The University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, is offering comprehensive, fully funded Master's scholarships to academically talented yet economically marginalized students from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Comprehensive Scholarship Benefits
- Full coverage of international tuition fees and textbooks.
- Round-trip flights, housing, food, and monthly living expenses.
- Comprehensive academic, social, leadership, and post-graduation career support.
Eligible Master's Programmes at UBC Vancouver
- Faculty of Forestry: Master of Sustainable Forest Management (MSFM); Master of International Forestry (MIF); Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM); MSc / MASc in Forestry.
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems: Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE); Master of Food Science (MFS); Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS).
- Faculty of Science: Master of Data Science (MDS).
- (Additional participating faculties across cycles include Education, Arts/MPPGA, Medicine/MPH, and Sauder MBA—check current cycle availability on the portal).
Eligibility Criteria
- Must have completed a Bachelor's degree with high academic standing.
- Be a citizen or refugee of, and have lived a significant part of your life in, a Sub-Saharan African country.
- Demonstrate economically disadvantaged financial circumstances (inability to fund graduate education without full support).
- Show strong leadership potential and commit to returning to Africa immediately after graduation to contribute to your community's development.
Three-Step Application Deadlines
- Step 1 (Admissibility Submission): November 6, 2020
- Step 2 (MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program Application): December 11, 2020
- Step 3 (UBC Faculty Online Applications):
- Land and Food Systems: January 8, 2021
- Science (Master of Data Science): January 8, 2021
- Forestry: January 13, 2021
Review the Postgraduate Application Process (or Undergraduate Process) on the official UBC MasterCard Foundation Scholars webpage.
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