Africa Health Collaborative - University of Toronto Mastercard Foundation Doctor of Public Health Scholarships 2027/2028 (Fully Funded)

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About Africa Health Collaborative - University of Toronto Mastercard Foundation Doctor of Public Health Scholarships

 This doctoral scholarship opportunity is open to recent alumni and graduating students at our Africa Health Collaborative partner universities. These graduate scholarships will be awarded to individuals who have demonstrated academic excellence in associated health-related disciplines and a personal commitment to going back and giving back to their home countries.

 This doctoral scholarship opportunity is open to recent alumni and graduating students at the Africa Health Collaborative partner universities. These graduate scholarships will be awarded to individuals who have demonstrated academic excellence in associated health-related disciplines and a personal commitment to going back and giving back to their home countries.

• Sponsor Organisation: Africa Health Collaborative

Benefits of Africa Health Collaborative - University of Toronto Mastercard Foundation Doctor of Public Health Scholarships

• This comprehensive scholarship offers full financial support for tuition, travel expenses, housing, food, books, and other expenses for the duration of the professional program. In addition to financial support, scholars will be provided with a comprehensive support network to ensure academic success.
• Furthermore, each scholar will have the opportunity to engage in orientation sessions, which will ensure that they are fully engaged from the very beginning of their graduate studies, and which will ease their transition to life as a graduate student in the city of Toronto, and to their preparedness for return to their home country.

Africa Health Collaborative - University of Toronto Mastercard Foundation Doctor of Public Health Scholarships Requirements

Applicants MUST meet the following five eligibility criteria:

• Be a citizen and currently residing in a Sub-Saharan African country.
• Have graduated from a partner institution of the Africa Health Collaborative and have not yet started graduate studies at the doctoral level.
• Demonstrate academic excellence and leadership qualities during his/her undergraduate and master’s years.
• Be academically admissible to the sponsored graduate program listed above.
• Demonstrate a desire and commitment to return home for the last two years of the program to contribute to the ongoing economic growth and social development in Africa.

Application Date and Process

Step One
Prospective applicants must first consult the admission requirements for the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program of study. If you meet the academic requirements of this program, please follow through to step two.

Step Two

Register and attend one of the three virtual info sessions and the (optional) Q&A session. Please note that to be eligible for the Mastercard Foundation Doctor of Public Health Scholarship and have your application considered, attendance at one (1) information session is mandatory:

Info Session 3:

September 4th at 9-10 AM EDT | 1-2 pm GMT I 3-4 pm CAT I 4-5 pm EAT

Register

Question and Answer Session

September 16th at 9-10 AM EDT | 1-2 pm GMT I 3-4 pm CAT I 4-5 pm EAT

Register

Step Three

Complete the Mastercard Foundation Doctoral Scholarship application. The link to the application form will be shared at the upcoming info sessions. Deadline for submission of the completed application is October 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST (Toronto time). If your application for the Mastercard Foundation scholarship meets all criteria and is approved by the Scholarship Admission Committee, you will receive an email to move forward to step four. These notifications to successful applicants will be made by late October.

Step Four
If you are shortlisted for the Mastercard Foundation Doctoral Scholarship, you will be invited to complete a program application to the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program from the University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, which is due by  November 20, 2026. The Dalla Lana School of Public Health will inform you as to the specific requirements of their department and provide you with subsequent dates for the submission of supplementary information. This is an online process that will require you to upload documents to your application. Please follow the instructions once you receive them.

Please direct any questions to the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health: [email protected]

Application Deadline

01 October, 2026

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