University of British Colombia MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program (Undergraduate & Graduate) Scholarships for Africans.

Application Deadline: December 10, 2015

The University of British Columbia is pleased to partner with The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program to provide comprehensive scholarships to students from Sub-Saharan Africa. The Program provides access to education for academically talented, yet economically marginalized young people.

Scholars in the Program have a demonstrated commitment to giving back to their communities and develop the leadership needed to contribute to social and economic transformation across the continent.

Undergraduate:

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC for undergraduate students is open to first-time applicants who are residents and citizens of a Sub-Saharan African country. This program targets academically qualified, yet economically disadvantaged, young people in Africa who will contribute to the transformation of the continent.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for consideration as an undergraduate for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC, the nominee must:

• be a citizen of and residing in a Sub-Saharan African country;
• present economically disadvantaged financial circumstances, and be able to show they lack financial means from family or other sources to pursue post-secondary (university) education in their home country or elsewhere;
• have achieved academic excellence under difficult circumstances, and show leadership qualities or potential;
• demonstrate an interest in and commitment to giving back to his/her home community in ways that enhance the economic growth and social development of Africa, through engagement in activities outside the classroom, in the school and/or community;
• be graduating/recently graduated from a recognized senior secondary school;
• be applying for their first undergraduate degree in one of the following Faculties at UBC’s Vancouver campus:
  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Applied Science (Engineering)
  • Faculty of Forestry (Bachelor of Science in Forestry)
  • Faculty of Land & Food Systems (including Global Resource Systems; Food, Nutrition & Health; Applied Biology [Applied Animal Biology, Applied Plant & Soil Sciences or Food & the Environment])
  • Sauder School of Business (Bachelor of Commerce)
• be an international student who will be studying at UBC on a Canadian Study Permit;
• commit to returning to Africa immediately after graduation from UBC in order to apply their training and skills to the betterment of others.

Graduate:

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

Nomination Procedure:

• Nominees need to apply online to the University of British Columbia AND submit the Undergraduate MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program application.
• Nominees must complete the online application for academic admission to UBC by December 10, 2015 and meet the UBC English Language Admission Requirement by February 15, 2016.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the University of British Colombia MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program