🎓 #StudyTuesdays | Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2027: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Arizona State University | Earn an ASU master’s without leaving Africa.
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and Arizona State University are offering 50 graduate scholarships for young African professionals. Scholars complete ASU Online master’s degrees while living in Kigali, Rwanda, with in-person support from Kepler College.
🌍 The programme is building a community of African innovators and technologists who stay rooted on the continent while earning an internationally recognised degree.
💼 What’s on offer
🎓 Full tuition, required books and student fees
🏠 Housing in Kigali
✈️ Travel to and from Kigali, plus visa processing costs
🩺 Medical support
📝 ASU application fee waiver, and an English test voucher if you need one
🤝 Mentorship, leadership development and enrichment programming
🧪 Up to three months of hands-on learning between year one and year two, linked to your field
📚 Among the programmes available are:
🌱 MSE Sustainable Engineering
🌍 MS Global Technology and Development
📋 Strong fit if you have
✅ You’re a young African professional ready for full-time graduate study
✅ You can relocate to Kigali or are from Kigali for the full programme
⭐ An interest in sustainable engineering or technology for development
📌 This is an online ASU degree completed in Kigali, not study in the United States.
💚 IMVELO Impact: Africa’s green transition needs engineers and technologists who can design sustainable systems and put data to work for development. This scholarship builds those skills while keeping talent on the continent.
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