Top 10 Upcoming Scholarship You Can Apply Now

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If you are looking for Scholarship opportunities, here are some upcoming scholarship you can apply now.

Top 10 Upcoming Scholarship You Can Apply Now

Here are top 10 Upcoming Scholarship you can apply now.

1. Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 2022/2023

Upcoming Scholarship

About the Scholarship

The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing leadership opportunity offered annually by Mandela Rhodes Foundation. It offers comprehensive funding for the core costs associated with your studies. It covers tuition for a one-year Honours degree or a two-year Masters degree in any field at a recognized South African institution of higher education. This includes tuition and registration fees, allowances for study materials, research, and medical aid, accommodation and meals, personal allowance and economy class travel to and from your home country to your South African university at the beginning and end of your degree. The beneficiaries also receive a personal allowance.

Benefits

  • Tuition and registration fees as set by your university or institution
  • A study materials allowance as set by the MRF
  • Accommodation and meal allowances as set by the MRF
  • A medical aid allowance as set by the MRF
  • A personal allowance as set by the MRF
  • Research and conferencing grants (available on request)
  • Leadership Training
  • Economy-class flights for international scholars from their home countries to their institutions at the start and end of their studies

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements in order to submit the application:

  • Must be a citizen of an African Country.
  • Institution of study must be one of the South African universities or institutions listed in the application.
  • Age of applicant must be between 19 and 30 at the time of taking up the Scholarship.
  • The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship is for full time Post Graduate study only (Honours or Masters). Applicants must have a first degree the time they take up the scholarship in January.
  • Must be able to attend all Leadership Development Programme activities, in person and online.

Deadline: 21 APRIL 2022

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website <<Here>>

2. Standard Bank Africa Chairman’s Scholarship 2022/23

Standard Bank Africa Chairman's Scholarship

About the Scholarship

Standard Bank Africa is pleased to confirm three Standard Bank Africa Chairman’s Scholarships for the 2022/23 session. Founded in 2013, the scholarship aims to offer both educational enrichment and international exposure to the next generation of African talent. Through the scholarship, Standard Bank Africa aim to create a network of African leaders who will influence and champion Africa’s development and sustainability – and exercise global influence through visionary leadership. The scholarship gives scholars the opportunity to pursue a postgraduate Master’s degree in one of the UK’s top universities: Oxford, Cambridge or the LSE. And on completion of your studies, you’ll become a member of the Standard Bank Africa Chairman’s Scholarship Alumni Network, which brings together professionals, activists and thinkers who share their passion for Africa’s wellbeing and success. Future leaders to be proud of. The scholarships are for offer holders on the following LSE master’s programmes:

  • MSc in Data Science
  • MSc in Behavioural Science
  • MSc in Data Science
  • MSc in Accounting and Finance
  • MSc in Economics and Management
  • MSc in Economics and Philosophy
  • MSc in Environment and Development
  • MSc in Environment and Development
  • MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change
  • MSc in Finance (full-time)
  • MSc in Finance and Private Equity
  • MSc in Financial Mathematics
  • MSc in Local Economic Development
  • MSc in Urbanisation and Development
  • MSc in Management and Strategy
  • MSc in Management Information Systems and Digital Innovation
  • MSc in Real Estate Economics and Finance
  • MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Benefits

The scholarship covers the cost of full tuition fees for the eligible programmes and provides a maintenance stipend of £21,000 for living costs.

Eligibility

The scholarships are to support academically gifted students who do not have the financial means to pursue further studies of this nature. The successful candidates will need to demonstrate a combination of exceptional academic merit and financial need. Eligible applicants must reside in or be citizens of one of Standard Bank’s African operating countries. Check the list <<Here>>

Deadline: 28 April 2022.

