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Scholarships Available for the School of African Microfinance (SAM) 2018 Training

The School of African Microfinance (SAM) is pleased to announce that registration for the MasterCard Foundation Microfinance Scholars Program is open. The MasterCard Foundation in collaboration with SAM has in the past offered scholarship opportunities to outstanding individuals working in the financial inclusion space to attend SAM.

SAM is an annual two-week training designed to build capabilities of institutions by developing individual knowledge and skills in order to achieve growth, impact and profitability.

Requirements:

Individuals from Africa who wish to apply to be considered for a scholarship should demonstrate a passion to make a greater impact. In addition, candidates should meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Be in management and/or leadership levels in microfinance institutions or banks with more than seven years of industry experience;
  • Microfinance Consultants who have in the past provided implementation support to financial institutions and are keen to increase their overall technical skills base;
  • Individuals from the financial institutions that apply different models in their service delivery e.g. savings and credit cooperatives;
  • Past scholars are not eligible to apply.

How to Apply:

All interested and eligible individuals should send their CV and duly completed SAM Application Form to scholarships@samtraining.org with a copy to evelyne@samtraining.org before 30 June 2018.