Edinburgh University MasterCard Scholarships

Edinburgh University MasterCard Scholarships

University: Edinburgh University

Degree level: Post-graduate

Scholarship coverage: Fully Funded

Award country: United Kingdom

Personal circumstances

Disability,Refugees & Displaced Persons

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must qualify academically for admission to the University of Edinburgh for a relevant degree programme listed. 

• Applicants must have graduated from an undergraduate study and must have a degree certificate and official final transcript to upload alongside their application by 21 November 2025.

• Applicants must be residents and citizens or hold refugee status in an African country.

• Applicants must demonstrate a track record of leadership and service within their community.

• Applicants must demonstrate experience, or at least ambition, in making a meaningful impact in addressing the climate crisis

• Applicants must be 35 or under the year the programme commences. Therefore, for the 2026/27 academic year, we accept applications from those born on or after 1 January 1991. Anyone born in 1990 and prior is not eligible.

• Applicants should not have previously completed a postgraduate degree and should not be enrolled (or apply to enrol) at a separate university whilst on the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship.

Selection Criteria

• Academic merit of the candidate that qualifies for admissions to the University of Edinburgh 

• Track record as a transformative leader and service within their community.

• Quality of application in line with the Program’s theme of climate justice.

• Potential impact on the development of the applicant’s home country.

• Applicants who have faced significant barriers to education (social, financial, personal, practical or health-related).

Official link: https://mastercardfdn.org/en/what-we-do/our-programs/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program/where-to-apply/university-of-edinburgh-uofe/ 

Deadline: 21 November, 2025 17:00 (GMT)