{"id":23484,"date":"2024-08-20T15:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=23484"},"modified":"2024-08-20T15:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:04:35","slug":"2025-mastercard-foundation-afox-scholarship-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/2025-mastercard-foundation-afox-scholarship-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\u00a0Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarship Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Applications are now open for the\u00a02025\u00a0Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarship Programme.\u00a0The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the\u00a0Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program\u00a0and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx). In partnership with the Sa\u00efd Business School Foundation, up to seven AfOx Graduate Scholarships are available for the 2025-26 MBA programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mastercard Foundation AfOx Graduate Scholarships are available for applicants&nbsp;who are African nationals, are ordinarily resident in African countries, and who can demonstrate a commitment to Africa\u2019s development. The scholarships cover course fees and a grant for living costs, as well as tailor-made training programmes, networking opportunities and support for students before, during and following their time at Oxford.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Value<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Full course fees and&nbsp;a grant for living costs of at least \u00a319,237<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Number available<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Up to seven<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open to African citizens who are ordinarily resident in Africa and who can demonstrate a commitment to Africa\u2019s development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>View the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afox.ox.ac.uk\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AfOx Graduate Scholarships website<\/a>\u00a0to see more about the scholarship and its criteria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No separate application is needed, but you must submit your MBA application form by the deadline.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are eligible, you will be contacted by the university.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.ox.ac.uk\/oxford-experience\/scholarships-and-funding\/afox-graduate-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the Official Webpage of the Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarship Programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> 6 January 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for the\u00a02025\u00a0Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarship Programme.\u00a0The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[55,9,57,64],"class_list":["post-23484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scholarship","tag-education","tag-scholarship","tag-school-fees","tag-student"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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