2025 University of Toronto Mastercard Scholarships in Canada For African Students | Fully Funded
University of Toronto Mastercard Scholarships is a fully funded scholarship program for graduate studies at Canada’s leading institution of learning, discovery, and knowledge creation.
Prospective scholars will receive full funding that covers the costs of tuition, accommodation, living stipend, laptop, meals, and travel and also develop their capacity and networks to engage in diverse healthcare professions and healthcare ecosystems in Africa.
Eligibility Criteria:
- be a resident and a graduating high school student of a country within Sub-Saharan Africa;
- demonstrate financial need correspondent to that of the lowest two quintiles of your country;
- have very strong academic results within your school system;
- have a record of leadership and extracurricular involvement;
- maintain a strong desire to return to Africa to assist and work towards enhanced regional socioeconomic development;
- be graduating from a recognized secondary school, or have completed the necessary academic requirements; and
- fulfill the necessary English requirements (dependent on country);
Duration and Reward
- full financial assistance for tuition,
- travel expenses to Canada (including obtaining a passport, visa application fees),
- housing, course materials, health insurance, laptop, food, books, and other expenses for the duration of their graduate degrees.
Areas of Study
In 2025/2026, we will be accepting applications to one of the following areas:
- Master of Health Informatics(opens in a new tab)
- Master of Health Administration(opens in a new tab)
- Master of Occupational and Environmental Health(opens in a new tab)
- Master of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences(opens in a new tab)
- Master of Health Administration(opens in a new tab)
- Master of Financial Insurance(opens in a new tab)
- Master of Engineering (Biomedical)(opens in a new tab)
- Master of Biotechnology(opens in a new tab)
- To apply for the Doctorate in Public Health program, please find the application form here.
The University of Toronto (U of T) is collaborating with eight leading African universities to support their efforts to train and prepare young professionals for the meaningful work of growing African health sectors, with an emphasis on employment opportunities for women.
The African Higher Education Health Collaborative partners include:
- Addis Ababa University(opens in a new tab)
- Ashesi University(opens in a new tab)
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences(opens in a new tab)
- African Leadership University (opens in a new tab)
- Amref International University/Amref Health Africa(opens in a new tab)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(opens in a new tab)
- Moi University(opens in a new tab)
- University of Cape Town
How to Apply?
Deadline: November 4, 2024
