Application Deadline:
South Africa 1st Year University : Monday, 31 August 2016.
South Africa Grade 12: Wednesday, 29 April 2016.
University Fellowships to develop Southern Africa’s future responsible entrepreneurs
The Foundation offers the exceptional Allan Gray Fellowship to Southern Africa’s pioneering bright young students. This initiative aims to develop students, known as Allan Gray Candidate Fellows, into Southern Africa’s future high impact responsible entrepreneurs.
Every year, the Foundation selects the best and most ambitious Grade 12 and first year university students from Southern Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland to join its vibrant community of Allan Gray Candidate Fellows. The Fellowship includes comprehensive tertiary education financial support alongside exposure to thought leaders, mentorship and entrepreneurial mindset development. Access to postgraduate funding is available to those who have excelled in their tertiary studies and the Fellowship Programme.
South Africa Grade 12
- Citizens of South Africa
- Belief in the future of your country
- An ambassador of the Foundation’s intended profile (refer to General Selection Criteria above)
- Intention to study for a degree in Commerce, Science (excluding Medicine), Engineering, Law or Humanities (majoring in Politics, Philosophy, or Economics) degree at WITS, UJ, UCT, NMMU, Rhodes, UWC, Stellenbosch or UP
- Level 5 in Pure Mathematics for Grade 11 results
- Level 6 average for Grade 11 results (excluding Life Orientation)
- Completion of the National Benchmark Test by 30 September 2016
- You cannot be older than 21 years of age in the year of your application
Application Procedure:
- Download and complete an application form here. You can also SMS “Gr12 and your Fax Nr. or email address” to 36777 to have an application form faxed or emailed to you
- Submit a hard copy of your application form before or on the closing date to, 46 Hof Street, Oranjezicht, Cape Town or to 8th Floor, Forum Building, Maude Street, Sandton, Johannesburg. Alternatively post it to Allan Gray Orbis Free Post License No. CB11349, Kloof Street, 8008
- If you are in Grade 12, write the National Benchmark Test by 31 July 2016
- Applications close Wednesday, 29 April 2016. No late applications will be accepted.
South Africa 1st Year University
- Citizens of South Africa
- Belief in the future of your country
- An ambassador of the Foundation’s intended profile (see General Selection Criteria above)
- Studying towards a degree in Commerce, Science (excluding Medicine), Humanities (majoring Politics, Philosophy or Economics), Engineering or Law
- Studying at the following universities WITS, UJ, UCT,NMMU, Rhodes, UWC, Stellenbosch, TSiBA, UFS or UP
- Minimum average of 65% for your 2015 mid-year (June) exam results
- You cannot be older than 22 years of age in the year of your application
Application Procedure:
- Download and complete an application form
- You can also SMS “1st Year and your Fax Nr. or email address” to 36777 to have an application form faxed or emailed to you
- Submit a hard copy of your application form before or on the closing date to, 46 Hof Street, Oranjezicht, Cape Town or to 8th Floor, Forum Building, Maude Street, Sandton, Johannesburg. Alternatively post it to Allan Gray Orbis Free Post License No. CB11349, Kloof Street, 8008
- Applications Close Monday, 31 August 2016. No late applications will be accepted.
General Selection Criteria
Fellowship Applicants need to be able to show a track record of leadership or being entrepreneurially minded. The Foundation’s framework to measure this as follows:
- Achievement Excellence: The ongoing pursuit of excellence with tangible and specific focus on setting goals. A motivation to make a difference and leave a mark.
- Intellectual Imagination: Demonstrated by an established record of intellectual achievement; an ability to see the unseen, challenge the status quo and suggest that things could be done differently.
- Courageous Commitment: The courage and dedication to continue, realising that applying consistent commitment has a way of overcoming.
- Spirit of Significance: A weight of personality that comes from living a life personified by passion and integrity.
- Personal Initiative: A person who makes things happen and celebrates the satisfaction of bringing new things into being. Independent, proactive and self-starting
How to Apply:
- Interested applicants can apply for the Fellowship opportunity during their Grade 12 school year or during their first year of university.
- The Fellowship application is open to learners and students from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland.
- The Fellowship selection team aims to correctly select talented individuals from the Southern African region so that the Fellowship is awarded to individuals that are most able to leverage this opportunity.
- The Fellowship selection team specifically focuses on attracting eligible applicants using effective assessment tools and rigorous and reliable processes to make sure that eligible candidates are fairly assessed and that the correct decisions are made. Fellowship applicants need to fulfill the criteria indicated below
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Allan Gray Orbis Fellowship Programme 2016