Mastercard 2025 AfOx Scholarship at University of Oxford UK
The Mastercard AfOx Scholarship programme empowers passionate, locally rooted, and globally minded African youth to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford.
Summary
| Type: | Scholarships |
| For: | Graduates in Africa |
| Status: | ✅ Active |
| Deadline: | January 5, 2025 |
| Reward: | See Details ⤵ |
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The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx).
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The partnership is set to provide 400 young African scholars with a fully-funded opportunity to pursue taught Masters degrees in programmes related to pandemic preparedness and recovery at the University of Oxford.
Eligibility Criteria for University of Oxford Mastercard Scholarship 2025
To be considered for this 2025 University of Oxford Mastercard Scholarship,
- be of African nationality
- submit your application to the University of Oxford via the graduate admissions portal by the deadline for your chosen course of study and indicate that you wish to apply for AfOx funding.
- Necessary residence considerations will be made for students from refugee and displaced backgrounds.
- The scholarship emphasises explicitly groups who have historically been under-represented, including but not limited to female scholars, people from refugee and displaced backgrounds and disabled scholars.
- Please read the Application Guide in detail ahead of making the application.
- We strongly recommend you submit your application form and all of your supporting documents at least a week before the earliest deadline for your course.
Scholarship Duration and Reward
- This full-cost scholarship is available to Master’s students, covering tuition fees and living expenses for international students.
- The scholarship also provides logistics support, including an economy return flight, visa and Immigration Health Surcharge fees, settling down allowance, and access to a Thrive Fund for emergencies.
- The first year includes a rigorous academic Master’s course at Oxford and a Leadership and Impact Programme, which support the scholars in developing collaborative leadership qualities needed to build cross-sector, interdisciplinary solutions to address complex social and environmental problems.
- After completing their Master’s Program, Scholars will be supported to take up 4-6 months placements in leading Africa-based organisations for their Ubuntu Period of Service.
- The Scholars benefit from a bespoke Leadership and Impact Program delivered in partnership with the Skoll Centre for Social Enterprise and tailored academic and social support throughout their studies.
How To Apply
To apply for the Mastercard AfOx Scholarship at University of Oxford, interested and qualified applicants should:
- Click on the apply button below to visit the scholarship webpage
- Apply for a graduate degree at the University of Oxford and indicate that you wish to be considered for AfOx funding.
- The Oxford University Masters application fee of £75 is waived upon request for many low-income countries – refer to the application fee waiver section.
- Prospective applicants can apply to the Afrisoc Mentoring program for support with Oxford Applications and potential fee waivers for countries not eligible for the fee waiver.
- If you have any concerns about the application fee, please email [email protected] before you submit your application through the Applicant Portal.
- Candidates who receive a conditional offer from their course will be then invited to apply for the AfOx Graduate Scholarship Program.
- All invited candidates will be expected to fill in the AfOx Graduate Scholarship questionnaire during the application process.
- Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed virtually before decisions are made, and the timelines will be communicated at the interview stage.
Deadline: January 5, 2025
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