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website  <<Here>>

3 University of Cape Town (UCT) Mastercard Foundation scholarships 2022/23

University of Cape Town (UCT) Mastercard Foundation scholarships

About the Scholarship

The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with the University of Cape Town (UCT) to oversee the implementation of financial, academic, social and post-graduation support to awarded candidates under the scholarship titled The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cape Town. The vision of the Program is to transition promising young people from beneficiaries to benefactors, preparing them with the necessary values, knowledge, skills, and leadership to fuel economic and social progress across Africa. The Program targets academically qualified undergraduate and postgraduate candidates who are economically disadvantaged young people with leadership potential from Africa.

Benefits

The scholarships will cover for the following:

  • Reimbursement of costs incurred for visa application processing
  • An economy class air ticket to Cape Town South Africa for awardees who are i) citizens and/or residents of an African country other than South Africa or ii) residing in South Africa but outside of Cape Town
  • Full tuition fees and international student fees
  • Accommodation in a student residence managed by the UCT Student Housing Admissions and Advocacy Services at UCT
  • Meals through the student housing system at UCT
  • Medical cover with a recommended medical aid service provider
  • A living stipend; to be used to cover ad hoc expenses pertaining to awardees’ studies
  • A book allowance to purchase the prescribed textbooks required for the degree programme
  • Costs related to community activities as prescribed by The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cape Town
  • Access to an internship opportunity, career development and job placement assistance
  • An economy class air ticket home upon completion of studies, for awardees who are i) citizens of and/or residents of an African country other than South Africa or ii) residing in South Africa but outside of Cape Town

Eligibility

  • Applicants must have applied and received a firm offer to study at UCT (for the second semester of the 2022 academic year)
  • Applicants must come from an economically disadvantaged background
  • Applicants must demonstrate leadership potential and must have acted in a leadership capacity
  • Applicants must meet the set academic criteria

Deadline: 30 April 2022.

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website  <<Here>>

 

4. Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program(JJ/WBGSP) (2022/23 Application Window #2

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program

About the Scholarship

The World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) provides scholarships to students and young researchers, contributing to the World Bank’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to capacity development and knowledge sharing in the developing world.

It is an important component of the World Bank’s efforts to promote economic development and shared prosperity through investing in education, capacity building, and developing human resources in the developing world.

Since 1982, the DEC’s scholarship programs have helped to form a pool of over 6,000 well-trained and experienced development professionals and scholars, transforming their countries and positively impacting future generations. Since 1987, Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJWBGSP) has enabled more than 6,000 mid-career professionals from 160 developing countries and Japan to complete graduate degrees in development-related fields. On an annual basis, the Government of Japan solely funds the JJWBGSP.

Benefits

The JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:

  • Economy class air travel between your home country and the host university at the start of your study program and immediately following the end of the scholarship period. In addition to the two-way air travel, scholars will receive a US $500 travel allowance for each trip;
  • Tuition for your graduate program and the cost of basic medical insurance obtained through the university.
  • While on campus during the scholarship period, a monthly subsistence allowance to cover all living expenses (accommodations, food, etc., including books). The amount of the allowance varies depending on the host country.

Please note all JJ/WBGSP scholarships cover the duration of the graduate program or two years, whichever is less.

Eligibility

Details on Eligibility Criteria for each call for applications are provided in that call’s Application Guidelines, and these detailed eligibility criteria are strictly adhered to. No exceptions are made.

Broadly speaking, Developing Country nationals must:

  • Be a national of a World Bank member developing country on this list;
  • Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;
  • Be in good health;
  • Hold a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date;
  • Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree;
  • Be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application. Have at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past 6 years from the date of the Application Deadline. Please see FAQs on how to count qualified part time employment toward this 3-year requirement.
  • On or before the Scholarship Application Deadline date, be admitted unconditionally (except for funding) for the upcoming academic year to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s programs located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence listed at the time the call for scholarship applications opens. The letter of admission must be uploaded before submitting your application.
  • Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative” defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew.

All eligibility criteria are strictly adhered to. No exceptions are made. Eligibility criteria WILL NOT change during an open call for applications.

