Application Deadline: 31st May 2020

Eligible Countries: South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea (Eritrean migrants, in Ethiopia)

To Be Taken At (Country): Ethiopia

About the Award: The University of Gondar is providing scholarships for undergraduate and master’s degree programs for students with disabilities through the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. ONLY the Graduate scholarship programme is open to applicants for the 2019/2020 academic session.

The Graduate Scholars Program is designed to help Scholars to acquire transformational and leadership skills and demonstrate high professional and scholarly competencies to effectively influence global, regional, national and local socioeconomic development trends.

Type: Graduate

Eligibility:  This scholarship is open only for

• International applicants who earn their Bachelor’s degree in the past 5 years in South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea (Eritrean migrants, in Ethiopia) at the time of application.
• Candidates who intend to be a full-time graduate student of PHYSIOTHERAPY, NURSING, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY or LAW at the University of Gondar.
• Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of applicants’ demonstrated academic ability, leadership potential, socioeconomic need and or disability if you are a male.

Number of Awards: 160 (over 8 years)

Value of Award: The scholarship is comprehensive and covers the costs of tuition, accommodation/boarding, stipend and additional program-related expenses as well as support

How to Apply: Apply in the Award Webpage below

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Award Providers: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP)

PLEASE NOTE: This scholarship is open only for International applicants who earn their Bachelor’s degree in the past 5 years in South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea (Eritrean migrants, in Ethiopia) at the time of application and intend to be a full-time graduate student of PHYSIOTHERAPY, NURSING, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY or LAW at the University of Gondar. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of applicants’ demonstrated academic ability, leadership potential, socioeconomic need and or disability if you are a male. The scholarship is comprehensive and covers the costs of tuition, accommodation/boarding, stipend and additional program-related expenses as well as support on training programs, academic, financial literacy and social issues with the aim of developing capable and transformative leaders at grassroots and global levels. The scholarship adopts the approach of experiential learning and facilitates organizational attachments and summer-camps, among others, for scholarship holders.