Deadline: 10 November 2015
Are you a student from Sub-Saharan Africa? Do you have demonstrated academic talent and a personal commitment to giving back to your country, but you face significant economic barriers to higher education? If yes, then apply to this Scholarship Programme.
The University of Toronto is currently inviting applications for its MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program 2016. The Program aims to educate and enable students to contribute to the economic growth and social development of their countries of origin.
Benefits
- The scholarship will provide you with full financial assistance for tuition, travel expenses (including obtaining a passport), housing, food, books and other expenses for the duration of a four-year undergraduate degree.
- The Scholarship will be funding available to help you with the cost of a passport. If you do not own a passport, the program will aid in passport applications and related costs.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, you must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a resident and a graduating high school student of a country within Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Demonstrate financial need correspondent to that of the lowest two quintiles of your country.
- Have very strong academic results within your school system.
- Have a record of leadership and extracurricular involvement.
- Maintain a strong desire to return to Africa to assist and work towards enhanced regional socioeconomic development.
- Be graduating from a recognized secondary school, or have completed the necessary academic requirements.
- Fulfill the necessary English requirements (dependent on country).
How to Apply
Applicants must apply online through the website.
For more information, please visit Scholarship students.
