The University of British Columbia in Canada if offering MasterCard scholarships to African students to pursue undergraduate and masters programs at University of British Columbia. The scholarship will be fully funded and covers all expenses including living expenses, tuition fees, flight fare etc.
Eligibility
The following requirements have to be met before applying for this scholarship:
For undergraduate students
- Must be a citizen of and residing in a Sub-Saharan African country.
- Must present economically disadvantaged financial circumstances, and be able to show they lack financial means from family or other sources to pursue post-secondary (university) education in their home country or elsewhere.
- Have achieved academic excellence under difficult circumstances, and show leadership qualities or potential.
- Demonstrate an interest in and commitment to giving back to his/her home community in ways that enhance the economic growth and social development of Africa, through engagement in activities outside the classroom, in the school and/or community.
- Be graduating/recently graduated from a recognized senior secondary school.
- Be applying for their first undergraduate degree in one of the following Faculties at UBC’s Vancouver campus:
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Applied Science (Engineering)
- Faculty of Forestry (Bachelor of Science in Forestry)
- Faculty of Land & Food Systems (including Global Resource Systems; Food, Nutrition & Health; Applied Biology [Applied Animal Biology, Applied Plant & Soil Sciences or Food & the Environment])
- Sauder School of Business (Bachelor of Commerce)
- Be an international student who will be studying at UBC on a Canadian Study Permit.
- Commit to returning to Africa immediately after graduation from UBC in order to apply their training and skills to the betterment of others.
For graduate students
- Have completed a Bachelor’s degree.
- Be a citizen of and have lived a significant part of their life in a Sub-Saharan African country.
- Present economically disadvantaged financial circumstances, and be able to show lack of financial means from family or other sources to pursue graduate education in their home country or elsewhere.
- Have achieved academic excellence under difficult circumstances, and show leadership qualities or potential.
- Demonstrate an interest in and commitment to giving back to his/her home community in ways that enhance the economic growth and social development of Africa, through engagement in activities in their current profession, university or community.
- Be applying for a Master’s degree in one of the following Faculties and programs at UBC’s Vancouver campus;
- Sauder School of Business
- Full-Time MBA Programs
- Faculty of Forestry
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Master of Applied Science (MASc)
- Master of Sustainable Forest Management (MSFM)
- Master of International Forestry (MIF)
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems
- Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE)
- Master of Food Science (MFS)
- Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS)
- Be a person who requires a Canadian study permit to study in Canada.
- Commit to returning to Africa immediately after graduation from UBC in order to apply their training and skills to the betterment of others.
What the scholarship covers
The MasterCard foundation scholarship will be fully funded and covers all expenses including living expenses, tuition fees, flight fare etc.
How to apply
Interested undergraduate students must be nominated. However, nominees must also complete the online application for academic admission into UBC and also submit the Undergraduate MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program application. Nominations are currently open for the 2017-18 academic year. Prospective graduate students from Sub-Saharan Africa who qualify under the MCF Scholarship eligibility criteria must complete an application package to seek admission into one of the above-listed Faculties. Click here to contact the scholarship provider for more information on how to apply.
Application deadline
The applications for admissions and scholarships will start in September 2016.
High schools or non-profit organizations must have nominated eligible undergraduate students by November 15, 2016. Undergraduate nominees must complete the online application for academic admission to UBC by Thursday December 1, 2016 and submit all supporting documentation and/or results by January 31, 2017.
Postgraduate applicants have until November 4th to submit Admissibility requirements; and after having received confirmation of admissibility from their selected faculty can proceed to submit their completed MCFSP application until November 6th, 2016. UBC Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Land & Food Systems applications are due JANUARY 1, 2017. UBC MBA Applications are due JANUARY 11, 2017.
Important points to note
- The MasterCard foundation awards lots of scholarships to outstanding African students to study in various universities abroad. The University of British Columbia MasterCard scholarship is fully funded and will cover all expenses.
- Undergraduate students will have to be nominated by high schools or non-profit organizations.
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