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MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU) 

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Application Deadline: Sunday, 9 March 2025, 23:59 GMT.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Arizona State University, will provide 160 graduate scholarships from 2025 to 2030. Scholars will pursue ASU degrees online with in-person support and wrap-around services from Kepler College in Rwanda, blending flexible online learning with personalized guidance and community engagement. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Must meet academic and English proficiency requirements;
Must be an African citizen committed to ethical leadership and community engagement;

Applicants must be between 18 and 33 years;

Proven leadership, service, and academic excellence;

Undergraduate degree earned by July 2025;

No prior graduate degree started or completed before August 2025;

Must reside in Kigali, Rwanda for the program duration.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship covers full tuition fees, on-campus accommodation, and comprehensive support for the two-year graduate program. Recipients will also benefit from individual mentorship, leadership development, and engaging events and programming. Additionally, Scholars will participate in a two-month summer intensive experience at ASU in the United States between the first and second year, aligned with their program of study.

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CO-CREATION HUB/ MASTERCARD FOUNDATION EDTECH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (COHORT III)

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Application Deadline: January 31, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation. Startups that make it into our accelerator programme enjoy the following benefits.

ELIGIBILITY:

Startups must be Africa focused and incorporated in Nigeria. They should be building solutions that address challenges across K-12, tertiary education and vocational skills training.

Your Edtech Solution must posses these two qualities

EdTech Solution Based: Must have verifiable users aligned with our accelerator’s focus: education access, student learning, school management, and teacher/trainer effectiveness.

Inclusive Teams: Applicants should have a balanced team, passionate about education. Female founders of EdTech solution companies are strongly encouraged to apply

BENEFIT:

Equity Free Funding: Qualified startups are entitled to $100k in equity free funding over the course of the accelerator programme

Support & Mentoring: Startups can tap into their multidisciplinary experts for design, product, and tech optimisation.

Investor Network: Startups, through this program, would be exposed to investors to help scale their products

Discounts & Deals: Startups through this program can enjoy special deals from tools and service providers they have partnered with.

Marketing Strategy: Their team of experts will help startups align their market strategy to enable them hit PMF

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