Funding for African applicants - Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Cambridge is designed to provide talented students from economically marginalised and hard-to-reach communities in Africa with fully-funded opportunities to complete their Master’s training, grow in transformative leadership, and contribute to climate resilience and sustainability in Africa. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program covers the cost of travel and visas, accommodation, meals, allowance for a laptop, health cover, and a living stipend – as well as tuition costs. It also provides an allowance for dependant children who may accompany a Scholar.

For more information about the fund, eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit the fund's webpage.

You may also wish to apply for other funding opportunities (do apply for as many as you can!). Further information on funding can be found on our funding pages and we’ve also summarised the funding process at Cambridge in this funding video.

You can also search for other funding opportunities by using the Postgraduate Funding Search. You can filter the awards based on nationality, country of residence and among other options.