Call For Application: Apply For ASU/Mastercard Foundation/Baobab Digital Innovation Scholarships 2023/2024 for young African Professionals (Fully Funded Master’s program at Arizona State University, USA)
Application Deadline: 7 October 2022 https://bit.ly/3BrzfO0
In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University will provide graduate scholarships to train 25 young African professionals at the Master’s level for various programs over 4 years (2021 – 2025). This scholarship program is situated within EdPlus, a central enterprise unit for ASU, focused on the design and scalable delivery of digital teaching and learning models to increase student success and reduce barriers to achievement in higher education.
This is a fully immersive and traditional on-campus 2-year Master’s program with a focus on training EdTech experts for Africa.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must want to apply for one of the eligible programs listed above.
Applicants must qualify academically for admission to the degree of their choice, that includes a high level of English proficiency.
Applicants must be a citizen of an African country.
Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 on or before the application deadline.
Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree with a required minimum 4 years of study.
Benefits
The Scholarship will cover the following:
Costs incurred for visa application processing
Costs incurred for English language tests
Costs incurred for GRE or other equivalent exams
Airfare to and from Phoenix, Arizona
Full tuition, books and fees
Housing
Participation in Scholarship programming
Awards are tenable for the duration of the graduate program of study, and at the end of the award, candidates will be expected to return to Africa.