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Women in Engineering (WomEng) Southern Africa Fellowship Programme 2022/2023 for young graduates in Southern Africa.

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: August 7, 2022

The WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme powered by De Beers Group develops leadership, innovation, well-being and employability skills required by young graduates to succeed in the engineering industry and beyond.

WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2022 is a one-of-a-kind online learning programme which provides Fellows with resources that equip them to thrive in the future world of work. The programme includes regular online chats via WhatsApp and live virtual master classes. The programme will be run in four (4) modules between September 2022 – March 2023 with an assignment and feedback required at the end of each module. There will be thinking, discussing, writing and reflecting tasks. The programme is designed to shape the way young women in engineering and technology navigate the working world as confident leaders in industry.

The four (4) modules to be covered include:

  • Module 1: Leadership – Unlocking and Telling Your Own Story
  • Module 2: Innovation – Developing Skills for the Future World of Work
  • Module 3: Well-being – Learning to Recharge and Practice Self-care
  • Module 4: Employability – Thriving in the Workplace

Engaged fellows will be invited to networking events with leaders from De Beers Group and Zutari as well as Southern Africa Fellowship Alumni represented from all three (3) countries (Botswana, Namibia or South Africa) spanning 2019 to 2022.


Eligibility

  1. Applications are open to all engineering, technology and built environment students that identify as women.
  2. Applicants must be studying full-time at a university or university of technology in South Africa, Botswana or Namibia. Applicants that are not citizens of South Africa, Namibia or Botswana are eligible to apply.
  3. Applicants must be in the second last to final year of undergraduate studies or full-time postgraduate studies i.e. entering the workplace in 2023 or 2024.
  4. Applicants must be able to commit between 7-9 hours each month between September 2022 – March 2023 to participate in the programme. The programme is designed taking into consideration COVID-19 restrictions and foreseen academic workloads.
  5. WomEng Fellowship alumni are not eligible to apply.

Benefits

  1. Gain exclusive access to WomEng-developed resources for leadership, innovation, well-being and employability skills.
  2. Grow a professional network.
  3. Access to mentorship opportunities.
  4. Growing your community of other like-minded women in engineering and technology
  5. Engaged Fellows will have an opportunity to attend a networking event with leaders from De Beers Group and Zutari from your respective country (South Africa, Namibia or Botswana).

Selection Process

  1. Applications must be completed online. (Application button below)
  2. The deadline for submission of completed applications is 7 August 2022, 23h59 SAST.  
  3. An expert panel will screen and shortlist applicants, the successful applicants will be notified by the end of August 2022.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2022/2023

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Women in Engineering (WomEng) Southern Africa Fellowship 2021/2022 for young graduates in Southern Africa.

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: 1 August 2021, 23h59 GMT+2.

WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2021, powered by De Beers Group is an online programme providing Fellows with resources to learn in their own space and time. WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2021 is an online programme providing Fellows with resources to learn in their own space and time. This will be supplemented with regular online chats via WhatsApp and live master classes on Zoom. The programme will be run in four (4) modules between September 2021 – March 2022 with an assignment and feedback required at the end of each module. There will be thinking, discussing, writing and reflecting tasks. The programme is designed to shape the way women in engineering think about themselves as confident leaders in industry.

The four (4) modules to be covered include:

·          Module 1: Leadership Now – Unlocking Your Story and Style

·          Module 2: Innovation – Developing Skills for the Future of Work

·          Module 3:  Well-being – Learning to Recharge and Look After Yourself

·          Module 4:  Employability – Thriving in the Workplace

Engaged fellows will be invited to networking events with leaders from De Beers Group and Southern Africa Fellowship Alumni represented from all three (3) countries (South Africa, Botswana or Namibia) in 2022.

Eligibility:

  1. Applications are open to all engineering, technology and built environment students that identify as women.
  2. Applicants must be studying full-time at a university or university of technology in South Africa, Botswana or Namibia. Applicants that are not citizens of South Africa, Namibia or Botswana are eligible to apply.
  3. Applicants must be in the second last to final year of undergraduate studies or full-time postgraduate studies i.e. entering the workplace in 2022 or 2023.
  4. Applicants must be able to commit between 7-9 hours each month between September 2021 – March 2022 to participate in the programme. The programme is designed taking into consideration COVID-19 restrictions and foreseen academic workloads.
  5. WomEng Fellowship alumni are not eligible to apply.

Selection Process

  1. Applications must be completed online. It is recommended that responses are completed offline first as you cannot save your application and return. To access the downloadable application form, click here.
  2. The deadline for submission of completed applications is 1 August 2021, 23h59 GMT+2.
  3. An expert panel will screen and shortlist applicants. Successful applicants will be contacted by end August 2021.
  4. Further details regarding the programme delivery will be communicated directly to successful applicants.


For further queries, please email [email protected].

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2021/2022

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Women in Engineering (WomEng) Southern Africa Fellowship 2020/2021 for young graduates (Fully Funded)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: 31 July 2020, 23h59 SAST.  

Applications for WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship is now open! WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship develops leadership, innovation, employability and well-being skills required by young graduates to succeed in the engineering industry and beyond.

In 2020, WomEng is redesigning WomEng Southern Africa as an online programme; materials and tools will be supplied to fellows to learn in your own space and time. This will be supplemented with regular online chats via WhatsApp and live masterclasses. The programme will be run in four (4) modules between September 2020 – March 2021 with an assignment and feedback required at the end of each module.  There will be thinking, discussing, writing and reflecting tasks. The programme is designed to help shape the way you think about yourself as engineering professional and leader.

The four (4) modules to be covered include:

  • Module 1: Leadership Now – Unlocking Your Story and Style
  • Module 2: Innovation – Developing Skills for the Future of Work
  • Module 3:  Mental Space – Learning to Recharge and Look After Yourself
  • Module 4:  Employability – Thriving in the Workplace

Engaged fellows will be invited to in-person networking events with leaders from De Beers Group in your country (South Africa, Botswana or Namibia) in 2021.

Benefits

  1. Gain exclusive access to WomEng developed resources for leadership, innovation, employability and well-being skills.
  2. Grow your professional network.
  3. Access to mentorship opportunities.
  4. Engaged Fellows will have an opportunity to attend an in-person networking event with leaders from De Beers Group in your respective country (South Africa, Namibia or Botswana) in 2021.

Eligibility

  1. Applications are open to all engineering, technology and built environment students that identify as women.
  2. Applicants must be studying full-time at a university or university of technology in South Africa, Botswana or Namibia. Applicants that are not citizens of South Africa, Namibia or Botswana are eligible to apply.
  3. Applicants must be in the second last to final year of undergraduate studies or full-time postgraduate studies i.e. entering the workplace in 2021 or 2022.
  4. Applicants must be able to commit between 7-9 hours each month between September 2020 – March 2021 to participate in the programme. The programme is designed taking into consideration foreseen academic workloads.
  5. WomEng Fellowship alumni are not eligible to apply.

Selection Process

  1. Applications must be completed online. It is recommended that responses are completed offline first as you cannot save your application and return. You can download the questions here. 
  2. The deadline for submission of completed applications is 31 July 2020, 23h59 SAST.  
  3. An expert panel will screen and shortlist applicants. Successful applicants will be contacted by end of August 2020.
  4. Further details regarding the programme delivery will be communicated directly to successful applicants.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2020

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