Makerere University MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program 2025/2026 for Undergraduate and Master’s Study in Uganda (Fully Funded)

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Application Deadline: sixth June 2025,

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025/2026 Makerere University MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. Makerere University is happy to announce the second Cohort of [190] undergraduate and [11] Master’s scholarships by the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program for college students becoming a member of Makerere University important campus in the Academic Year 2025/2026 below the Private Sponsorship Scheme.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University’s important campus, an applicant should belong to one of many following classes: Ugandan nationals, refugees, college students with disabilities, internally displaced younger individuals, or worldwide college students and fulfill the next situations.

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University will present 1000 scholarships for 10 years at each the undergraduate (Bachelor’s diploma) and graduate ranges on the important campus. The scholarships are awarded to academically proficient younger males and girls from Sub-Saharan Africa experiencing monetary hardship to pursue college training.

A) Applicants for Undergraduate Degree Programmes

• The applicant should have utilized for admission to Makerere University’s important campus below the non-public sponsorship scheme for the educational 12 months 2025/2026.

The Applicant should have both;

• Completed their superior secondary stage training (or its equal) in an African nation, or
• Hold second class/credit score diploma from any acknowledged establishment (for Refugees solely), or
• Must have handed the mature age entry examinations of Makerere University for the Year 2023 and 2024 (for Refugees solely)
• The Applicant needs to be experiencing monetary hardships.
• The Applicant shouldn’t be a holder of some other scholarship, together with the Government of Uganda Scholarship.
• 5. The Applicant
• mustn’t have accomplished any undergraduate diploma
• Programme.
• The Applicant ought to have demonstrated management potential and/or group service.
• The Applicant needs to be 28 or youthful on the application deadline.
• Applicants below the classes of Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and Students with Disabilities needs to be 32 years of age or youthful on the time of the application deadline
• A refugee applicant should maintain a Refugee Identity Card or Family Attestation.
• Applicants in the Refugee Host Communities class should have accomplished their secondary college training inside these communities.
• The applicant ought to have utilized for any diploma programmes prioritized below the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University important campus (please seek advice from the application type for an inventory of prioritized pro-grammes).

Applicants for Master’s Degree Programmes

Applicants for Master’s Degree Programmes

• The applicant should have utilized for admission to Makerere University’s important campus for 2025/2026.
• The Applicant should have accomplished their undergraduate training in an African nation.
• The Applicant needs to be experiencing monetary hardships.
• The Applicant shouldn’t be a holder of some other scholarship
• The Applicant shouldn’t be pursuing or have accomplished any Master’s diploma research.
• The applicant ought to have demonstrated management potential and/ or group service.
• The Applicant shouldn’t be over 35 years of age on the application deadline.
• Applicants in the Refugee and Students with Disabilities classes needs to be below 40 years of age on the application deadline.
• A refugee applicant MUST maintain a Refugee Identity card or Family Attestation.
• The applicant ought to have utilized for any diploma programmes prioritized below the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (please seek advice from the application type for an inventory of prioritized programmes).

Application Procedure

• Prospective candidates for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University’s important campus can entry and full the application type without charge by the Online Application Portal (https://apply.mastercardfoundation.mak.ac.ug/scholarships)
• Deadline for Submission of Application: The application submission deadline is Friday, sixth June 2025, at 11:59 PM EAT.
• For inquiries or clarifications, please name our workplace line 0326-662-260 or cellular line +256 700-716-128 or e mail: [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Makerere University MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program