Application Deadline: 14 December 2026 if you wish to receive your master’s admission decision by 1 April 2027
LOCATION: France
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po is designed for students from the African continent who wish to pursue a two-year Master’s degree at Sciences Po. The Program covers the full financial needs of selected Scholars and provides comprehensive support throughout their two years of study at Sciences Po.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be part of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
Meet Sciences Po’s academic requirements (please consult the table of minimum academic results required according to the country of your home university).
Meet the eligibility criteria for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.
Apply to and be admitted to a two-year Master’s programme at Sciences Po (dual degree programmes and one-year Master’s programmes are not eligible).
Be selected by the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Selection Committee.
To be eligible for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
Hold the citizenship of an African country. Applicants holding dual citizenship that includes citizenship of a country outside the African continent are not eligible.
Be currently completing, or already hold, a Bachelor’s degree from one of the universities on this list of institutions.
Or, be currently completing, or already hold, a Bachelor’s degree and have participated in a recognized bridge programme or mentoring programme offered by one of the approved organisations (see the list of institutions).
Or, be currently completing, or already hold, a Bachelor’s degree and currently hold, or have previously held, UNHCR refugee status.
Be under 35 years of age on 1 September of the year in which the scholarship application is submitted.
Not already hold, or currently pursuing, a Master’s degree.
Be applying to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program for the first time.
Deadlines for applying to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
23 November 2026 if you wish to receive your master’s admission decision by 11 February 2027.
14 December 2026 if you wish to receive your master’s admission decision by 1 April 2027.
Please note: Regardless of the date on which you submit your application for a master’s program at Sciences Po, the results of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program selection process will be communicated in April 2027.
BENEFIT:
The programme covers the full financial needs of selected scholars and provides comprehensive support throughout their two years of study at Sciences Po.
