The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation invites Grade 12 learners across the country to apply for its 2022 Fellowship Programme, an exciting opportunity for successful individuals to nurture their entrepreneurial mindset.
With four distinct entrepreneurship programmes the foundation recognises entrepreneurship as a lifelong quest requiring a long-term, holistic approach.
For high achievers among the current Grade 12 cohort, it’s the opportunity to secure financial support for their tertiary studies and be selected as candidate fellows to enter a realm of 360º entrepreneurial training and become part of a vibrant entrepreneurial community.
Successful applicants must demonstrate a curious mindset, leadership skills, ethical values and commitment to using their entrepreneurial thinking to bring about positive change.
The foundation’s fellowship is available at 10 partner universities across five provinces including the Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State.
Applicants must currently be in Grade 12 and be South African citizens aged 21 or younger. They need to have achieved a minimum of 60% in pure mathematics or a minimum of 80% in mathematical literacy for their final Grade 11 results as well as a minimum average of 70% for final Grade 11 results (excluding life orientation).
Applicants must also have the intention to study towards a commerce, science (excluding medicine, veterinary science and dentistry), engineering, law, humanities or arts degree at one of the following universities: University of Cape Town (UCT), University of the Western Cape (UWC), Stellenbosch University (SU), University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela University, Rhodes University, University of Pretoria, University of the Free State or University of KwaZulu-Natal.
You also need to display indications of an entrepreneurial mindset and have a belief in the future of South Africa. Applications will be accepted until 17:00 on Friday 30 April.
V Visit www.allangrayorbis.org to download an application form or to apply online.
