The University of Toronto are pleased to announce the start of the 2026-2027 Mastercard Foundation graduate scholarship recruitment. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Toronto is a comprehensive scholarship that provides citizens from Sub-Saharan Africa with access to relevant university education in health-related disciplines.
Established in 1827, University of Toronto is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Toronto (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Ontario. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, University of Toronto (UofT) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Toronto (UofT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
Application Deadline November 3, 2025
Study Level Masters
Sponsor Mastercard Foundation
City to study Toronto
School to study University of Toronto
Course to study Biomedical Engineering , Health Administration , public health , Financial Insurance , Health Informatics , Health Promotion , Occupational and Environmental Health
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Travel expenses to Canada (including obtaining a passport and visa application fees)
Tuition,
Housing, food and grocery stipend,
Health insurance
Learning materials, and other expenses.
A comprehensive support network to ensure academic success.
Furthermore, each scholar will take part in a two-week summer orientation program which will ensure that they are fully engaged from the very beginning of their graduate studies, and which will ease their transition to life as a graduate student in the city of Toronto to their preparedness for return to Africa
Application Process
Prospective applicants must first consult the admission requirements for their chosen program of study. The links below will guide you in exploring these different programs. If you meet the academic requirements of your program of interest, please follow through to step two.
Master of Engineering (Biomedical) (opens in a new tab)
Master of Financial Insurance(opens in a new tab)
MHSc Master of Health Administration (opens in a new tab)
MHSc Master of Health Informatics (opens in a new tab)
MPH: Health Promotion(opens in a new tab)
MPH: Occupational and Environmental Health
Sign up to attend a scholarship information session and complete the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship application. Deadline for submission of the completed application and receipt of all required attachments is Monday, November 3, 2025 at 12 noon (Toronto time). If your application for the Mastercard Foundation scholarship meets all criteria and is approved by the Scholarship Admission Committee, you will receive an email to move forward to step three. These notifications to successful applicants will be made in early December.
Begin your graduate application to the department/program of your interest from the University of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies website.
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) is the central location for graduate applications at the university.
Each department and program area will inform you as to the specific requirements of their department and provide you with subsequent dates for the submission of supplementary information.
This is an online process that will require you to upload documents to your application.
Please follow specifically the instructions of your prospective department once you receive them. University of Toronto will offer two virtual information sessions for interested applicants.
The dates of these sessions are: Tuesday October 14th, 2025 at 9:00am EST (please click here to register) and Tuesday October 14th, 2025 at 12:00pm EST (please click here to register)
For more details, visit University of Toronto Scholarship webpage
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Established in 1827, University of Toronto is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Toronto (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Ontario. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, University of Toronto (UofT) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Toronto (UofT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.