Apply to be a Mastercard Foundation Scholar. Here is an opportunity to undertake postgraduate training at the University of California, Berkeley.
Application and Selection Sequence
- September through early January: Master’s degree program prospective applicants must first apply to the University of California, Berkeley through the regular admissions process(link is external). Admission application deadlines vary(link is external) from September to early January with most in December. If a graduate program has multilple admission rounds with staggered deadlines, only those who submit applications in the first round (before January) can be considered for the Scholars Program.
- November 15: The Scholars Program and some graduate degree programs are able to provide a limited number of admission application fee(link is external) waivers. Applicants from African countries who complete the basic demographic information and provide the names of at least two recommenders in the UC Berkeley graduate admission online application(link is external) by November 15 will receive an invitation by email to apply for admission application fee waivers. Applicants will be informed of fee waiver decisions before December 1.
- February: The Scholars Program at UC Berkeley will invite candidates nominated by the graduate degree programs to complete a supplemental application.
- March: The Scholars Program will invite selected candidates for an online interview.
- Late March/early April: The Scholars Program will communicate final decisions.
Which Master’s Degree program?
Please note that bachelor and doctoral programs do not qualify for the Scholars Program at UC Berkeley. The following STEM courses, among others, are eligible for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program:
College of Engineering
- Engineering (M.Eng), various concentrations
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (MS)
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (MS)
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (MS)
- Mechanical Engineering (MS)
- Development Engineering (M.DevEng)
- Design (M.Des) (joint with College of Environmental Design)
- Translational Medicine (MTM)
College of Environmental Design –
- Architecture (MArch) – only two year program
- City & Regional Planning (MCP)
- Design (M.Des) (joint with College of Engineering)
- Environmental Planning (MLA EP)
- Landscape Architecture (MLA 2D)
School of Information
- Information Management & Systems (MIMS)
College of Natural Resources
- Energy & Resources (ERG)
- Climate Solutions (MCS)
- Forestry (MF)
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management (MS)
School of Public Health
- Community Health Sciences (MPH)
- Health Policy and Management (MPH)
- Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology (MPH)
- Interdisciplinary Division (MPH)
- Environmental Health Sciences (MPH, MS)
- Epidemiology (MPH, MS)
- Biostatistics (MPH, MA)
Master’s degree applicants must first apply to an eligible master’s degree program before they can be nominated for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. If a graduate program has multilple admission rounds with staggered deadlines, only those who submit applications in the first round can be considered for the Scholars Program.
Each graduate degree program(link is external) has specific requirements and deadlines. Applicants should carefully review these. The Graduate Division(link is external) also provides detailed information on the admissions process. Direct questions regarding admission requirements should be made to the specific graduate program. We outline more details of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program application process for master’s program here. We will recruit Mastercard Foundation Scholars through the fall of 2028.
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