How To Apply
Mastercard Foundation offers a full scholarship to students who have applied for and been admitted to one of the following programmes at the University of Pretoria.
1
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
2
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
3 & 4
Faculty of Humanities & Faculty of Law
5
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Eligibility Criteria
1
Candidates should be citizens from Africa.
2
Applicants should come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and demonstrate financial neediness.
3
Candidates should demonstrate leadership potential and ought to be involved in a giving back project eg. in a community, at school, church etc.
4
Academic excellence is paramount and students have to maintain a high academic average at all times.
UP Application Process
Applications to study at UP opens on 1st March and closes on the 30th August of the year proceeding the year of study.
Students who are interested in studies at the University of Pretoria and wish to apply for The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program must follow the application process.
Step 1
Apply online at up.ac.za/apply. Alternatively, you can submit a hard copy of your application form. For more information, dial +27 (0)12 420 4297/6621 or send an email to: [email protected] for undergraduates and postgraduates enquiries.
Step 2
After your application has been submitted, it will be evaluated by members of the relevant faculty. The faculty will inform you whether you have been admitted.
Step 3
Once you have been admitted, please contact [email protected] to commence the process to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program immediately.
Apply by downloading and completing the hard copy of the postgraduate application form below.
Step 4
Successful Mastercard Foundation Scholars should have a passport to enable them to apply for a visa promptly.
Please visit the ISD website at up.ac.za/isd for general information for international students.
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