible to one of the sponsored graduate programs listed above
Demonstrate a desire and commitment to return home following graduation to contribute to the ongoing economic growth and social development in Africa.
List of Africa Health Collaborative Partner Universities:
Addis Ababa University
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
African Leadership University
Amref International University/Amref Health Africa
Ashesi University
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Moi University
University of Cape Town
BENEFIT:
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Toronto (U of T) is a fully funded scholarship program for graduate studies at Canada’s leading institution of learning, discovery, and knowledge creation.