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When to apply ?

The Absa Fellowship Programme applications open on the 10 January 2025 and close on the 19th of January 2025.

What does the Programme offer?

The Absa Fellowship Programme is much more than just an ordinary scholarship or bursary initiative. It is an entrepreneurial leadership development programme. While successful candidates will receive financial support towards their academic studies, they will also be expected to actively participate in a specially curated entrepreneurial leadership development programme created by Absa.

The following will be covered:

Academic costs
  • Full tuition
  • Accommodation (University & Private Landlord agreement)
  • Laptop
  • Textbooks & Educational equipment
  • Meal Allowance
  • Monthly stipend
  • Student Medical Aid Cover
Entrepreneurial Leadership programme
  • Travel, if required
  • Learner modules and guides
  • Online entrepreneurial leadership masterclasses
  • Academic tutoring and mentoring
  • Emotional wellness support
  • Wellness peer-to-peer mentoring

The Programme will provide a platform for participants to “engage the world to change the world” by creating their own content and posing their own questions, as well as an emotional and academic wellness support structure.

What are the criteria to apply?

A potential Absa Fellow is:
  • African
  • A leader
  • A catalyst for change
  • Humble and passionate
  • Brave and ready to embrace possibility
  • Ethical and socially conscious
  • Studying towards an undergraduate degree in:
    1. Science
    2. Technology
    3. Engineering
    4. Creative Arts
    5. Mathematics
    6. Humanities (Social Sciences)
    7. Digital/Data Design
    8. Commerce

at one of the 26 public universities in South Africa.

  • Between the age of 18 and 25 years
  • A strong student with a Grade 12/Matric (or equivalent) average of 65% or more
  • A citizen of one of the following countries:
    1. South Africa
    2. Mozambique
    3. Zambia
    4. Botswana
    5. Tanzania
    6. Kenya
    7. Mauritius
    8. Seychelles
    9. Uganda
    10. Ghana
  • Entering the first year of tertiary studies, with provisional or full acceptance from a public university in South Africa.

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