AUB Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program — Bachelor's Scholarship

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at AUB combines full scholarships with leadership development, workshops, and fieldwork. It supports undergraduate, on-campus graduate, and online master’s routes under one AUB–Mastercard Foundation partnership.

Undergraduate and online scholarships focus on applicants from African countries, while the on-campus graduate route has broader conditional eligibility for Lebanese citizens and certain refugees. Study takes place at AUB in Beirut or online, depending on the route.

Benefits & funding

Full coverage of tuition.
A living stipend, housing, books, a laptop, and medical coverage.
One annual round-trip ticket for international students.
Leadership development, workshops, fieldwork, and community-engagement activities.
The current program pages do not state the stipend amount or scholarship duration.

Eligibility

Undergraduate scholarships are for students from African countries and selection is conducted through AUB partners in Africa.
Online master’s scholarships are for citizens of African countries.
On-campus master’s scholarships accept citizens of African countries, citizens of Lebanon, and refugees living in Lebanon or on the African continent.
PhD scholarships accept citizens of African countries and refugees living on the African continent.
Graduate-route applicants must be 35 or younger, have strong prior academic standing, show financial need, demonstrate leadership and community engagement, and meet AUB’s English-readiness requirement.
Applicants must also meet the admission requirements of their chosen AUB degree program.

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Education required
High School · Bachelor · Master
Age requirement
≤ 35 yrs

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Application process

1
Choose the undergraduate, on-campus graduate, or online graduate route and check its specific admission requirements.
2
Graduate applicants complete the AUB online graduate application and upload the required supporting documents.
3
On-campus applicants select the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program under Financial Opportunities and follow the route page’s financial-aid instructions; that page marks the Financial Aid Application as not required for PhD applicants.
4
Online master’s applicants submit an accepted English-readiness score by the published route date.
5
Undergraduate selection is handled through AUB partners on the African continent rather than a public direct application on the scholarship page.

Program timeline

March 26, 2026
Fall 2026–27 on-campus master’s application deadline.
May 18, 2026
Fall 2026–27 online master’s application deadline.
On-campus graduate English-readiness deadline.
May 31, 2026
Online master’s English-readiness deadline.
June 30, 2026
Entry term for the published graduate scholarship cycle.
Fall 2026–27
Next cycle
AUB has not published an opening date.