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University of Oxford

Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarships

View relevant masters
Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
Anytime
Application deadline

About

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Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Course fees and living costs

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • living expenses

Description

The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx).

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarships cover course fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate. Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

 

Eligibility

  • 60-70 Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarships are available for applicants to any full-time one-year taught master’s course at Oxford for 2024-25 entry who are African nationals, are ordinarily resident in African countries who are applying and intending to return to Africa upon completion of their studies.
  • To be considered for this scholarship you must submit your application for graduate study by the relevant December/January deadline for your course.
  • If you are eligible for this scholarship, you will be contacted by email and asked to submit additional material to show how you meet the selection criteria.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

51 nationalities

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Anytime

If you fulfil the eligibility criteria and apply for your course by the relevant December or January deadline for your course you will be automatically considered for the scholarship as part of the standard admissions process, or contacted directly by the University and invited to apply. 

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