Makerere University

Scholarships for International Students at Makerere University Uganda

Makerere University was first established in 1922 as a technical school, Uganda Technical College and started with just 14 students across studies like Building and Mechanics and Carpentry.

The college was soon offering diverse courses like Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture, Teacher Training and also Medical Care. There was a rapid growth for the college as it soon developed, becoming a center for higher education in the eastern part of Africa in 1935.

Below are the most recent scholarships at Makerere University Uganda for international students from Africa and developing countries.

Makerere University MasterCard Scholarships 2025/2026 for African Students

Makerere University mastercard foundation scholarship

Makerere University MasterCard Scholarships 2025/2026 for African Students: Makerere University, through the MasterCard Foundation is offering full scholarships to  young African undergraduates to educate and empower the next generation of African leaders at Makerere University Application Deadline: 6th June 2025 Eligible Countries: Citizens and residents of all African countries. To be taken at (country): Makerere University, … Read more

HEED-Africa Masters & PhD Academic Mobility Scholarships 2023/2025 for African Students

The HEED-Africa Master’s & PhD Students Academic Mobility Scholarship application is now open. Apply today. Application Deadline: 20th January 2023 Eligible Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa. About the Award: Harmonization of Entrepreneurship Education Delivery in Africa (HEED-Africa) project is made up of a consortium of partner universities from Africa and Europe. The consortium comprises of Addis … Read more

Full List of Mastercard Scholarships for 2022 + New Universities in Europe and Francophone West Africa Join List

The Mastercard foundation scholars program

Every year, the Mastercard Foundation offers fully-funded grants and scholarships to African students for study worldwide. At the beginning of the Scheme in 2012, 19 universities were marked for the start of the program. This number continues to be added to annually. For example, this year, the University of Abomey-Calavi in the Republic of Benin, received … Read more

Norwegian Program for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED) Masters Scholarship

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from suitable candidates from Uganda and Rwanda for a fully funded Masters scholarship in Social Work for the 2021/2022 Academic Year. Application Deadline: 31st August 2021 About the Award: The scholarship is part of the six-year project on “Building Resilient Communities through Inclusive Education in Eastern Africa”, funded by the Norwegian Development Agency … Read more

Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED) PhD Scholarship in Social Sciences 2021 for African Students

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from suitable candidates from Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania for a fully funded PhD scholarship in Social Sciences for the 2021/2022 Academic Year. Application Deadline: 31st August 2021 About the Award: The scholarship is part of the six-year project on “Building Resilient Communities through Inclusive Education in Eastern Africa”, funded by the Norwegian Development Agency … Read more

Eastern Africa Network for Bioinformatics Training (EANBiT) Masters Scholarships 2021/2022 for East African Students

The Eastern Africa Network for Bioinformatics Training (EANBiT) is offering 12 fellowship positions for an MSc. in Bioinformatics (at Pwani University, Kenya and Makerere University, Uganda). The fellowships are to cover a maximum of two years of study, including both course work and the thesis work. Application Deadline: 2nd June 2021 Eligible Countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania … Read more

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