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Supporting talented graduates from developing countries with test fees and application costs.
Supporting talented graduates from developing countries with test fees and application costs.
MT Scholarship
Transforming academic potential into global opportunity.
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Transforming financial barriers into global opportunities, one scholar at a time, through funding, mentorship, and lifelong connections.
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The Michael Taiwo Scholarship supports exceptional students from developing countries take the first step toward graduate studies abroad by removing the biggest barriers—cost and access.
Founded by Dr. Michael Taiwo, our scholarship covers standardized test fees, graduate school applications, and credential evaluations. But we don’t stop at funding—we match each scholar with mentors who guide them through the competitive admissions process.
By combining financial support with mentorship, we open doors to top universities and global opportunities for students who might otherwise be left behind.
The MT Scholarships have not only elevated me professionally but have also enriched me personally
Anu SHARMA
Gujarat Technological University, India
With the MT Scholarship, I found the guidance and support to knock on eight doors and one opened to Princeton.
Damola OLAITAN
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
I had the grades, the medals, the dream, but not the means. The MT Scholarship changed that.
Emmanuel NWORIE
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
The MT Scholarship gave me the chance to pursue a lifelong ambition
Nisat Khan QUEEN
Aligarh Muslim University, India, Bangladesh
The Michael Taiwo Scholarships met me where courage had faltered, and dreams had grown quiet.
Mercy NWAODU
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
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It takes a village—and our village is extraordinary. Every scholarship, every success story, every thank-you letter started with a partner who believed.
Thank you for turning potential into purpose.
Transforming academic potential into global opportunity.
We serve high achieving low income students in developing countries who are seeking post baccalaureate studies. The award typically goes to recent college graduates.
We cover the cost of standard exams, application fees and credential evaluation for these students. This typically averages about $1,000 per student. Coming up with a thousand US dollars is a steep hill to climb for many students in a developing country!
We mirror the holistic process favored by many graduate school admission committees. The GPA of the students, of course, is a strong consideration. But we look at other factors as well such as indigency, drive, leadership potential and reasons for applying.
A strong consideration is also diversity. We aim to have a broad spectrum of students across a wide range of demographics represented because part of the experience of being an MT Scholar is having those with dissimilar backgrounds interact with one another.
I started this scholarship to give a younger Michael Taiwo the type of opportunity he would have killed for. In 2005 when I was looking for how to get into graduate programs in developed countries, I couldn’t come up with the money to pay for the tests and school application fees.
And when I found the money, it was even more challenging to pay, in part because of lack of trust in online financial transactions from developing countries. Finally, I did not know enough about the whole admissions process which meant I made some costly mistakes. In short, the Michael Taiwo Scholarship was founded to solve the problems a younger Michael Taiwo faced at a pivotal point in his development.
We started in 2019 by just paying for the GRE exams because we believe the GRE is a key factor in securing fully funded graduate admissions. Today, it has developed to encompass all the typical fees a student will need to pay during this process including, English language tests, school application fees, additional score reports and transcript evaluation fees. We plan to keep increasing the award package as well as the number of beneficiaries each year, subject to funds availability.
We started with the goal of just giving a few students money for their GRE exams. As such, we have gone way past our goal! Now, we want to reach more students with more comprehensive award packages. We want to ensure the students have a successful graduate school experience and that they land their dream jobs.
Since our inception, other organizations have started with a similar vision, many credit us for inspiring them to do this. We are grateful to start this.
Ultimately, our impact would be measured in how many lives have been changed because we existed.
For 2025, the application opens on June 16th and closes on June 27th. For 2026 and beyond, the application window would be announced several months in advance so that students can adequately prepare.
