{"id":28648,"date":"2025-04-08T10:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=28648"},"modified":"2025-04-08T10:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:55:54","slug":"2026-university-of-pretoria-mastercard-foundation-scholars-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/2026-university-of-pretoria-mastercard-foundation-scholars-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The University of Pretoria (UP) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation&nbsp;has been offering scholarships for high-achieving African students who studied undergraduate and postgraduate levels since January 2014. The Foundation will be entering into a new phase in January 2024 and it will target academically talented young people facing economic and social barriers inclusive of those&nbsp;living with disability in Africa; and internally displaced\/refugees; that will contribute to the transformation of the continent through their knowledge, skills, attitudes and values evidenced by their leadership. Community service and internships are essential components of the Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program offers a full scholarship to selected students who have been admitted to study towards a postgraduate degree at UP. Graduates must return to their home countries upon completion of their studies and give back to their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A candidate should meet the next standards with the intention to be thought of for Mastercard Foundation Scholarships:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The UP Scholarship is open to candidates from Africa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications are welcome from candidates searching for an undergraduate and postgraduate diploma.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A candidate should have expertise in neighborhood service and management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates are additionally anticipated to take care of a excessive tutorial common all through their tutorial careers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates should exhibit monetary want and come from economically deprived backgrounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full Tuition Fee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accommodation bills can be lined<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Books and printed materials allowance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly stipend to cowl every day bills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coverage for journey bills<\/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>Applicants should have acquired provisional admission to the University of Pretoria earlier than they\u2019ll apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0A provisional admission letter can be required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants could apply on-line to any grasp\u2019s diploma program on the college\u2019s web site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send your MCFSP application together with all supporting paperwork to\u00a0mcfsp@up.ac.za.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.up.ac.za\/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program\/article\/3080545\/about-mcfsp-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the Official Webpage of the University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: <\/strong>\u00a030th June\u00a02025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Pretoria (UP) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation&nbsp;has been offering scholarships for high-achieving African students who studied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8363,"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":[55,2354,9,64,2353],"class_list":["post-28648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scholarship","tag-education","tag-scholars","tag-scholarship","tag-student","tag-university-of-pretoria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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