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The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at CMU-Africa

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Established in 2016, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Carnegie Mellon University-Africa (CMU-Africa) is a fully funded scholarship designed to support talented young Africans who face significant social and economic barriers to education. The program aims to develop transformative le… The full details and the official application link are on goimpactnow. This thread is for questions about applying.

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wanjiru_kScout·
Look at what the scholarship is for, not just what it pays. A fund set up for a particular field or region will read your application against that purpose, and a strong applicant who does not fit it still loses.
ifeoma_aBuilder·
If there is a word limit, use most of it. Coming in at half the limit reads as not having much to say, whether or not that is true.

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