2025 Mastercard Foundation Scholarships at Sciences Po Paris, France

Partial Funding

Sciences Po Paris

All levels of study

International students

France

October 29, 2024

Expired in

October 29, 2024


Study area: Arts, culture, design and fashion, Communication and journalism, Right, Languages ​​and letters, Management, administration, finance and commerce, Economic and political sciences, Human and social sciences

Scholarship value: The full scholarship covers full tuition fees and living expenses in France during the two years of study at Sciences Po.

Description: Sciences Po and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to help students from sub-Saharan Africa with exceptional academic backgrounds but facing financial difficulties gain access to world-renowned training in the humanities and social sciences. The Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program aims to contribute to the emergence of a generation of winners who aspire to make a real and lasting impact on the continent’s major issues.

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program aims to create conditions for access to inclusive and excellent education for young people from sub-Saharan Africa. By 2030 and thanks to a new action plan (Young Africa Works Strategy), the Foundation aims to enable 30 million young Africans to integrate the job market in dignified conditions.

Eligibility:

  • Have citizenship of a sub-Saharan African country. Candidates with a second citizenship of a State of the European Economic Area are not eligible. 
  • Be in the process of obtaining or have already obtained a Bachelor’s degree from one of Sciences Po’s reference institutions.
  • Or be registered (or have been registered) in a training or mentoring program of one of the reference gateway organizations.  
  • Need funding for higher education (note: proof of your financial situation will be required to put together your file). 
  • Commit to becoming actors of change in Africa, particularly in the areas of public policies and major political, environmental and societal transitions.
  • Be under 35 years old at the time of starting a Master’s degree.
  • Not hold or be in the process of obtaining a Master’s degree. 
  • Be a candidate for a two-year master’s degree in one of the seven Sciences Po Schools. Applicants to one-year master’s programs, dual degree programs or joint master’s degrees are not eligible for the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program.

How to apply: apply online 

More info: https://www.sciencespo.fr/students/fr/financer/bourses-aides-financieres/bourses-mastercard-foundation/