2025 ASU Graduate Certificate Scholarship (Mastercard Foundation)

🌍 2025 ASU Graduate Certificate Scholarship (Mastercard Foundation)

📅 Deadline: Sunday, 1 June 2025, 23:59 GMT

Arizona State University (ASU), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is offering an exciting opportunity for young African leaders to develop high-demand professional skills through fully-funded, part-time online graduate certificate programs. These flexible, self-paced programs not only equip you with ASU credits but also provide a pathway to a fully-funded online master’s degree.

🎓 Scholarship Overview

This unique program is designed to empower young Africans who are committed to ethical leadership, community engagement, and economic transformation in their home countries. Two graduate certificate tracks are available:

Foundations of Supply Chain Management
Global Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Each program offers:

Full tuition coverage
Self-paced online learning
1:1 coaching and mentorship
Access to ASU’s vast resources
Transferable credits toward a future Master’s degree
Automatic eligibility for consideration for a fully funded Master’s scholarship

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

Be a citizen of an African country
Be 18–33 years old by the application deadline
Have a track record of leadership and community service
Demonstrate academic excellence and financial need
Hold an undergraduate degree conferred by July 2025
Not have started or completed a graduate or master’s degree before August 2025

Women, refugees, displaced persons, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

🎯 Scholarship Benefits

✅ 100% tuition coverage for ASU self-paced certificate
✅ Flexible part-time online format
✅ Personal coaching and career mentorship
✅ Transferable credits toward a future ASU Master’s degree
✅ Select applicants will be awarded fully funded Master’s degrees in either Supply Chain Management or Leadership & Management

🚀 How to Apply

There are two ways to apply, but online submission is strongly encouraged:

👉 Click APPLY at the bottom of this page to begin the application.

Before applying:

Read the application guidance
Ensure you meet all eligibility requirements
Submit your application before the deadline: Sunday, 1 June 2025 at 23:59 GMT

📌 Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.