SCHOLARSHIPS: University of California Berkeley, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is providing holistic support – financial, academic, social, and career counselling – to 113 Undergraduate and Masters students from Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2020. UC Berkeley will receive $30 million in funding over the next eight years as part of MFSP.
Eligible Field of Study: Most Bachelors and Masters courses offered at the university
About Scholarship: Over the next eight years, the Scholars Program will bring 113 students from Africa to UC Berkeley for undergraduate and master’s degrees.
The program’s peak year at UC Berkeley will be 2016-17, when 81 Scholars will be enrolled. 4 undergraduate (college freshman) and 3 graduate (total of 7) students from sub-Saharan Africa are already attending UC Berkeley on MasterCard Foundation Scholarship, at no cost.
Administered out of the Center for African Studies, the program at the University of California, Berkeley is supported by a broad cross-section of functional and disciplinary units on campus including the Division of Student Affairs, Undergraduate Admissions, the Graduate Division, the Berkeley International Office, and the International House.
The Program is designed to provide holistic support, including:
Scholarship Offered Since: 2012
Scholarship Type: The scholars will pursue both undergraduate and professional master’s degrees
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
The five main eligibility criteria are:
Number of Scholarships: Several
Value of Scholarship: Full scholarship
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of study
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African
To be taken at (country): At University of California Berkeley, USA
Application Deadline
For undergraduate: 30th November 2015
For masters: Graduate application deadlines vary by program (falls between 1 December 2015 and 8 January 2016).
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
Both undergraduate and graduate degree seekers must first be admitted to the university through the regular admissions process before they will be considered for the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Graduate Division provide detailed information on the admissions process for international students.
Learn more about applying for Undergraduate scholarship
Learn more about applying for Masters Scholarship
Sponsors: MasterCard Foundation and the host university
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