Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Applications 2025/26 at the University of Edinburgh

In response to the climate crisis the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh will invest in a community of skilled, entrepreneurial, and compassionate future leaders from across Africa.

Through the Program at the University of Edinburgh, we will offer talented young people an exciting array of high-quality, sustainability-focused postgraduate learning opportunities, equipping young people with the knowledge, skills and networks to promote sustainable transitions.

We are looking to recruit Scholars to join in September 2025 for on-campus and online study programmes.

Applications are especially encouraged from:

  • young women
  • young people with disabilities
  • young people with refugee and displaced status

Applicants should first apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, and only when they have received a scholarship offer should they apply to their degree programmes at the University of Edinburgh.

Scholarships are available for:

On-campus Masters programmes:

  • Africa and International Development
  • Climate Change Finance and Investment
  • Data, Inequality and Society
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Environment and Development
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Food Security
  • Operational Research
  • Planetary Health
  • Sustainable Energy Systems

Online distance learning programmes:

  • Carbon Management (Masters route only)
  • International Development (Masters route only)
  • Circular Economy (Masters or Diploma)
  • Global Food Security and Nutrition (Masters or Diploma)
  • Global Challenges (Masters or Diploma)
  • One Health (Masters or Diploma)
  • Sustainable Lands and Cities (Masters or Diploma)
  • Social Justice and Community Action (Masters or Diploma)

Applications open:
15 October 2024

Applications close:
8th November 2024

How to apply:

Application Link

Contact us:
mcfsp@ed.ac.uk


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