Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po 2019/2020 (Fully-funded)

Applications are open for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po 2019/2020. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po aims to support 120 talented African students through their studies and to offer the next generation of leaders a world-class social science education, so they can go on to become changemakers in their home countries.

The scholarships are awarded for a period of three years for the Bachelor’s degree, two years for the Master’s degree and one month for the Summer School.

Over six years (2017 – 2022), the Scholars Program will fund:

• 20 scholarships to complete the Sciences Po Bachelor of Arts programme, Africa specialisation
• 40 scholarships to complete a Master’s programme at one of our seven graduate schools
• 60 scholarships reserved for Mastercard Foundation Scholars studying at other partner universities and who would like to attend Sciences Po Summer School.

Deadline: varies

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Undergraduate Candidates:

Five full scholarships are offered for 2018 to cover all tuition fees and living costs.

The scholarship is awarded for the duration of the Science Po Bachelor of Arts programme (three years) and only for the Europe-Africa specialisation (dual-degree programmes excluded) taught on the Reims campus.

The programme hinges on a multidisciplinary educational approach, offering a core curriculum in the social sciences – law, economics, history, political science, humanities and sociology – and a special focus on Africa. Students complete their third year on a university exchange at one of Sciences Po’s partner universities in Africa.

Eligibility

• You must be a resident and citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country
• You must be in your final year of high school and not yet have started a post-secondary education
• You must have a very good level of French and English – minimum level B2
• You must study in one of the institutions partnered with Sciences Po for the programme and provide a letter of recommendation from this institution
• You must demonstrate a track record of leadership and/or service within your community
• You must be able to show that you lack financial means to pursue higher education

Table of partner institutions for undergraduate candidates, with the country and the name of the institution

Country	Institution
Africa-wide	Yale Young African Scholars
Africa-wide	HALI Network
Africa-wide	ENKO Education
Benin	Collège catholique Père Aupias
Botswana	Marua Pula High School
Burkina Faso	Lycée Saint-Viateur
Burkina Faso	Lycée Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
Burkina Faso	Notre-Dame de l’Espérance
Burkina Faso	International School of Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso	Prytanée militaire de Kadiogo
Burundi	Tujenge Africa Foundation
Cameroun	Lycée Vogt
Cameroun	Lycée Libermann
Ghana	Mfantsipim Highschool
Ivory Coast	Lycée Mamie Fêtai de Bingerville
Ivory Coast	Campus France
Kenya	Akili Dada
Kenya	Equity Group Foundation
Kenya	Hilde Back Education Fund
Kenya	Mang’u High School
Kenya	Starehe Girls
Kenya	Starehe Boys
Kenya	Zawadi Africa
Madagascar	CampusFrance
Nigeria	FAWE – Nigeria
Uganda	BRAC
Uganda	COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa (CITOYA)
Uganda	King’s College Budo
Rwanda	Bridge2Rwanda
Rwanda	Gashora Girls Academy of Sciences and Technology
Senegal	Lycée Mariama Ba
Senegal	Lycée Aimé Césaire
Senegal	Lycée Birago Diop
Senegal	Campus France
South Africa	African Leadership Academy
South Africa	American International High School of Johannesburg
Swaziland	Lycée Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa
Zimbabwe	Education Matters
Zimbabwe	Harare International High School

 

Applications for eligibility must be received no later than midnight (Paris time) on 31 January 2019.

Apply for the scholarship now.

Candidates who are eligible for the scholarship must then apply to Sciences Po by 31 March 2019. Please note: the application must be submitted at least six weeks before the chosen interview date.

Candidates will be informed of the results of their scholarship application in the first half of June 2018.

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Graduate Candidates:

Five full scholarships are offered for 2018 to cover all tuition fees and living costs.

The scholarship is awarded for the duration of a Master’s programme (two years). All the Master’s programmes offered at the seven graduate schools are compatible with the scholarship, except for one-year Master’s programmes and dual-degree programmes.

Most of Master’s programmes are taught in English and do not require prior knowledge of French.

• You must be a resident and citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country
• You must have completed your undergraduate studies at a foreign higher education institution and have at least a Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum C1 level in English or French depending on the program you are applying to
• You must study in one of the institutions partnered with Sciences Po for the program and provide a letter of recommendation from this institution (see list of registered partners below)
• You must demonstrate a track record of leadership and/or service within your community
• You must be able to show that you lack financial means to pursue higher education

Table of partner institutions for graduate candidates, with the country and the name of the institution

Country	Institution
Africa-wide	HALI Network
Benin	Université d’Abomey Calavi
Cameroun	UCAC
Ghana	Ashesi University
Ghana	University of Cape Coast
Ghana	University of Ghana
Ivory Coast	CampusFrance
Kenya	Akili Dada
Kenya	Equity Group Foundation
Kenya	Hilde Back Education Fund
Kenya	Zawadi Africa
Madagascar	CampusFrance
Nigeria	IFRA (Institut français)
Nigeria	FAWE – Nigeria
Uganda	COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa (CITOYA)
Senegal	ISM – Dakar
South Africa	University of Pretoria
South Africa	University of Cape Town
South Africa	Wits University
South Africa	University of Western Cape
Zimbabwe	Education Matters

 

Applications for eligibility must be received no later than midnight (Paris time) on 15 January 2019.

Apply for the scholarship now.

Candidates who are eligible for the scholarship must then apply to Sciences Po by 20 February 2019 at the latest.

Candidates will be informed of the results of their scholarship application in the first half of June 2018.

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Summer School Candidates:

12 full scholarships are offered for 2018 to cover all tuition fees and living costs. These scholarships are reserved for Mastercard Foundation Scholars studying at another of the Foundation’s partner universities (undergraduate or graduate level).

The scholarship is awarded for the duration of the Summer School’s June session (one month).

The Summer School offers two programmes, one in social sciences and the other in French. Scholarship winners choose one of the two programmes and also get to take a specific 24-hour course focused on transformative leadership in the African context.

Eligibility

• You must be a citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country
• You must currently be a Mastercard Foundation scholar at a Mastercard Foundation partner institution
• You must be supported by an institution partnered with Sciences Po under the program
• You must demonstrate a track record of leadership and/or service within your community