This Program targets academically excellent, yet economically disadvantaged, young people in South Africa, SADC and the rest of Africa who will contribute to the transformation of the continent.
The MasterCard Foundation offers a full scholarship to students who have applied for and have been admitted to one of the following programmes:
Undergraduates
Faculty of Engineering
- BEng (Industrial Engineering)
- BEng (Chemical Engineering)
- BEng (Civil Engineering)
- BEng ( Electrical Engineering)
- BEng (Electronic Engineering)
- BEng (Mechanical Engineering)
- BEng (Metallurgical Engineering)
- BEng (Mining Engineering)
- BEng (Computer Engineering)
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
- BCom (Account Sciences)
- BCom (Financial Sciences)
- BCom (Economics)
- BCom (Informatics)
- BCom (Agribusiness Management)
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- BScAgric (Food Science and Technology)
- BScAgric (Agricultural Economics / Agribusiness Management)
- BScAgric (Animal Science)
- BScAgric (Plant Pathology)
- BScAgric (Applied Plant and Soil Sciences)
Postgraduates
Honours and master’s programme applicants in the above-related fields may also apply.
The scholarship will cover the following:
Ø Full tuition fees
Ø Accommodation at UP
Ø Meals
Ø Books and Library materials
Ø A monthly stipend
Ø Cover the medical aid of International students (Ingwe Only)
Ø Travelling Costs
Ø Visa Costs – International Students
Please note that you have to complete your studies at UP. (Graduate)
Community service is a necessary component of the Program with all students engaging in giving back to the community from which they come.
For further details and application please visit the Master Card Foundation Scholarship Programme page.
