ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for consideration for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Masters’ Degree Program at UBC, the applicant must:

have completed a Bachelor’s degree;

must not already have a graduate or PhD degree;

be 35 years old or younger at the time of application (i.e. born in 1988 or after);

be a citizen or a refugee of a Sub-Saharan African country (listed here);

have lived a significant part of their life in a Sub-Saharan African country;

present economically disadvantaged financial circumstances

have achieved academic excellence under difficult circumstances

show leadership qualities or potential;

demonstrate an interest in and commitment to giving back to their home community

be a person who requires a Canadian study permit to study in Canada;

not be a person who claimed or will claim asylum or protected person status after arriving in Canada;

commit to returning to Africa in order to apply their training and skills to the betterment of others;

be applying for a Master’s degree in one of the following faculties and programs at UBC’s Vancouver campus;

Faculty of Forestry

Master of Sustainable Forest Management (MSFM)

Master of International Forestry (MIF)

Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM)

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE)

Master of Food Science (MFS)

Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS)

Faculty of Science

Master of Data Science

BENEFIT:

Selected students will receive a scholarship equivalent to the costs of attaining a degree, including travel, tuition, textbooks, housing, food, and living expenses. You will also receive financial, academic, social, and post-graduation support which will enable you to build experiences and competencies critical for academic success.