Mastercard Foundation TAGDev 2.0 Scholarship Programme 2026 for African Students. Apply below.
When is Application Deadline:
Not Specified
Tell Me About Award:
Applications are now open for the Gulu University Mastercard Foundation TAGDev 2.0 Scholarship Programme. The programme seeks to strengthen universities and TVET institutions to better serve communities by skilling and empowering Africa’s young people and their institutions to drive inclusive, equitable and climate resilient transformation of agriculture and agrifood systems.
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The TAGDev 2.0 programme will support young African students that are economically disadvantaged but academically competent to access university education. The scholarship is open to both female and male applicants. However, females, refugees, internally displaced persons, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
Which Fields are Eligible
Agribusiness & Agricultural Value Chains
Climate-Smart & Regenerative Agriculture
Enterprise Development & Startups
Digital Agriculture & Innovation
Type:
Scholarship
Who can Apply?
- Scholarships are open to candidates in Uganda from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Candidates from conflict and post-conflict areas of Africa residing in Uganda are also encouraged to apply.
- The applicant has to be in position to qualify for admission into undergraduate and/or postgraduate Programmes at Gulu University. All applicants should read and thoroughly understand the admission criteria for the relevant Programmes at Gulu University.
- Students already having a scholarship of any kind are not eligible to benefit from this scholarship opportunity. Anyone with a double scholarship if found will automatically be discontinued.
- Former beneficiaries of TAGDev Scholarships are not eligible to apply.
How Are Applicants Selected:
- Be a national of Uganda and East African countries implementing the common East Africa Higher Education Protocol (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan).
- Be economically disadvantaged, from marginalized communities, and/or coming from conflict and post conflict areas in Uganda.
- Be less than 30 years for undergraduate and less than 35 years for masters studies at the time of this call.
- Should have completed secondary school and/ or diploma for a Bachelor’s degree application not more than two years from the time of this call. For refugees and internally displaced persons, should have completed their studies at the previous level at most four years before.
- The applicant should meet admission criteria to the eligible Programmes in Gulu University.
- Demonstrate interest in agriculture, agribusiness and entrepreneurship
- Demonstrate leadership qualities
- Have commitment to working in agriculture and agricultural value chains
- Have a strong commitment to community transformation
- Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
How Many Awards?
Not specified
What is the Benefit of Award?
- This is a full board comprehensive scholarship that covers: tuition fees, research costs, workshop and conference costs, living expenses including stipend and hostel, laptop, internship attachment, community engagement and field attachment, and entrepreneurship training.
Consequently, considering the level of investment, successful applicants will be required to become high achievers, highly engaging and focused students/ graduates and change makers contributing to outreach services in the communities, capable of creating enterprises that create jobs for themselves and others and have personal satisfaction and dynamism.
How to Apply:
- Review the programme details and confirm eligibility
- Click the official application link
- Complete the online registration form
- Register early to secure a slot
Enquiries (Programme Coordinators – Nigeria):
- Ogun: 08034229240
- Rivers: 07010397069
- Bayelsa: 08110363467
- Kano: 08099704206
- Niger: 07038242435
- Enugu: 08130169161
- Cross River: 08035990824
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