2022 Welcome Lunch
The Program hosted a Welcome Lunch which was a reception in honour of the new cohort of Scholars. It also serves as an opportunity for all Scholars and the Program Staff to meet.
2019 Annual hike with the UCT VC
Each year, our scholars join UCT’s Vice-Chancellor for a hike of Cape Town’s iconic Lion’s Head mountain. The activity helps build endurance, teamwork and leadership.
2019 Graduation
The 2019 cohort celebrated graduation from UCT in April. The event was the culmination of a year filled with hard-work, dedication and making new friends.
2018 Year-end function
The 2018 cohort held a year-end function at UCT's Smuts Hall. It was a great way for scholars to celebrate graduation with each other.
2018 International Service Day
Our scholars participate in community outreach projects for International Service Day.
2018 Entrepreneurship training
Learning to pitch and present were among the topics covered at our entrepreneurship training hosted by the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) Solution Space.
2018 Leadership camp
Our scholars build their teamwork skills while having have fun at an empowering leadership camp.
2018 Welcome reception
UCT Vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng welcomed the 2018 Mastercard Foundation scholars at the start of the academic year.
2018 Annual hike with the UCT VC
Hiking Cape Town’s Lion’s Head mountain is an annual event for the Mastercard Foundation scholars who are joined by the UCT VC.
Scholars on campus
2017 cohort scholars Carol Masingi, Zukiswa Qwabe, Thato Semoko, Andrew Hlupo and Clayton Sibanda explore the UCT campus.
2017 Cape Peninsula tour
Discovering the natural beauty of Cape Town, our 2017 cohort visited Cape Point and Chapmans Peak.
2017 Meet and greet
From leading libraries to advanced research labs, we provide world-class facilities to our postgraduates. Postgraduates can also access professional and academic resources, as well as personalised guidance at the Office for Postgraduate Studies and the Postgraduate Centre and Funding Office.
2017 Welcome reception
Vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng held a special welcome event to celebrate UCT’s first cohort of Mastercard Foundation scholars.