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Apply For University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program 2020 for Undergraduate & Postgraduate

University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program 2020: This is to you that university of Pretoria (UP) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (MCF) is currently accepting applications from academically talented yet economically disadvantaged young people in Africa for its 2020 Scholarship Program.

The deadline for submission of application for the University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program (MCFSP) is 17th September, 2019.

Benefits of the Scholarship Programme

  • Full tuition fees
  • Accommodation in a UP residence
  • Meals
  • Books and printed material
  • A modest monthly stipend
  • Medical aid
  • Travel costs (one return trip for the duration of the study period)
  • Cost of one visa application for the duration of the study period.

Courses for Undergraduates.

Faculty of Engineering

  • B.Eng (Industrial Engineering)
  • B.Eng (Chemical Engineering)
  • B.Eng (Civil Engineering)
  • B.Eng (Electrical Engineering)
  • B.Eng (Electronic Engineering)
  • B.Eng (Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering)
  • B.Eng (Mining Engineering)
  • B.Eng (Computer Engineering)

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

  • B.Com (Accounting Science)
  • B.Com (Financial Science)
  • B.Com (Economics)
  • B.Com (Informatics)
  • B.Com (Agribusiness Management)

Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

  • B.ScAgric (Food Science and Technology)
  • B.ScAgric (Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness Management)
  • B.ScAgric (Animal Science)
  • B.ScAgric (Plant Pathology)
  • B.ScAgric (Applied Plant and Soil Sciences)

Faculty of Humanities

  • BSW – Bachelor of Social Work
  • BPolSci –  Political Sciences

Faculty of Education

  • B.Ed (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching)

The MCFSP currently offers scholarships to students who have applied for and have been admitted to one of the following faculties at UP:

  • Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
  • Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
  • Faculty of Humanities for entry into the B.PolSci (Political Studies or International Studies only)

Course for Postgraduates Applicants

  • Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
  • Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
  • Faculty of Humanities for entry into the Honours or Masters (Political Studies or International Studies only)
  • Faculty of Engineering – continuing students are eligible to apply

For more information on the specific courses offered in the above mentioned faculties,

How to Apply for University of Pretoria MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program.

Step 1

You may apply online at www.up.ac.za/apply.

To use the online Application system, you will need Internet access and an email address that you can access regularly. As soon as you submit your online application, a student number (EMPLID) will be sent to this email address as confirmation of receipt.

Alternatively, you can submit a hard copy of your application form to the following address:

University of Pretoria
Student Service Centre
Hatfield
Pretoria 0028
South Africa

Step 2

The application will be evaluated by members of the relevant faculty and you will be informed of the outcome.

Undergraduate applicants are required to write the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the National Benchmark Test (NBT).

Please visit www.collegeboard.org and http://www.nbt.ac.za/ for more details. Please check with your faculty regarding the requirements for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the National Benchmark Test (NBT).

Postgraduate applicants are required to have their certificates verified by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Please visit www. saqa.org.za.

Step 3

Download application forms for the MCFSP from www.up.ac.za/mcfsp.

MCFSP Postgraduate Application Form PDF – PDF (0.54 MB)

MCFSP Undergraduate Application form – PDF (0.14 MB)

Step 4

Submit your MCFSP application from to mcfsp@up.ac.za for undergraduates and asanda.vumazonke@up.ac.za for postgraduates together with ALL supporting documents as stated on the first page of the application form.

Please visit www.up.ac.za/isd for general information for international students.

Closing Date

Applications to study at the UP open on 1 March 2019 and close on 31 August 2019. Applications for the MCFSP open on 1 May 2019 and close on 17 September 2019.

 

Application enquiries can be directed to:

mcfsp@up.ac.za
Tel: 012 420 4297

 

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