The recruitment for the 7^th cohort (MBBS Class of 2032) of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery-Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MBBS-MGHD) program, is now open from the 29^th of September 2025 and will close on the 16^th of January 2026 @5PM CAT.

 UGHE’s MBBS-MGHD program is a 6.8 years dual and integrated, medical fulltime degree program located in Butaro, Rwanda. It integrates medical humanities and social sciences, biomedical sciences, clinical education and care, mentored internship, innovations such as simulation and laboratory-based teaching, early exposure to research, community-based education, social medicine, leadership, and management. 

 All qualified applicants will be admitted into the MBBS-MGHD program with no application or tuition costs. Rather, all admitted students will sign a Public  Service Agreement , where they commit to serving a specified number of professional years of service to vulnerable populations in their countries of origin. The MBBS-MGHD program is open to qualified applicants from the following countries: Burundi, DRC, Eritrea, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Rwanda, Non-Rwandan nationals with refugee status in Rwanda,  and Non-Rwandan nationals with refugee status from all African countries. Please refer to UGHE’s website for detailed information regarding this intake’s Admissions Criteria.  

 Here is the application form link. Applicants are free to direct their inquiries to this email: [email protected] or to use this inquiry form.

More information available here.

The Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA), in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Arts (MoYA), informs all refugee youth living in Rwanda who already have ongoing business projects and wish to grow them, to urgently register for the competition called “Business Competition & Award among Youth Refugees in Rwanda.”

Eligibility requirements:

1. Must be a refugee;
2. Must be between 16–30 years old;
3. The business must be profit-generating and have capital below 500,000 RWF;
4. The Company/Cooperative must be legally registered (with documents issued by the Rwanda Cooperative Agency (RCA), the District, the Sector, or the Rwanda Development Board (RDB)).

 NOTE: For a Cooperative to be allowed to participate, at least 70% of its members must be youth. For entrepreneurs without official legal documents who wish to participate, they must provide a confirmation letter from a partner organization or camp manager.

5. The business must not have received financial support through YouthConnekt or any other donor.
6. Must have an account in a Bank or Microfinance Institution/SACCO.

Application file should include:

1.A letter addressed to the Camp Manager;

2. Description of the project;

      3.A completed application form;

     4.A copy of the registration document from RCA or RDB, or confirmation from the camp       manager or partner organization.

Where to apply:

• For refugees living in refugee camps: application forms will be available at the Camp Manager’s office.
• For refugees living in towns: application forms will be available at the UNHCR Office in Kigali (Nyarutarama) or at the Community Center in Gikondo.

The completed application file must be submitted to the UNHCR Office in Nyarutarama or sent via email to: [email protected].

NB: Registration will start on 18th September 2025 and will close on 30th September 2025.

Women and Persons with Disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Important:

• Winners will receive financial support to strengthen their businesses.
• Only 120 outstanding projects will be funded.
• Registration is completely free; no money or other items are required.

For more information, please contact:
0788592334 / 0788297702 / 0782133440.

Upcoming and currently open calls for applications for various universities under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.

1.     Open/Upcoming Calls for Application

·       International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE)-Undergraduate Programs

·       Pan-Atlantic University-Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

·       Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology– Undergraduate Programs

·       African Leadership University-Undergraduate Programs

·       American University of Beirut-Undergraduate Programs

·       Earth University– Undergraduate Programs

·       University of Toronto-Graduate Programs

·       University of Oxford-Graduate Programs

·       University of Global Health Equity-Graduate Programs

·       University of Edinburgh-Online and On-Campus Graduate Programs

·       University of Cambridge-Graduate Programs

·       University of California, Berkeley– Graduate Programs

·       Arizona State University-Graduate Programs

·       University of British Columbia-Graduate Programs

·       Sciences Po-Graduate Programs

·       McGill University-Graduate Programs

·       Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)-Graduate Programs

·       African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)– Graduate Programs

2.     Highlighted Opportunities

The following Institutions have currently open applications with very close deadlines.

Innovation and Technology Scholarship – Arizona State University (2026)

·       Application Deadline: Sunday, 14 September 2025, 23:59 GMT

·       Apply Now: Application Link

·       FAQs: FAQs Link

·       Program Flyer: Flyer Link

         University of British Columbia – Expressions of Interest for Master’s (2026/2027)

·       Deadline to submit an EOI: September 12, 2025

·       General Stream: Link

·       Refugees Only Stream: Link

·       Eligible candidates will be contacted after September 15 to apply.

·       Faculties include Forestry, Land and Food Systems, and Science (full details here).

3.     Updated Opportunities Table

·       English Version 

·       French Version

Interested in applying for a scholarship for Postgraduate studies? Join RLRH’s information session exclusively for Rwanda-based refugee students in their final year or with a completed undergraduate degree on Wednesday 20th August, 2:00PM CAT to find out more!

