Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

The University of the Western Cape invites applications for a limited number of master’s degree scholarships from qualifying candidates from South Africa and the African continent who are prepared to register for a full-time master’s degree study in 2023.

Applications are restricted to the following disciplines/fields of study:

Postgraduate Qualification: Master’s Degree – Disciplines/fields of study:

  • Humanities & Arts (Applied Linguistics, History, Gender Justice, Migration Studies, Sociology for Development);
  • Community & Health Sciences (Public Health);
  • Economic & Management Sciences (Development Studies, Information Sciences and Migration Studies);
  • Law (Governance and Human Rights);
  • Natural Sciences (Biological, Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences).

Eligibility

At the time of application, an applicant must satisfy the following three criteria:

  1. Be no older than 30 years for the postgraduate master’s degree;
  2. Meet the University’s minimum admissions requirements (for program-/discipline-specific information, visit www.uwc.ac.za);
  3. Be prepared to begin their first year of registration for full-time master’s study in 2023.

For more details: https://www.uwc.ac.za/study/partnerships/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program

The closing date for all applications is Monday, 24 July, 2023. Due to the large volumes of applications received, we are unable to give personalized feedback to applicants.

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