A message that many people receive: you have been selected for a scholarship abroad, and you must pay a processing fee to secure your place before a deadline a few days away. There is a letterhead and a phone number. Is this ever how a...

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ifeoma_aPostEducationMastercard Foundation Scholars Program: you apply through a partner universityThe Scholars Program is run through partner universities and organisations. You apply to a partner, not to the Foundation, and the partner makes the decision....
fatima_k20 days agoThank you for explaining that you apply to the university. I thought you applied to the Foundation directly.View reply
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fatima_k20 days agoChanging the hours had not occurred to me. I had taken the school day as fixed.1 found this usefulView reply
fatima_kQuestionCareersAsked to pay a fee to "process" a scholarship. Is that normal?A message that many people receive: you have been selected for a scholarship abroad, and you must pay a processing fee to secure your place before a deadline a...
fatima_k20 days agoThank you. The deadline pressure is the part that makes people pay without asking.1 found this usefulView reply
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fatima_k7 Sept 2026Useful for anybody starting a club. Thank you.View reply