The University of Gondar Mastercard Foundation Graduate Scholars Program (MCFSP) 2025/2026 for young East Africans (Fully Funded)

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Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Applications are actually open for the 2025/2026 University of Gondar Mastercard Foundation Graduate Scholars Program. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program on the University of Gondar will award a complete of 160 graduate scholarships for eight years, which began within the 2018/19 Academic yr. The scholarship will straight profit academically proficient however deprived youth from 5 East African international locations – Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea , Djibouti and South Sudan. The Graduate Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is designed to assist Scholars purchase transformational and management abilities and reveal excessive skilled and scholarly competencies to successfully affect international, regional, nationwide and native socioeconomic growth traits. The Program will avail wonderful educational and nonacademic assist to Mastercard Foundation Scholars throughout their keep on the University of Gondar.

THE ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS ARE:

• Accounting
• Development and Environmental Management Studies
• Economics
• Gender and Development Studies
• Law
• Logistics
• Management
• Marketing
• Nursing
• Optometry
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology
• Public well being
• Sociology
• Special Needs and Inclusive Education
• Tourism

Eligibility Requirements

Ethiopian Applicants

Graduate scholarships are open for Ethiopian candidates who intend to be a full-time pupil on the University of Gondar. Applicants with first diploma from a acknowledged University and academically proficient, deprived based mostly on the standards of incapacity, socioeconomic standing, and will not be engaged at work in any respect or have been engaged at work however couldn’t in a position to cowl their study bills shall be eligible for the scholarship. Specifically, to be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program’s graduate scholarship, candidates should meet the under listed standards:

• Earned a Bachelor’s diploma in a self-discipline related to their proposed graduate program from acknowledged University up to now 5 years;
• Earned a minimal cumulative grade level common of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or its equal);
• Be citizen and everlasting resident of Ethiopia (and residents of Ethiopia for a minimum of 5 years on the time of their application);
• Youth candidates with disabilities;
• Female candidates with financial problem to finance college training;
• Earned a go mark on the Graduate Admission Test (GAT) administered by the Ethiopian Ministry of
  Education.

Note:

• Applicants at the moment enrolled in any graduate program on the time of application can not apply for Mastercard Foundation scholarship award.

International Students

Graduate scholarships are open for Somalia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Djibouti candidates who intend to be a full-time pupil on the University of Gondar. Applicants with first diploma from a acknowledged University and academically proficient, deprived based mostly on the standards of incapacity, socioeconomic standing, and will not be engaged at work in any respect or have been engaged at work however couldn’t in a position to cowl their study bills shall be eligible for the scholarship. Specifically, to be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program’s graduate scholarship, candidates should meet the under listed standards:

• Earned a Bachelor’s diploma in a self-discipline related to their proposed graduate program from acknowledged University utilizing English as a medium of instruction up to now 5 years with a minimal cumulative grade level common of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) at commencement;
• Be citizen and everlasting resident of Somalia, Eritrea, South Sudan or Djibouti (and residents of the respective international locations for a minimum of 5 years on the time of their application);
• Youth candidates with disabilities;
• Female candidates with monetary problem to finance graduate college training.
• Earned a go mark on the Graduate Admission Test (GAT) administered by the Ethiopian Ministry of
  Education.

Benefits

• The scholarship covers the total price of tuition, lodging/boarding, a stipend and extra bills comparable to books. The scholarship additionally consists of educational, monetary and social assist to assist awardees grow to be succesful leaders of their communities, and experiential actions comparable to summer time camps.

Application Procedure:

The application kind have to be accompanied by the next paperwork:

• A medical paper signed by the Health/Hospital Board testifying to your incapacity kind and diploma, when you have been assessed by a well being skilled

• Completed and signed Scholarship Application Form;
• Detailed resume of educational, non‐educational and volunteer work;
• All elementary, highschool and college transcripts/pupil copy;
• Two letters of suggestions from earlier universities;
• National and/or resident identification card, or passport;
• Testimonials relating to their financial drawback (for Kebele/Woreda Administrator);
• Letter from District Police Office relating to their legal report; and,
• Testimonial about voluntary neighborhood giveback and management.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the University of Gondar Mastercard Foundation Graduate Scholars Program