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MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

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Application Deadline:  22nd of May, 2026

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Pan‑Atlantic University provides full scholarships to exceptional young Africans facing financial or socio‑economic barriers. The program prioritizes young women, refugees and displaced youths, and young persons with disabilities, ensuring inclusive access to world-class education and leadership development.

As the first Nigerian university to partner with the Mastercard Foundation, PAU is committed to educating 650 scholars over ten years. To date, 60 Scholars have joined the first cohort—

80% young women

20% young men

6.7% persons with disabilities

3.3% refugees/displaced youths

With the next application cycle, PAU aims to welcome an additional 70 scholars, continuing its mission to develop ethical, service‑driven leaders who will transform their communities and the African continent.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

Demonstrate academic excellence

Show leadership potential and a commitment to making a positive impact in their communities

Demonstrate financial need

Have passed WAEC/NECO/GCE/NABTEB with 5 credits, including English and Mathematics, and three other relevant subjects in Arts, Sciences, or Social Sciences (in not more than two sittings)

Have a UTME minimum score of 220
(Required UTME subjects: English Language and any three Social Science, Arts, or Science subjects)

Priority Applicants:

The programme particularly encourages applications from:

Young women interested in STEM programmes

Internally displaced young people

Young people living with disabilities

Eligible applicants who do not fall within these priority groups are also welcome to apply.

Applicants must have a minimum of five (5) O’Level credits, including Mathematics and English Language, obtained in not more than two sittings.

Interested candidates who DO NOT yet have their UTME result should complete the Interest Form to indicate their interest in applying and to begin the screening process.

Applicants must sit for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board – Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (JAMB UTME).

A minimum score of 220 is required to proceed to the next stage

BENEFIT:

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program provides comprehensive support to ensure your academic and professional success, including:

Full tuition coverage

Accommodation and living expenses

Mentorship and leadership development

Internship and career support

Networking opportunities

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CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS UNDER THE TAGDEV 2.0 PROGRAMME FOR THE 2026/2027 ACADEMIC YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT

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Application Deadline: 1st June 2026

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Gulu University (Uganda), Egerton University (Kenya), Africa University (Zimbabwe), University of Free State (South Africa), Malawi University of Science and Technology (Malawi), University of Eldoret (Kenya), Uganda Martyrs University (Uganda), University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria), University of Cape Coast (Ghana), University of Bamenda (Cameroon), National University of Agriculture (Benin), and Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (Morocco), is implementing a 10-year (2023-2033) Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0) Programme. The Programme seeks to strengthen universities and TVET institutions to better serve communities by skilling and empowering Africa’s young people and their institutions to drive inclusive, equitable, and climate-resilient transformation of agriculture and agri-food systems. The Programme will support young African students that are economically disadvantaged but academically competent to enable them to complete their studies.

ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarship is open to both female and male applicants. Applications from females, refugees, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged. This is a call for scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year at the University of Port Harcourt (UniPort).

Scholarships are open to candidates in Nigeria from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Candidates from conflict and post-conflict areas of Africa residing in Nigeria are also encouraged to apply. The applicant must be in a position to qualify for admission into undergraduate or postgraduate programmes at University of Port Harcourt. All applicants should read and thoroughly understand the admission criteria for the relevant programmes at University of Port Harcourt. Students already having a scholarship of any kind are not eligible to benefit from this scholarship opportunity. Anyone with a double scholarship, if found, will automatically be discontinued. Beneficiaries of TAGDev scholarships are not eligible to apply

BENEFIT:

This is a full-board, comprehensive scholarship that covers tuition fees; research costs; workshop and conference costs; living expenses, including stipend and hostel; laptop; internship attachment; community engagement and field attachment; and entrepreneurship training. Consequently, considering the level of investment, successful applicants will be required to become high achievers, highly engaging and focused students/graduates, and change makers contributing to outreach services in the communities, capable of creating enterprises that create jobs for themselves and others and have personal satisfaction and dynamism.

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