Canada University of Toronto Mastercard Foundation Scholarship

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Toronto is a fully funded scholarship program for graduate studies. Mastercard Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto that aims to create opportunity for all to learn and prosper and promotes financial inclusion and prosperity for people living in poverty. The program’s stated purpose is to provide access to relevant university education in health-related disciplines.

The scholarship provides citizens from Sub-Saharan Africa with access to graduate-level education at the University of Toronto in specified health-related programs. The program description emphasizes developing capacity and networks to engage in diverse healthcare professions and healthcare ecosystems in Africa. The accepted study areas listed are Master of Engineering (Biomedical), Master of Financial Insurance, MHSc Master of Health Administration, MHSc Master of Health Informatics, MPH: Health Promotion, MPH: Occupational and Environmental Health, and Africa Health Collaborative.

Scholars receive full financial assistance for the duration of their graduate studies. Support includes travel expenses to Canada (including obtaining a passport and visa application fees), tuition, housing, food and grocery stipend, health insurance, learning materials, and other expenses. The program also describes mentoring, orientation, and transition assistance, and it states an expectation that scholars will return to their home countries to engage in self-employment or health-related work after completion.

• Citizenship: Sub-Saharan AfricaLevel of study: graduate studiesField/discipline: health-related disciplinesProgramme fit: one of the listed study areas (Master of Engineering (Biomedical); Master of Financial Insurance; MHSc Master of Health Administration; MHSc Master of Health Informatics; MPH: Health Promotion; MPH: Occupational and Environmental Health; Africa Health Collaborative)

• Full financial assistance for the duration of graduate studiesTravel expenses to Canada (including obtaining a passport and visa application fees)TuitionHousingFood and grocery stipendHealth insuranceLearning materialsOther expenses

1. The program lists an application deadline and notes that applications are no longer being accepted for the academic year referenced on the page.
2. Submit an application by the stated deadline.

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