[ALUG] MasterCard Foundation Scholarships in Dar es salaam.

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The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program will be visiting Dar es salaam on the 23 September 2013. They will be at the Golden Tulip from 09 00 - 12 00 noon giving presentations and speaking with students.  Please see attached poster for more info. Best, 
 
 
The Vision
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a $500 million, global initiative to educate and develop next-generation leaders who will be equipped and empowered to lead change in their home communities, particularly in Africa.
 
Over the next 10 years, the Program will enable 15,000 bright young people who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to complete their secondary and university education in institutions in Africa and around the world. Throughout their learning experience, the Program will offer Scholars financial, academic, and social support to ensure their transition to further education or to employment. 
 
The Model
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program identifies academically talented young people who have demonstrated a commitment to serve their communities, yet face significant barriers to education. The Program is uniquely designed to provide Scholars with holistic support, including:
 
·         Comprehensive scholarship (school fees, living expenses, books, stipends, transportation)
·         Academic curricula relevant to growth sectors in Scholars’ home countries
·         Mentoring and counseling, including academic and social support 
·         Service and experiential learning (volunteerism, internships, social entrepreneurship)
·         Training in skills critical to employment success
·         Career counseling and connection to jobs in Scholars’ home countries
 
The program also fosters leadership development and includes membership to a Scholars Community. It encourages Scholars to apply their education toward the betterment of their home communities. 
 
Scholar Selection
Partner institutions are responsible for selecting the Scholars who attend their schools. The following U.S. partner institutions are visiting Africa in late September 2013 as part of this recruitment effort:
 
·         Duke University
·         Michigan State University
·         Stanford University
·         University of California at Berkeley
·         Wellesley College
 
Other partner institutions and organizations include:  
 
 
·         African Leadership Academy, South Africa
·         American University of Beirut – Faculty of Health Sciences, Lebanon
·         Arizona State University, USA
·         Ashesi University, Ghana
·         BRAC, Uganda
·         Camfed, Ghana
·         EARTH University, Costa Rica
·         FAWE, Rwanda and Ethiopia
·         Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
·         Makerere University, Uganda
·         McGill University, Canada
·         University of British Columbia, Canada
·         University of Pretoria, South Africa
·         University of Toronto, Canada
 
 
 
For more information on The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, visit:  http://mastercardfdnscholars.org/ 
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