Deadline: May 27, 2022 at noon Washington time

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website  <<Here>

5. Edinburgh Global Online Learning Masters Scholarships

Upcoming Scholarship

About the Scholarship

The University of Edinburgh will offer twelve Masters scholarships for eligible part-time distance learning Masters programmes offered by the University.

Benefits

Each scholarship will cover full tuition fees and will be tenable for the normal duration of the programme of study.

Eligibility

Deadline: 23:59 BST 6th June 2022

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website  <<Here>>

6. 2022/23 Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarships to Study in Germany

Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarships to Study in Germany

About the Scholarship

Named after the German Nobel Prize winner in Literature, the Heinrich Böll Foundation aims at fostering democracy and upholding human rights, taking action to prevent the destruction of the global ecosystem, advancing equality between women and men, securing peace through conflict prevention in crisis zones, and defending the freedom of individuals against excessive state and economic power. The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships for Graduates, and Ph.D. degree programs to support both foreign and German students. For the 2022/23 edition, the Heinrich Böll Foundation scholarship department will grant around 1400 Scholarships students to undertake studies in Germany.

Benefits

The Heinrich Boll scholarship coverage varies depending on the level and status of the student.

  • Germans/Foreign students educated in Germany and EU nationals/Students not educated in Germany:, it is follows:
  • PhD Students: €1350 per month plus €100 per month for research allowance;
  • Undergraduate and graduate students: €752 plus €300 book allowance per month;
  • A possible family and/or childcare allowance, health insurance or similar.
  • Non-EU nationals/Students not educated in Germany :
  • PhD Students: €1,200 per month plus €100 mobility allowance per month, plus various individual allowances;
  • Undergraduate and Graduate students: €861 per month plus various individual allowance;
  • A possible family and/or childcare allowance, health insurance or similar.

Eligibility

The scholarship is open to all nationalities. However, candidates must have the following profile:

  • Proof of the required level of German language (B2 oder DSH)
  • Excellent school grades and academic standing
  • Social engagement and interest in politics
  • (self)-reflective, goal-oriented, creative personalities in their own right with inter-cultural and Gender-democratic competences
  • Identification with the goals of the Foundation
  • Responsible, motivated, reliable individuals willing to play an active role in the Foundation’s work

Deadline:  September 1, 2022.

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website <<Here>>

 

7. African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme 2022/2023

African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme

About the Scholarship

This Scholarship is provided by Nordic Africa Institute. The purpose of the African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is to provide opportunities for early career researchers based in Africa to work and develop their ongoing research at the Nordic Africa Institute. The scholarship offers access to the Institute’s library and other resources that provide for a stimulating research environment. Through the programme, the Nordic Africa Institute aims to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa, and to promote and establish relations with and between African and Nordic research communities.

Benefits

The scholarship includes a return air-fare (economy class), accommodation, a sustenance allowance of 400 SWK ($40) per day plus an installation grant of 2500 SEK ($250), and access to a workshop, including a desk computer in a shared office at the institute.

Eligibility

  • Staff employed by an African-based university or research center who are enrolled in a doctoral programme in the African region and who do not have access to international scholarship.
  • Postdoctoral researchers (within 5 years or less of Ph.D. completion)

Deadline: May 1 2022

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website <<Here>>

8. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Mastercard Foundation Scholarship for 2022/2023 Academic Year

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Mastercard Foundation Scholarship

About the Scholarship

Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (MCFSP at KNUST) is sponsored by  Mastercard Foundation to raise the next generation of ethical and transformative leaders who would influence positive forward-looking changes in their respective home countries specifically and on the African Continent as a whole.

MCFSP at KNUST provides comprehensive scholarships for access to quality university education to QUALIFIED academically talented, yet economically disadvantaged young people in Ghana and Africa.

