Mastercard African STARS Scholarship (MSc Fellowship) 2025 For Africans | Fully Funded

Summary

Applications for the 2025 MastercardAfrican STARS MSc Fellowship have officially begun.

The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) (Senegal), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, invite applications for the African STARS Fellowship.

The Mastercard African STARS Scholarship (African STARS MSc Fellowship) is a fully funded opportunity to pursue an MSc in Bioinformatics of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Genomics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Benefits:

The African STARS Fellowship covers the full cost of the MSc programme, including:

• Tuition fees

• Accommodation

• Living stipend

• Research-related expenses

• Air Travel expense

• Health insurance

Eligibilities

To be considered for the Mastercard African STARS MSc Fellowship, you must:

• Be born in and / or living in Africa

• Be 35 years of age or younger at the time of application

• Hold a BSc Honours (NQF level 8) or equivalent 4-year degree (≥65%) in:

• Bioinformatics, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science,

• Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, or a related field

• Women are strongly encouraged to apply

  
  

Deadline June 26, 2025

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