Deadline: 13 October 2023
Applications are now open for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at the University of the Western Cape 2024 . Started in 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformational leaders by enabling highly talented and service-oriented young people, particularly African youth, to pursue higher education and cultivate their leadership potential.
The Academics Programme is aimed specifically at young people whose access to higher education is hindered by economic and social barriers. The programme places special emphasis on reaching young women, refugees and forcibly displaced young people, and young people living with disabilities, who are encouraged to apply.
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at UWC supports academically talented young people from South Africa and other parts of the African continent. For Academic Year 2024, the UWC Scholars Programme will provide fully funded opportunities for young academics to study for undergraduate or master's qualifications.
Areas of Study
Graduation
- Humanities and Arts (History, Linguistics, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies);
- Economic Sciences (Economics, Information Sciences and Public Administration);
- Education (Maths and Science, Primary Phase);
- Natural Sciences (Biological, Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences).
Postgraduate students
- Humanities and Arts (Applied Linguistics, History, Gender Justice, Migration Studies, Sociology for Development);
- Community and Health Sciences (Public Health);
- Economic and Management Sciences (Development Studies, Information Sciences and Migration Studies);
- Law (Governance and Human Rights);
- Natural Sciences (Biological, Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences).
Eligibility
Graduation
- You must not be over 26 years old to take the degree;
- Meet the University's minimum admission requirements and have applied for academic admission to the University for 2024;
- Be prepared to enrol for full-time undergraduate studies in January 2024;
- Provide evidence that access to university studies is hampered by social and economic barriers.
Postgraduates
- Be no more than 30 years old for the master's degree;
- Meet the University's minimum admission requirements and have applied for academic admission to the University for 2024;
- Be prepared to start the first year of full-time master's enrolment in January 2024;
- Provide evidence that access to university studies is hampered by social and economic barriers.
Application
Apply to study at the University for 2024 (please note the closing dates for registrations).
For more information, visitMCFSP.
