The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is calling on young entrepreneurs transitioning into university to apply for its Fellowship Programme.
It is open to individuals who have big entrepreneurial aspirations and who want to make a big impact not just in their lives, but also in their community, city and country.
The foundation invites learners who are aspiring entrepreneurs from the matric class of 2024 to apply now for this fellowship opportunity, which will pave the way to a university education, entrepreneurial mindset development interventions, personal and academic development support. The fellowship recipients receive needs-based funding for university based on an annual household income threshold funding model.
The programme marks the start of a unique entrepreneurship journey as candidate fellows are nurtured in the development of an entrepreneurial mindset, ethical values and strong leadership skills as they pursue their university studies. In addition to the academic and financial support, candidate fellows are assigned to a personal development officer to help transition into a new academic environment and an entrepreneurial leadership officer, who probes them to flex their entrepreneurial muscles and a respected industry mentor, who deepens their understanding of entrepreneurial traits and concepts in the working world.
Fellowship applications requirements include:
- South African citizenship;
- Applicants must be under the age of 21 in the year of application;
- 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);
- Intention to study towards a Commerce, Science, Engineering, Law, Humanities, Arts and Health Science degree (excluding Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry) at the University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg, University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela University, Rhodes University, the University of the Western Cape, Stellenbosch University, the University of Pretoria, University of the Free State, Tertiary School in Business Administration (TSiBA) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal;
- Applicants with a combined annual household income of R1 million and below will receive full funding, whereas applicants with a combined household income of above R1 million will receive needs-based funding.
Applications close on 30 April at 17:00.
Visit www.allangrayorbis.org to download an application form, or to apply online.
