SCHOLARSHIP: University of California, USA MasterCard Foundation Scholarship 2024 |APPLY NOW |
The University of California, Berkeley has partnered with The Mastercard Foundation to offer The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program to African students who wish to pursue their master’s degree program at the University for 2024/2025 academic session.
Scholarship Deadline:
Currently on going
About University :
The University of California, Berkeley, is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. It was established in 1868 and is the state’s first land-grant university and the founding campus of the University of California system.
Berkeley is one of the most prestigious universities in the world with the most top-ranked departments nationally and more companies founded by undergraduate alumni than any other university worldwide. The institution also has the second most Nobel Prize associations for any academic or research institution.
Berkeley is a large, primarily residential Tier One research university with a majority of its enrollment in undergraduate programs but also offering a comprehensive doctoral program. The university has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission since 1949. The university operates on a semester calendar and awarded 8,725 bachelor’s, 3,286 master’s or professional and 1,272 doctoral degrees in 2018–2019.
The university’s academic enterprise is organized into fifteen colleges and schools, which, in turn, comprise 180 departments and 80 interdisciplinary units offering over 350 degree programs. Colleges serve both undergraduate and graduate students, while schools are generally graduate only, though some offer undergraduate majors or minors
Scholarship Details:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Mastercard Foundation
- University Name: University of California, Berkeley
- Funding Amount: Fully-funded
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Masters
- Nationality: African Students
- This award can be taken in the USA
Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants seeking for The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program are expected to meet the following conditions:
- Being a citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country: This includes Africans who are refugees or displaced within the African continent. This scholarship is not intended for citizens of North African countries. Those with dual citizenship, asylee, refugee or permanent resident status in the US, Canada, UK or EU are not eligible.
- Having academic talent: All prospective Scholars must first be admitted to a UC Berkeley master’s degree program to be considered for the Scholarship. The important criteria for admission to the University is demonstrated academic excellence.
- Demonstrating leadership potential: The Program seeks those committed to developing the skills and mindsets associated with transformative leadership, i.e., that which engages others in an ethical manner to generate positive and lasting change.
- Coming from a socio-economically disadvantaged background: This Scholarship is designed for those extremely talented individuals who might not otherwise have access to quality further education.
- Having demonstrated the commitment to give back to your community, country, or continent: Looking for well-rounded students who are engaged in activities beyond the classroom. Some may be directly related to your field of study, but this may also include other issues (social, economic, political) that you are working on and passionate about. Applicants should elaborate on their achievements both in their application to UC Berkeley, and then later in the Scholarship application.
- Having expressed the desire and intention to return to your home country after completing your studies: Looking for students who are engaged with and passionate about issues affecting their communities, and who will take advantage of their education at UC Berkeley to better equip themselves with the knowledge and training to address these issues upon return. While important work can be done from abroad, the intention of the Program is to enable Scholars to return home, after forming valuable professional connections through internships, academic training and job placements.
Scholarship Application Guidelines:
Interested Master’s degree applicants for The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program must first apply to a graduate program before they will be considered for the Mastercard Program. Not all degree programs are eligible. Here is a list of Master’s Degree programs.
More details of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program application process for master’s program here.
