Monthly Archives: August 2025

master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

MASTERCARD FOUNDATION/ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 2026 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: Sunday, 14 September, 23:59 GMT

LOCATION: USA

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.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must qualify academically for admission to the degree of their choice, which includes English proficiency.

Applicants must be citizens 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 their financial resources.

Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree conferred by August 2026.

Applicants must not have started or completed other graduate or master’s degrees before August 2026.

Applicants must be able to live in Phoenix, Arizona, for the duration of the program.

BENEFIT:

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

Awards are tenable for the duration of the graduate program of study. 

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bachelor's, Opportunities, Scholarships

WIGWE UNIVERSITY MERIT-BASED UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

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LOCATION: Nigeria

The merit-based scholarship is available to students enrolling at Wigwe university in 2025.

This scholarship is aimed at supporting prospective students who have displayed exceptional academic achievements, leadership and entrepreneurship capabilities, and a zest for continuous learning.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates must have chosen Wigwe University Isiokpo as their first choice and must score a minimum of 150 in the UTME.

Candidates must ensure that their qualifying results are uploaded to JAMB.

Candidates whose O’Level results are being awaited are advised to upload them to JAMB as soon as the results are released.

Candidates who fail to upload their Results to JAMB will not be considered.

Candidates who did not choose Wigwe University as their first-choice university but scored the required cut-off mark may also apply on the condition that they visit the JAMB Website and effect a change of their institution of first choice to Wigwe University before the close of the Change of Institution application process on the JAMB Portal.

Do you qualify for any of the scholarships? Don’t wait to apply!

BENEFIT:

The Founder’s Scholarship250–299 scores in JAMB60% Discount
Board of Trustees Chairman’s Scholarship220–249 scores in JAMB50% Discount
Pro-Chancellor’s Merit Scholarship180–219 scores in JAMB40% Discount
Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Scholarship180– 219 scores in JAMB30% Discount
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