🇨🇦 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC 2027 — Fully Funded Master's for African Students
Want to earn a Master's degree at one of Canada's top universities with EVERY cost covered — tuition, flights, housing, living expenses, and health insurance? UBC is recruiting 351 African scholars for 2027.
What You Get
• Full tuition and books
• Flights and immigration support (return ticket included)
• Room and board
• Monthly living stipends
• Health insurance
• Career services, mentoring, and counselling
• Leadership development training
• Access to global Mastercard Foundation alumni network
• Social Entrepreneurship Fund for ventures back in Africa
Who Should Apply
• Citizens or REFUGEES of African countries
• Completed a Bachelor's degree
• Do NOT already hold a Master's degree
• 35 years old or younger at application (born 1990 or after)
• Applying for ONE of the eligible UBC Master's programmes
• Demonstrated transformative leadership and community service
• Strong potential to contribute to home country development
Duration: Full length of the Master's programme (typically 1–2 years)
How to Apply (Three Stages)
✔️ Go to Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC
✔️ Read the details and click Apply Now
Stage 1 — Expression of Interest:
1. Confirm eligibility and choose your programme
2. Submit expression of interest by September 6, 2026
Stage 2 — Scholars Program Application (by invitation):
3. If eligible, you will be invited to apply Sept 15–30, 2026
4. Complete the full application form with all documents
Stage 3 — UBC Faculty Application (by invitation):
5. Successful applicants receive faculty application instructions
6. Apply to your UBC faculty between Nov 1–20, 2026
7. Request fee waiver if from a UN least-developed country
Key Dates
• Applications open: August 31, 2026
• Expression of Interest deadline: September 6, 2026
• Scholars Program application: September 15–30, 2026
• Faculty application: November 1–20, 2026
• Interviews: December 2026 – January 2027
• Offers: February 2027
• Arrival in Vancouver: August 2027
⚠️ Important Rules
• NO direct UBC application — must start with expression of interest
• Age limit 35 is STRICTLY enforced
• Reference letters MUST be attached to the form — emailed letters not accepted
• Fee waiver must be requested BEFORE paying faculty application fee
• Programmes outside the eligible list are NOT covered
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