Students receive the scholarships and financial aid throughout the two years of their Master’s programme.
You can apply to any of the Master’s degree programmes offered at Sciences Po’s seven Graduate Schools.
Admissions timeline for the 2025-2027 Program
- Application platform opens: September 2024
- Application deadline for Master’s programmes and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program: 1st of December 2024
- Sciences Po admissions decisions released: mid-February 2025
- Scholarship allocation decisions released: from March 2025
- Master’s programmes begin: end of August 2025
Eligibility criteria for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program:
- Hold citizenship in a country within Sub-Saharan Africa. Candidates who hold a second citizenship from the European Economic Area are not eligible.
- Have completed or be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree programme at one of Sciences Po’s institutions of reference (see the list of institutions).
- Or have completed or are currently enrolled in a training foundation or mentoring programme offered by a bridging programme organisation partnering with the Mastercard Foundation (see the list of institutions).
- Be in genuine need of funding for your higher education (please note: documents proving your financial situation will be required for your application).
- Show a commitment to achieving change in Africa, particularly in the areas of public policy and major political, environmental and societal transitions.
- Be under 35 when you begin your Master’s programme.
- Not already hold or be completing a Master’s degree.
- Be applying for a two-year Master’s programme at one of Sciences Po’s seven Graduate Schools. Applicants for one-year Master’s, dual degrees or joint Master’s programmes are not eligible for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.
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