Mastercard African STARS Scholarship (African Stars MSc Fellowship)

The Mastercard African STARS Scholarship offers a fully funded MSc fellowship in Bioinformatics of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Genomics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. It targets African nationals or residents and provides comprehensive funding for the MSc programme, including tuition, accommodation, living stipend, research costs and travel. The program includes a structured study plan with hands-on research training and mentoring over two years.

Full tuition coverage, accommodation, living stipend, research costs, air travel, health insurance

Be born in and/or living in Africa; be 35 years or younger at application; hold a BSc Honours (NQF level 8) or equivalent 4-year degree in a related field; women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Visit the official applying page and submit a scholarship application, followed by a university admission application