University of the Western Cape Mastercard Scholarship 2023

Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified and academically talented youths from Africa for the University of the Western Cape Mastercard Scholarship for the 2023/2024 academic session. This program is eligible to Undergraduate and Masters candidates.

This Full Funding scholarship is an opportunity offered to qualified African Undergraduate and Masters candidates. The Scholarship is targeted towards young people whose access to higher education is impeded by economic and social barriers. The scholarship will provide funding for students in full time undergraduate and master’s studies at the University of the Western Cape. This program is sponsored by Mastercard Foundation and hosted by University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

The University of the Western Cape is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. The university was established in 1959 by the South African government as a university for Colored people only. Other universities in Cape Town are the University of Cape Town, (originally for English speaking whites), Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the Stellenbosch University (originally for Afrikaans speaking whites). The establishing of UWC was a direct effect of the Extension of University Education Act, 1959. This law accomplished the segregation of higher education in South Africa. Colored students were only allowed at a few non-white universities. In this period, other “ethnical” universities, such as the University of Zululand and the University of the North, were founded as well. Since well before the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994, it has been an integrated and multiracial institution.

The Mastercard Foundation is an international non-governmental organization established by Mastercard in 2006. The organization, which is based in Toronto, Ontario, has supported work in 49 countries. In 2018, Mastercard Foundation shifted to a specific focus on Africa, through its Young Africa Works strategy. The foundation develops programs primarily focused on reducing gender and economic inequality, expanding access to quality education, increasing the opportunities for decent work, and supporting overall economic growth. Funding is primarily managed with bilateral allocations through post-secondary institutions, research institutes, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, plus multilateral allocations through organizations like the numerous United Nations entities under the United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is an implementing partner of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. Initiated in 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly talented, service-oriented young people, primarily young Africans, to pursue their higher education and cultivate their leadership potential.

Scholarship Summary:

Scholarship Sponsor(s): Mastercard Foundation

Scholarship Type: Full Funding

Host Institution(s): University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Scholarship Worth: Not specified

Number of Awards: Several

Study Level: Undergraduate and Masters

Nationality: Africans

Requirement and Eligibility Criteria for University of the Western Cape Mastercard Scholarship 2023:

Be no older than 26 years for the undergraduate studies;
Meet the University’s minimum admissions requirements (for program/discipline-specific information, visit www.uwc.ac.za) and must have applied for academic admission to the University for 2024;
Be prepared to register for full-time undergraduate study in January 2024;
Provide evidence that access to university studies is impeded by social and economic barriers.

Masters

Be no older than 30 years for the master’s degree studies;
Meet the University’s minimum admissions requirements (for program/discipline-specific information, visit www.uwc.ac.za) and must have applied for academic admission to the University for 2024;
Be prepared to begin their first year of registration for full-time master’s degree study in January 2024;
Provide evidence that access to university studies is impeded by social and economic barriers.

Application Procedures for the 2023/2024 University of the Western Cape Mastercard Scholarship (how to apply):

Interested applicants for University of the Western Cape Mastercard Scholarship are to first apply for admission and financial aid at the University and thereafter proceed to apply for the Mastercard Scholarship by completing the online application.

Application Deadline: 13 October, 2023

For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.

University of the Western Cape Mastercard Scholarship 2023