Application for The University Fellowship Program 2022 is currently ON!
The aim of this Programme is to help university students prepare for life as high-impact, responsible entrepreneurs. Applicants must be in Grade 12 or 1st-year university. Once applicants are successful, they are onboarded as Candidate Allan Gray Fellows.
About The University Fellowship
The Allan Gray Orbis 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, first year and second-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.
Type: Undergraduate, Entrepreneurship
Eligible Countries: Citizens of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland.
Field of Study: All areas of studies is accepted
To be taken at (country): The Allan Gray Fellowship is available to 1st year students at
- University of the Witwatersrand (WITS),
- University of Johannesburg (UJ),
- University of Pretoria (UP),
- University of Cape Town (UCT),
- Stellenbosch University (SU),
- University of the Western Cape (UWC),
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
- Rhodes University (RU).
- University of the Free State (UFS)
- TSIBA (2nd year intake)
The University Fellowship- Eligibility
GRADE 12
- Minimum of 60% in Pure Mathematics OR a minimum of 80% in Mathematical literacy for final grade 11 results
- Minimum average of 70% for final Grade 11 results (excluding Life Orientation)
- Applicants must be under the age of 21 in the year of their application
- South African Citizenship
- Intention to study towards a Commerce, Science, Engineering, Law, Humanities or Health Science(Excluding Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry) degree at the WITS, UJ, UCT, NMU, RU, UWC, SU, UP, UFC, UKZN and TSIBA.
1ST YEAR UNIVERSITY
- Minimum average of 65% for your 2021 mid-year exam results
- Intention to study towards a Commerce, Science, Engineering, Law, Humanities or Health Science(Excluding Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry) degree at the WITS, UJ, UCT, NMU, RU, UWC, SU, UP, UFC, UKZN and TSIBA.
- Applicants must be under the age of 22 in the year of their application
- South African Citizenship
2ND YEAR UNIVERSITY
- Minimum average of 65% for your 2021 year-end exam and 65% in 2021 mid-year exam
- Intention to study towards a Commerce, Science, Engineering, Law, Humanities or Health Science(Excluding Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry) degree at the WITS, UJ, UCT, NMU, RU, UWC, SU, UP, UFC, UKZN and TSIBA.
- Applicants must be under the age of 23 in the year of their application
- South African Citizenship
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
Number of Awards: The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation awards up to one hundred Fellowships every year.
The University Fellowship- Value
The Fellowship provides access to quality tertiary education opportunities as part of our belief, which has been supported by research, that there is an increased possibility of success when entrepreneurs have a concrete foundation in their education.
The Fellowship covers the following:
- Full cost of university tuition
- Full cost of university accommodation plus meals, books, and tutor allowances
- A monthly living stipend
- Academic support and access to an entrepreneurial and personal development programme
- Mentorship, both from individually assigned Foundation-employed staff, as well as business mentors
- Access to potential postgraduate funding for graduated Candidate Fellows
- No postgraduate contractual obligation
How to Apply for The University Fellowship:
Qualified Grade 12 students who meet the basic requirements can apply by registering an account and filling out the online application form.
Download the application form here.
Click on the button below to start the application process.
Application Deadline
The deadline for submission of applications for Grade 12 applicants is on 29th April 2022.
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