Opportunity: Kadar Asmal Fellowship Programme
Type: Fellowship
Value: The scholarship award covers course fees, required flights, accommodation, monthly allowances, insurance and other incidental expenses.
Location: Ireland
Who Can Apply: South African students
About The Fellowship
The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme is a fully-funded scholarship opportunity offered to South African students to study at Master’s level in Ireland’s world-renowned Higher Education Institutions.
This flagship programme of the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa is part of the broader Ireland-Africa Fellows Programme offered by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme is targeted at early career professionals in South Africa, with leadership potential.
The scholarship broadly supports leadership for the Sustainable Development Goals, and supporting the development of women’s leadership capacity and women’s participation in STEM are key priorities.
In addition, the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme aims to support students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to pursue Master’s level education in Ireland, and graduates of Universities of Historical Disadvantage and Universities of Technology in particular are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
- Be a resident national of South Africa
- Have a minimum of two years relevant work experience (this can include internships and
volunteering positions). - Hold an honours’ level academic qualification from an accredited and government recognised higher education institution, with a minimum grade point average of 75% – i.e. a first class honour, or second class honour, Grade 1 (in some cases a second class honourGrade 2 may be accepted).
- Not already hold a qualification at master’s level or higher.
- Be applying to commence a new course at master’s level in Ireland no sooner than August/September 2020.
- Be able to demonstrate leadership abilities and aspirations, as well as commitment to the achievement of the SDGs within your own country.
- Have identified and selected two relevant courses from the Ireland-Africa Fellows Programme Directory of Eligible Courses, see course list.
- Have a clear understanding of the academic and English language proficiencies required for both courses chosen.
How To Apply
Interested candidates must submit a typed application form and the relevant documents to the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa.
Applications must be submitted on email to: [email protected].
Deadline
1st August 2021