Applications are invited for UP and MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program for Africans in South Africa. Applications are open for high achieving African students interested in studying at undergraduate or postgraduate levels commencing in January 2020.

If your application is successful, the Program will cover the following:

1. Full tuition fees
2. Accommodation and meals in a UP residence or UP-accredited accommodation
3. A modest monthly stipend
4. Textbooks and printed material
5. Medical aid cover for the duration of the study
6. VISA costs
7. Reasonable travel costs (including flight ticket) to and from your home
8. Leadership development opportunities
9. Academic advising and counselling support

African students are eligible to apply for this application.

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and  Zimbabwe.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Candidates should be citizens of the Sub-Saharan African country.
• Applicants should come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and demonstrate financial neediness.
• Candidates should demonstrate leadership potential and ought to be involved in a giving back project e.g. in a community, at school, church etc
• Academic excellence is paramount and students have to maintain a high academic average at all times.
• Candidates need to be first time applicants as first-year students in the degree programme.

Undergraduate Scholars

Please note that the grant is for first-time applicants, applying as first-year students to undergraduate programmes. The MCFSP currently offers scholarships to students who have applied for and have been admitted to one of the following faculties at UP:

• Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities for entry into the BPolSci (Political Studies or International Studies only)

Postgraduate Scholars

• Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities for entry into the Honours or Masters (Political Studies or International Studies only)
• Faculty of Engineering – continuing students are eligible to apply

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

Mastercard Foundation offers a fully-funded position to students who have applied for and been admitted to one of the following undergraduate study programmes at the University of Pretoria:

Study Subject: 

Faculty of Engineering

• BEng (Industrial Engineering)
• BEng (Chemical Engineering)
• BEng (Civil Engineering)
• BEng (Electrical Engineering)
• BEng (Electronic Engineering)
• BEng (Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering)
• BEng (Mining Engineering)
• BEng (Computer Engineering)

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

• BCom (Accounting Science)
• BCom (Financial Science)
• 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)

Faculty of Humanities

• BSW – Bachelor of Social Work
• BPolSci –  Political Sciences

Faculty of Education

• BEd (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching)

Postgraduate Study Programmes

Honours  and Masters degree applications will be accepted in the fields of Engineering, Natural and Agricultural Sciences and Economic and Management Sciences.

Steps to apply are given below:

Step 1

-You may apply online
-To use the online application system, you will need Internet access and an email address that you can access regularly. As soon as you submit your online application, a student number (EMPLID) will be sent to this email address as confirmation of receipt.
-Alternatively, you can submit a hard copy of your application form to the University of Pretoria address.

Step 2

-The application will be evaluated by members of the relevant faculty and you will be informed of the outcome.
-Undergraduate applicants are required to write the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the National Benchmark Test (NBT).

Step 3

-Download application forms for the MCFSP from the website.

Applications Deadline: Applications to study at the UP open on 1 March 2019 and close on 31 August 2019. Applications for the MCFSP open on 1 May 2019 and close on 17 September 2019.

Online application