Description:
The University of British Columbia is pleased to partner with The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program to provide comprehensive scholarships to students from Sub-Saharan Africa. The Program provides access to education for academically talented, yet economically marginalized young people.
Scholars in the Program have a demonstrated commitment to giving back to their communities and develop the leadership needed to contribute to social and economic transformation across the continent.About UBC:
The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the 40 best universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s West Coast spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo.
Scholarship provider: MasterCard Foundation
Course level: Undergraduate and graduate courses
Field of study for undergraduate level:
Be applying for their first undergraduate degree in one of the following Faculties at UBC’s Vancouver campus:
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Applied Science (Engineering)
Faculty of Forestry (Bachelor of Science in Forestry)
Faculty of Land & Food Systems (including Global Resource Systems; Food, Nutrition & Health; Applied Biology [Applied Animal Biology, Applied Plant & Soil Sciences or Food & the Environment])
Sauder School of Business (Bachelor of Commerce)
Who is to apply:
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC for undergraduate students is open to first-time applicants who are residents and citizens of a Sub-Saharan African country. This program targets academically qualified, yet economically disadvantaged, young people in Africa who will contribute to the transformation of the continent.
Undergraduate Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
To be eligible for consideration as an undergraduate for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC, the nominee must:
*Be a citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country;
*Present economically disadvantaged financial circumstances correspondent to that of the lowest two quintiles of their country’s socio-economic scale, and be able to show they lack financial means from family or other sources to pursue post-secondary (university) education in their home country or elsewhere;
*Have achieved academic excellence (mostly ‘A’s) under difficult circumstances, and show leadership qualities or potential;
*Demonstrate an interest in and commitment to giving back to his/her home community in ways that enhance the economic growth and social development of Africa, through engagement in activities outside the classroom, in the school and/or community;
*Be graduating/recently graduated from a recognized senior secondary school;
*Be an international student who will be studying at UBC on a Canadian Study Permit;
*Commit to returning to Africa immediately after graduation from UBC in order to apply their training and skills to the betterment of others.
Application Instructions:
A student must be nominated for the Undergraduate MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of British Columbia. Nominations will be accepted from secondary schools and recognized international development agencies and their affiliates, or registered local or international charitable and not-for-profit organizations. Each school or organization may nominate a maximum of three students. Note that you will need to apply online to the University of British Columbia AND also submit the Undergraduate MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program nomination package.
Nomination Process:
When students are confirmed for nomination, their high school or recognized non-profit organization must use the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program nomination package.
Nomination deadline: December 10, 2015.
For Graduate/Masters Degree progam:
Visit the link below for detailed information about graduate course level
Application deadline: December 10, 2015.
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