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Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, licence

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  • Country Rwanda
  • Level Bachelor's
  • Funding Fully funded
  • Language anglais
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Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, licence is a Bachelor's-level scholarship hosted at University of Rwanda in Rwanda, taught in anglais, coverage: Fully funded. Applications close on 31 August 2027. Inferred from previous years, not published to date.

At a glance

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, licence

Type
Fully funded
Host institution
University of Rwanda
Country
Rwanda
Deadline
31 August 2027

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How to apply

Check the blocking conditions before preparing your application.

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Deadlines

YearDeadlineStatus
2025/2622 August 2025Dernier appel licence connu (intake 2).Closed
2027/2831 August 2027Inferred from previous years, not published to date.AUCUNE date publiée. Déduite du rythme 2025 (appels en juillet-août). À revérifier à partir de juin 2027.Projected

Conditions

Hard exclusions

  • Les « continuing students » sont exclus, terme jamais défini

    « Continuing students are not eligible. »

    Ambiguous wording in the source: confirm in writing before investing time.

Blocking requirements

  • 28 ans maximum (30 avec preuve de circonstances prolongées)

To be confirmed

  • Être citoyen d'un pays africain, réfugié ou jeune déplacé en Afrique

    « Be a citizen of any African country, a refugee, or displaced youth in Africa. »

What is actually funded

  • Tuition
  • Accommodation
  • Living stipend
  • Travel
  • Equipment

Fields and programmes

Fields or programmes mentioned in the sources used for this brief.

  • génie civil
  • génie minier
  • STEM

Countries covered

54 countries covered.

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  • Afrique du Sud
  • Algérie
  • Angola
  • Bénin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroun
  • Cap-Vert
  • Comores
  • Congo (Brazzaville)
  • Congo (Kinshasa, RDC)
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Égypte
  • Érythrée
  • Eswatini
  • Éthiopie
  • Gabon
  • Gambie
  • Ghana
  • Guinée
  • Guinée équatoriale
  • Guinée-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libye
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Maroc
  • Maurice
  • Mauritanie
  • Mozambique
  • Namibie
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Ouganda
  • République centrafricaine
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tomé-et-Principe
  • Sénégal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalie
  • Soudan
  • Soudan du Sud
  • Tanzanie
  • Tchad
  • Togo
  • Tunisie
  • Zambie
  • Zimbabwe

Application pathway

A short path from reading the brief to submitting a properly prepared application.

  1. 01

    Check the conditions

    Read the exclusions and blocking requirements before investing time in the application.

  2. 02

    Prepare the documents

    Gather the documents below and confirm what the programme actually requests.

  3. 03

    Submit on the official site

    Use the official application link and respect the deadline for the relevant cycle.

  4. 04

    Track the cycle

    Keep proof of submission and watch for follow-up requests from the provider.

Documents to prepare or confirm

This list helps you prepare; it does not replace the programme’s official checklist.

  • Identity document or passport
  • Degrees, transcripts and academic records
  • CV or academic and professional background
  • Motivation statement, project or written responses

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What the official pages do not say

Findings established by us, absent from official sources, that change the decision.

  • Aucun lauréat ouest-africain sur les deux listes de résultats 2025/26.

    Method: Décompte manuel de la colonne « Country of Nationality » des deux PDF officiels : Rwanda ~438, Burundi 37, RDC ~25, Tanzanie 6, Soudan 6, Soudan du Sud 5, Kenya 3, Zambie 3, Zimbabwe 1.

  • Le programme se déclare centré sur quatre publics : femmes en STEM, personnes handicapées, réfugiés, jeunes déplacés.

    Method: Page de présentation du programme, relue le 06/08/2026.

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Après le bac, cap sur le monde

The call is not open today: this is the time to build the application. Volume 1 of the collection: choose a path, cost a real year abroad and prepare a credible first application, even without experience.

Order this book4,900 CFA francs

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See also: Fully funded scholarships for African candidates

These briefs are drawn from official sources on the date shown. Programmes change their rules without notice: always check the provider's own site before applying.