21/09/2026
MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN NOW 🌍🎓
These opportunities are currently open. Check your eligibility and apply early.
1. Arizona State University, USA 🇺🇸
Deadline: 27 September 2026
🔗 https://mcfscholars.asu.edu/phase-three-innovation-and-technology
2. University of Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦
Deadline: 30 September 2026 – Postgraduate
🔗 https://www.up.ac.za/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program/how-apply
3. University of Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦
Deadline: 30 September 2026 – Undergraduate*
31 October 2026 – Postgraduate
🔗 https://www.uct.ac.za/mastercardfdn/apply-mastercard-foundation-scholars-program
Undergraduate admission to UCT is already closed, so this is only for applicants who already submitted their UCT application.
4. University of Cambridge, UK 🇬🇧
Deadline: Course funding deadline, usually December 2026 or January 2027
🔗 https://www.mastercardfoundation.fund.cam.ac.uk/apply/how-apply
5. African Leadership University, Rwanda 🇷🇼
Deadline: 30 November 2026
🔗 https://www.alueducation.com/apply-now/
6. African Leadership College of Higher Education, Mauritius 🇲🇺
Deadline: 14 November 2026 – International applicants
23 January 2027 – Mauritian applicants
🔗 https://alcheducation.com/apply-now/
7. Ashesi University, Ghana 🇬🇭
Deadline: October/December 2026 application rounds
🔗 https://ashesi.edu.gh/how-to-apply/
8. University of Oxford, UK 🇬🇧
Deadline: Relevant December 2026 or January 2027 course deadline
🔗 https://www.afox.ox.ac.uk/education/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program-at-the-university-of-oxford
Do not wait until the deadline. Start with the ones closing this September.
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and AfOx are providing outstanding African graduates fully funded taught Master’s degree at the University of Oxford
