{"id":28608,"date":"2025-04-04T16:40:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=28608"},"modified":"2025-04-04T16:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:40:46","slug":"mastercard-scholarship-at-ashesi-university-2025-fully-funded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/mastercard-scholarship-at-ashesi-university-2025-fully-funded\/","title":{"rendered":"MasterCard Scholarship at Ashesi University 2025 | Fully Funded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ashesi University MasterCard Foundation Scholarship seeks to provide full scholarship opportunities to Africans as well as comprehensive support for academic, personal, and leadership development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashesi University and the Mastercard Foundation have been engaged in partnership since the launch of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashesi was among the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program\u2019s nine pioneering partners. Hundreds of Mastercard Foundation Scholars have enrolled at Ashesi University since the programme started.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme, Ashesi and Arizona State University have a partnership that allows students to pursue an accelerated master\u2019s degree. Through this programme students can earn their undergraduate and master\u2019s degrees in five years instead of the six it would usually take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility\u00a0Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be a citizen of an African country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have an\u00a0excellent academic record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate\u00a0financial need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exhibit\u00a0leadership potential\u00a0and a\u00a0commitment to community service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ashesi University MasterCard Foundation Scholarship covers all fees and costs for room and board as well as learning resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashesi Scholars also benefit from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participation in an\u00a0accelerated master\u2019s programme\u00a0in partnership with Arizona State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to\u00a0Ashesi and Mastercard Foundation\u2019s alumni networks, spanning over 40 countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lifelong opportunities for\u00a0learning, collaboration, and impact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comprehensive support\u00a0for academic, personal, and leadership development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Networking opportunities\u00a0with a pan-African network of like-minded peers and professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ashesi.edu.gh\/the-mastercard-foundation-scholars-programme\/\">CLICK HERE TO APPLY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> June 14, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ashesi University MasterCard Foundation Scholarship seeks to provide full scholarship opportunities to Africans as well as comprehensive support for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28609,"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":[2301,55,9,64],"class_list":["post-28608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scholarship","tag-ashesi-university","tag-education","tag-scholarship","tag-student"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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