Since 2014, Makerere University in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has provided scholarships at the undergraduate level to academically talented, yet financially disadvantaged students from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Recipients of this scholarship are provided with comprehensive financial, academic as well as social and leadership development support for the entire period of their study at the University. Makerere University is now pleased to announce 455 undergraduate scholarship opportunities (388 young women and 67 young men) for national (89%) and international (11%) students joining the University for academic year 2019/2020.

The applicant for Mastercard scholarships

a. Must be admitted to study at Makerere University main campus in the academic year 2019/2020. This means that in order to fit within the Makerere University admission guidelines, all Scholarship applicants should endeavour to apply for admission when Makerere University advertises for private sponsorship.

b. Must be from an economically disadvantaged background, and a citizen of any country in Africa.

c. Should exhibit academic excellence in either Sciences or Arts with a minimum of 11 points for young women and 15 Points for young men obtained in Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (U.A.C.E) or its equivalent from 2016, 2017, and 2018.

d. Must demonstrate leadership potential and commitment to social betterment.

e. Must have a record of community service.

f. Should not be a holder of any other Scholarship.

g. Should not have completed any Diploma or Undergraduate studies.

h. Should not be a registered student of any university or tertiary institution.

Application process

Applicants should obtain and complete the Scholarship Application Forms at no cost from Makerere University, Senate Building Level 4, Room 402, or Download the application forms from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere website on http://mcfsp.mak.ac.ug or visit Makerere University website at http://mak.ac.ug

Submit completed application forms to the address above by 5.00pm on Friday 10th May 2019.

If submitting by email as an attachment, ensure the scanned copy of the scholarship application form is clearly legible and send to info@mcfsp.mak.ac.ug. / applications@mcfsp.mak.ac.ug

NOTE: THE APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOT FOR SALE AND NO PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE BY THE APPLICANT AT ANY STAGE OF THE SELECTION PROCESS, EXCEPT THE APPLICATION FEE WHICH IS CHARGED BY MAKERERE UNIVERSITY.

1. Whereas both young men and women applicants are eligible, young women applicants will be given priority.

2. This program exercises merit principles and zero tolerance to dishonesty. Any form of influence pedaling by anybody will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.

3. Cases of impersonation, falsification of documents, giving false and or incomplete information whenever discovered will lead to automatic disqualification and or prosecution in the courts of law of Uganda.

4. Makerere University appeals to the public to be aware of fraudsters within or outside of the University, who might want to take advantage of the scholarship application process by way of selling scholarship forms, or soliciting for money in the hope of securing an applicant a scholarship. Mastercard Foundation Scholarship application form is free of charge; individuals caught in the act of defrauding the public will be prosecuted in courts of law.

5. Only successful applicants will be notified at every step of the scholarship application process, and the decision of the Selection Committee will be final in the awarding of the Scholarship.

6. While the scholarship is a preserve of students admitted to Makerere University, the Scholarship Coordination Office is not responsible for the requirements for admission into Makerere University. All potential Scholarship applicants should meet the necessary requirements to be admitted into the University on the private sponsorship scheme.

7. Those applicants who will not have heard from us by 24th August, 2019 should consider their application unsuccessful.

Downloadable Resources


 Full Advert – Call for Applications Academic Year 2019/2020

 Scholarship Application Form – 2019

 Application Guidelines 2019

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