Mastercard Foundation renewed its partnership with Makerere University for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program spanning until 2034. The second phase of the Program will offer 1000 Scholarships for 10 years, for selected Undergraduate and Master's Academic Programmes at the Makerere University Main Campus.
The Program aims to deepen inclusive University education and empower the youth to transform into leaders who will make meaningful contributions to national and regional development.
a) Only students with the minimum requirement to be admitted to Makerere University -Main Campus from
the categories specified in the advertisement are eligible to apply. A Completed form should be submitted to One of the Following Options;
b) Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further selection engagements.
Note that the application form is NOT FOR SALE and NO PAYMENTS should be made by the applicant at
any stage of the selection process.
The deadline for submission is Friday 14th June 2024 at 5.00 pm EAT.
Applicants are advised to carefully read the application guidelines below before filling in the form.
To be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University, the following conditions must be met:
This information must be as detailed as possible. Scanty information will be a disadvantage to your candidature. The following categories are given as a guide but are not exhaustive.
At most 70% of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars will be awarded to female applicants while 30% will go to Male applicants with further categorization. Females are therefore encouraged to apply
At most 25% of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars shall be awarded to Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Young people in this Category are therefore encouraged to apply
At most 10% of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars shall be awarded to Youth with Disabilities. Young people in this category are therefore encouraged to apply
This program exercises merit principles and zero tolerance for dishonesty. Any form of influence peddling by anybody will lead to the automatic disqualification of the applicant.
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. THE APPLICATION FORM OF THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY IS FREE OF CHARGE; individuals caught in the act of conning the public will be prosecuted in courts of law.
The Department of Academic Registrar is responsible for all University admissions. All potential Scholarship applicants should meet the requirements to be admitted into the University on the private sponsorship scheme.
Only successful applicants will be notified at every stage of the scholarship application process, and the decision of the Program Steering Committee will be final in the awarding of the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship.
Those applicants who will not have heard from us by the end of August 2024 should consider their application unsuccessful.
Filling and submitting an application form does not guarantee a Mastercard Foundation Scholarship at Makerere University.
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