Come along to learn more about how you can access 500+ fully funded Master’s scholarships for 2026 at top universities across Africa, Europe, and North America! 🌍

Key details:
🗓️Wednesday 20th August
🕒 1:00PM BST/ 2:00PM CAT
🔗 Zoom registration link: https://tinyurl.com/2xtfuafx

We’ll walk you through:
✅ Graduate Horizons programme offerings
✅ How to apply & key deadlines
✅ Who is eligible

✅ Scholarship opportunities and where to find them

✅ Any other questions you may have!

💬 We especially encourage applications from refugees, displaced students, and candidates who identify as LGBTQI+, women, or persons with disabilities.

🌈 Please share this with others in your networks! This is an unprecedented number of postgraduate scholarships for displacement-affected students, particularly those from Africa, and we’re aiming to get this info to as many prospective applicants as are interested!

The Rhodes Scholarship is a fully-funded postgraduate award which enables talented young people from around the world to study full-time at the University of Oxford. The Rhodes Scholarship is merit-based, with the purpose of developing public-spirited leaders, and to promote international understanding and peace through an international community of Scholars. 

The eligibility criteria can be found through this website: Selection Criteria | Rhodes Trust

Choose your courses: Choosing a course | University of Oxford

The application process consists of multiple stages: Application Overview | Rhodes Trust – applications are done here: The Rhodes Trust

Additional information can be found on their website.

The deadline for applications is on 28 August 2025.

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, in partnership with Arizona State University, is offering 30 graduate study opportunities for young African professionals to pursue a master’s degree focused on technology and innovation!

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must qualify academically for admission to the degree of their choice that includes English proficiency.
• Applicants must be a citizen of an African country committed to ethical leadership and demonstrated engagement in their community.
• Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 33 on or before the application deadline.
• Applicants must demonstrate a track record of leadership and service in their community.
• Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence and ambitions that exceed one’s financial resources.
• Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree conferred by August 2026.  
• Applicants must not have started or completed other graduate or masters degrees before August 2026.  

Scholarships are available for the following full-time, on-campus graduate programs:

• MS Global Technology and Development
• MS Information Technology
• MS Human Systems Engineering – Intelligent Systems
• MS User Experience
• MSC Computer Science
• MS Data Science Analytics & Engineering
• MS Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• MS Civil, Environmental & Sustainable Engineering
• MS Clean Energy Systems
• MS Modern Energy Production and Sustainable Use

Students must first apply for the scholarship here, before applying to the university program. Deadline 14 September 2025.

If you have further questions, you can find the FAQs through this link: Innovation and Technology Scholarship – Frequently Asked Questions – Google Drive

If you have any other questions or face challenges while completing your application, please email [email protected].

The University of Rwanda is now accepting applications for the 2025/20206 MCF Scholars Program for undergraduate degrees in the following colleges:

• College of Science and Technology
• College of Medicine and Health Sciences
• College of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Education
• College of Arts and Social Sciences
• College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences

Eligibility criteria:

• Be a refugee
• Academically qualified with limited access to opportunities
• Max. 30 years old at time of application (for refugees)
• Have already applied to the University of Rwanda and received the UR Reference Number (open from 16 June to 16 July 2025)
• Demonstrate commitment to leadership and proof of community engagement

Application procedure:

1. Have applied for admission to the University of Rwanda and received the UR reference number
2. Fill out Scholars Program Application Form
3. Prepare and upload all required documents in PDF (less than 250KB each) named as follows: Full name – UR Reference Number
4. Submit the online application before 22 August 2025

Further information can be found in this document.

Are you interested in applying for a Master’s programme, but not sure where to start? Do you identify as having been affected by displacement? Have you completed or are you about to complete your Bachelor’s degree? Do you plan to submit applications to graduate degrees within six months of beginning the program?

If all your answers were yes, you can apply to take part in the Graduate Horizons program. Over six months, Graduate Horizons participants will receive mentorship from alumni of Master’s degrees. They will participate in a series of 1:1 conversations and workshops that focus on helping choose good-fit universities and degree programmes, write strong personal statements, and build a compelling CV, among other resources. You will attend information sessions with scholarship-providing universities to learn more about degrees available across the world. RLRH aims to support you to submit at least four applications for Master’s degrees by the end of the programme.

You can attend the following information sessions for more information:

• Session 1: 29 July  (Tuesday), 3pm BST. Registerhere
• Session 2: 6 Aug (Wednesday), 1pm BST. Registerhere
• Session 3: 14 Aug (Thursday), 10am BST. Registerhere
• Session 4: 21 Aug (Thursday), 1pm BST. Register here

Applications can be done through this application form.

More information can be found on their website.