🎓University of Rwanda Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program 2025/2026 (Fully Funded)

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🎓University of Rwanda Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program 2025/2026 (Fully Funded)

📌 Host Country: Rwanda
🎯 Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
🗓️ Deadline: August 22, 2025
🌍 Open to: Rwandan & African youth, refugees, displaced youth

Why the University of Rwanda?

The University of Rwanda is among Africa’s most accessible public universities, and through its partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, it's offering one of the continent’s most inclusive scholarship programs. Running from 2021 to 2031, this initiative targets 1,400 talented young Africans, especially women in STEM, youth with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Scholarship Benefits

Selected scholars will receive comprehensive financial and academic support, including:

• ✅ Full tuition coverage

• ✅ Paid on-campus accommodation

• ✅ Monthly stipend for living expenses

• ✅ Annual return travel allowance

• ✅ Laptop and learning materials

• ✅ Internship placements with industry partners

• ✅ Academic mentorship and tutoring

• ✅ Career guidance and enterprise development

• ✅ Access to leadership programs and alumni network

Who Can Apply?

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a Rwandan citizen (for national quota) or an African citizen, refugee, or displaced youth

• Be 28 years old or younger (up to 30 for those with verified hardships)

• Be academically qualified and admitted to an eligible UR program

• Have already applied to UR and obtained a UR Reference Number

• Show leadership potential and a commitment to community engagement

• Refugees must provide UNHCR proof, and persons with disabilities must provide proof from NCPD or a recognized institution

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Fields of Study

Applicants must choose one of the undergraduate programs offered by the University of Rwanda across the following colleges:

• 📘 College of Science and Technology

• 🩺 College of Medicine and Health Sciences

• 🌾 College of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences

• 💼 College of Business and Economics

• 🎓 College of Education

• 🎭 College of Arts and Social Sciences

• 🐄 College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences

Campuses include: Nyarugenge, Huye, Rukara, Busogo, and Nyagatare

Required Documents

Before applying, prepare the following:

• Admission reference number from UR

• Academic transcripts & certificates

• National ID or refugee/disability proof (if applicable)

• Evidence of community engagement or leadership

• All documents must be PDF format, under 250KB, and correctly named

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How to Apply

📝 Complete the online application form via this official portal:
🔒 Once submitted, the application cannot be modified. Submit only when all fields are filled and documents uploaded.

📌 Note: Youth with disabilities and refugees must follow specific instructions provided in the portal.

Application Deadline

⏳ August 22, 2025

Learn More / Apply

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