Graduate Scholarships at University of Gondar in Ethiopia 2021
Applicant criteria
- 13 - 50
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The University of Gondar, with the help of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, is providing full rap-around scholarships for 450 youth with disabilities and disadvantages in its graduate degree programs. The Graduate Scholars Program is designed to help Scholars to acquire transformational and leadership skills and demonstrate high professional and scholarly competencies to effectively influence global, regional, national and local socioeconomic development trends.
THE ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS ARE:
- Law
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Physiotherapy
- Nursing
- Gender and development studies
- Development and environmental management studies
- Optometry
- Public health
Benefits
- The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition, accommodation/boarding, a stipend and additional expenses such as books.
- The scholarship also includes academic, financial and social support to help awardees develop into capable leaders in their communities, and experiential activities such as summer camps.
Eligibility criteria
- Graduate scholarships are open for Somalia, South Sudan and Djibouti applicants who intend to be a full-time student at the University of Gondar.
- Earned a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline relevant to their proposed graduate program from recognized University using English as a medium of instruction in the past 5 years with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) at graduation;
- Be citizen and permanent resident of Somalia, South Sudan and Djibouti (and residents of the respective countries for at least five years at the time of their application),
- Youth applicants with disabilities
- Female applicants with economic but have financial difficulty to finance graduate university education
Required Documents:
- A medical paper signed by the Health/Hospital Board attesting to your disability type and degree, if you have been assessed by a health professional
- Completed and signed Scholarship Application Form
- Detailed resume of academic, non‐academic and volunteer work
- All elementary, high school and university transcripts/student copy
- Two letters of recommendations from previous universities
- National and/or resident identification card, or passport
- Letter from District Police Office regarding their criminal record; and,
About Mastercard Foundation:
Mastercard Foundation is a global foundation established by Mastercard in 2006. Since its creation, the Foundation has partnered with a number of worldwide Non-governmental organizations and core partners aiming to ameliorate financial life, primarily in the Global South. Its objective is to use a $2 billion endowment on Microfinance programs. With these programs, the Foundation's goal is to make global economics more accessible to people around the world. These programs also strive to give youth around the world new educational experiences and access to financial services and programs.
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