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Applications Open for the Absa Fellowship Programme

Applications Open for the Absa Fellowship Programme. The Absa Fellowship Programme is much more than just an ordinary scholarship or bursary initiative. While successful candidates will receive financial support towards their academic studies, they will also be expected to actively participate in a specially curated leadership development programme created by Absa.

The following will be covered:

Academic Costs

  • Full tuition
  • Accommodation (University & Private Landlord agreement)
  • Laptop
  • Textbooks & Educational equipment
  • Meal Allowance
  • Monthly stipend
  • 5GB data monthly
  • Student Medical Aid Cover

Leadership Programme

  • Travel, if required
  • Learner modules and guides
  • Online lectures and assessments
  • Emotional wellness check-in sessions, academic tutoring and mentoring 

The Programme will provide a platform for participants to “engage the world to change the world” by creating their own content and posing their own questions, as well as an emotional and academic wellness support structure.

Requirements

A potential Absa Fellow is:

  • African
  • A leader
  • A catalyst for change
  • Humble and passionate
  • Studying towards an undergraduate degree in:
  1. Science
  2. Technology
  3. Engineering
  4. Creative Arts
  5. Mathematics
  6. Humanities (Social Sciences)
  7. Digital/Data Design
  • At one of the following pre-selected universities in South Africa:
  1. University of the Witwatersrand
  2. University of Johannesburg
  3. University of Pretoria
  4. University of KwaZulu Natal
  5. University of Cape Town
  6. University of Stellenbosch
  • Brave and ready to embrace possibility
  • Ethical and socially conscious
  • A strong student with a Grade 12/Matric (or equivalent) average of 65% or more
  • Between the age of 18 and 25 years
  • A citizen one of the following countries:
  1. South Africa
  2. Mozambique
  3. Zambia
  4. Botswana
  5. Tanzania
  6. Kenya
  7. Mauritius
  8. Seychelles
  9. Uganda
  10. Ghana
  • Entering the first year of tertiary studies, with provisional or full acceptance from Absa’s pre-selected universities.

Click HERE to apply.

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