Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis (UGB) Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program 2023/2024
Deadline: 31st October, 2022
A cooperation between the University of Berger University and the Mastercard Foundation makes scholarships available to high-achieving graduates who desire to work in the engineering, agricultural, medical, or digital sectors. This includes women, those with disabilities, and those who have been displaced or who are refugees. The program’s goal is to create devoted leaders with the knowledge and abilities to advance Senegal’s and Africa’s industrial and social growth. Additionally, it intends to provide participants with a wide range of support services and training in non-technical fields.
Eligible Fields
- Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science;
- Applied Mathematics and Social Sciences;
- Agronomic Sciences;
- DUT Agroecology;
- Preparatory Cycle of the Polytechnic Institute of Saint-Louis.
Eligibility
- Be from a disadvantaged background family, a person with a disability or a refugee/foreigner and be able to prove it;
- Demonstrate leadership and entrepreneurial skills (substantiated by positions of responsibility held during their academic career or involvement in extracurricular associations or by edifying personal experiences;
- Not be a recipient of any other scholarship programme in any capacity;
- Show good academic performance.
Benefits
- Monthly allowance of 60,000 FCFA throughout the duration of his training;
- Health insurance to cover medical and hospitalization costs;
- Tuition and training fees;
- Registration fees and the remuneration of the tutors who will accompany the scholarship recipients throughout the duration of their training;
- School supplies such as a laptop and a lump sum of 300,000 FCFA/year for the purchase of teaching materials;
- A monthly subsidy of 25,000 FCFA for transport between the scholarship recipients place of residence and the UGB;
- Travel documents for travel between their country of origin and Senegal.
Application:
Online application submission » compulsory only for Senegalese baccalaureate holders «
- Fill in all the required information of the <>
- Validate the form
- You are notified of the registration of your application
Physical submission of application » compulsory for all Senegalese and foreign baccalaureate holders »
- Download and print the application form
- Fill it carefully by filling in all the information
- Attach all required documents
- Submit the duly completed form with all the required documents:
- at the Scholarships Department, 52 rue Saint-Michel (ex Dr. Thèze), 1st floor, opposite Immeuble La Rotonde – Dakar – SENEGAL
- at the mail office of the Rectorate of Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis or at the UGB branch in Dakar, Sacré-Coeur Pyrotechnie, lot 138, Tel: 33 864 11 65.
