Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Rwanda
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Rwanda is pleased to announce the call for applications for Mastercard Foundation Scholarships for the academic year 2025/2026. This scholarship opportunity is open to African students of all genders and regions with limited access to opportunities.
📖 About the Program
The scholarship is part of the Young Africa Works Strategy, which aims to enable 30 million young people across Africa to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. The program focuses on young women, refugees, displaced persons, and people with disabilities.
Applicants must have applied for admission into first-year academic programs at the University of Rwanda for the academic year 2025/2026 to be eligible for the scholarship.
🎁 Benefits
The scholarship provides comprehensive support, including:
- Full tuition fees.
- Fully paid on-campus accommodation.
- Laptop and learning materials.
- Annual return ticket allowance.
- Full-year monthly stipend.
- Psychosocial Support Services.
- Internships with industry for professional development.
- Academic mentorship, virtual learning, and tutoring.
- Career Development Services, including:
- Industrial mentorship.
- Career guidance.
- Professional development.
- Enterprise development.
- Group meetings with other scholars focused on personal and professional development.
- Opportunities to participate in leadership conferences, community services, and mentoring.
- Membership in the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Alumni network and access to the Global Scholars Community.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Citizenship:
- Be a citizen of Rwanda (for national scholarship quota).
- Be a citizen of any African country, a refugee, or displaced youth in Africa.
- Academic Qualification:
- Academically qualified with limited access to opportunities.
- Age:
- Not above 28 years at the time of application.
- Not above 30 years for applicants with certified proof of protracted life conditions (e.g., refugees, single mothers, child-headed families).
- Admission Criteria:
- Meet admission criteria for eligible programs at the University of Rwanda.
- Must have generated a UR Reference number and submitted an application for admission to UR in one of the earmarked programs.
- Leadership and Community Engagement:
- Demonstrate commitment to leadership and proof of community engagement or transformation initiatives.
- Legal Proofs:
- Refugees and applicants with disabilities must provide legal proofs of their status (e.g., from UNHCR or NCPD).
📅 Application Date and Process
- Application Deadline: August 02, 2025.
- Applicants must apply through the official application portal:
🌟 Sponsor Organization
The scholarship is sponsored by the Mastercard Foundation.
📌 Important Dates
- Date Published: July 24, 2025.
- Application Deadline: August 02, 2025.
🌍 Eligible Locations
This scholarship is open to applicants from Africa.
For more details and to apply, visit the official application portal linked above. Don't miss this opportunity to become part of the prestigious Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program!
- Comprehensive financial support (full tuition fees, fully paid on-campus accommodation, a laptop, learning materials, annual return ticket allowance, and a full-year monthly stipend).
- Psychosocial Support Services.
- Uniquely sourced internships with industry for professional development.
- Continued academic support through academic mentorship, virtual learning, and tutoring.
- Career Development Services (including Industrial Mentorship, Career Guidance, Professional Development, and Enterprise Development, among others).
- Regular group meetings with other scholars that focus on personal and professional development opportunities and activities tailored to build societal relationships and scholars' capacity.
- Opportunities to participate in leadership conferences, community services and mentoring (Goback Give-Back).
- The prestige of becoming part of the growing family of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Alumni and networking with the Global Scholars Community.