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program offers an opportunity for her scholars to receive holistic training that empowers them to become effective change leaders. The Program provides an array of services including mentorship, ethical leadership seminars, skills training, etc. that will lead to the scholar’s academic success, community engagement and transition to employment opportunities which will equip the scholar to be a global citizen.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive financial support (full tuition, fully paid on-campus accommodation, learning materials, transportation allowance and a full-year monthly stipend).
  • Counselling Support Services
  • Career Development Services (including Industrial Mentorship, Career Guidance, Professional Development, and Enterprise Development, amongst others)
  • Regular group meetings with other scholars that focus on personal and professional development opportunities and activities tailored to build societal relationships and scholars’ capacity.
  • Continued academic support through academic mentoring, virtual learning, and tutoring.
  • Opportunities to participate in leadership congresses, community services and mentoring (Go-back Give- Back),
  • Uniquely sourced internships with industry for Professional development.
  • The prestige of becoming part of the growing family of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Alumni and networking with the Global Scholars

Eligibility

  • At the time of application, all prospective candidates must have in their possession, a genuine and valid WASSCE or GBCE or ABCE or GCE O ‘Level & A ‘Level or their equivalent results from an accredited/recognized institutions. Applicant’s results must not be more than five years old.
  • The candidates must further meet KNUST’s Admission Requirements. The scholarship is awarded contingent on the premise that the applicant is successfully admitted into a program at KNUST.
  • For admission into KNUST Ghanaian applicants need to purchase an E voucher for the purpose and fill the application for admission whenever the online portal opens – (HERE!)   international applicants are instructed to visit the same address and select the option for International students only.
  • NO AWAITING RESULTS candidate will be processed for the scholarship.
  • The Applicant must demonstrate that he/she has Critical Economic Needs.
  • The Applicant must have Proven Records of Leadership and Community Engagement(s).

Priority shall be given to:

  • Females
  • Displaced Persons (Certified Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, etc.)
  • Persons with Disability
  • The Applicant must be prepared to Go-Back and Give-Backto his or her Community.
  • The Applicant must NOT be enrolled in any tertiary institution.

Deadline:  30TH JUNE, 2022

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website <<Here>>

 

9. Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2022

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2022

 About the Scholarship

The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offers a unique opportunity to study for a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. It is aimed at offering fully funded scholarship to students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportunity to experience a new country and culture, to broaden horizons, and to build a global network that will last a lifetime.

Benefit

  • Fully-funded tuition fees
  • Living expenses allowance (stipend) for the duration of the award
  • Return economy flights to their host country
  • An arrival allowance
  • Research support grant – on request only; subject to approval

Eligibility

  • Citizens (or those who hold refugee status) in a Commonwealth country are welcome to apply.
  • There is no upper age limit to be eligible for a QECS Award.
  • You must have already completed your degree and have graduated with an equivalent of a 2:1 at the time of application. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your final transcript and degree certificate.
  • QECS awards are only for new students and cannot be used to fund a course that has already been started.

DEADLINE: May 24 2022

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website <<Here>>

 

10. Boustany MBA Cambridge Scholarship

 

Boustany MBA Cambridge Scholarship

About the Scholarship

The Boustany MBA Cambridge Scholarship is granted once every two years for a one year course at Cambridge University, Judge Business School. The Cambridge MBA is one of the world’s leading business programmes, taught at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

Benefits

  • Financial aid amounting to £30,000 towards tuition fees
  • Travel and accommodation expenses related to the internship.
  • Successful scholars are expected to complete a two-month unpaid internship with the Foundation. Projects are varied and relate to the Foundation’s activities or those of its partners.

Eligibility

Candidates must have an excellent academic background and show considerable promise. Although the Scholarship can be awarded to candidates of any nation, priority will be given to candidates of Lebanese descent. Candidates may apply for the Scholarship only after receiving an offer of admission from the Cambridge MBA programme.

Deadline:  15th May 2022.

For how to apply and other details check the sponsoring organization’s website <<Here>>

 

 

 

 

 

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