The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is calling on learners who are aspiring entrepreneurs from the matric class of 2023 to apply for its prestigious Fellowship Programme, which aims to pave the way to a university education, entrepreneurial mindset development interventions as well as personal and academic development support.
Through the unique programme, the foundation has, since 2005, created extraordinary opportunities for high school graduates with the potential to develop into high impact, responsible entrepreneurs. Applications are open from Monday 6 February to Friday 28 April.
This year, the foundation has refined its funding model for the fellowship in line with its efforts to scale up the programme. For learners living in households below the R1 million annual income threshold, full funding including tuition, residence, books, tuition, counselling, and monthly stipend costs will be provided.
For learners with entrepreneurial mindsets from households above this income threshold are also welcome to apply and upon acceptance, the value of their fellowship funding will then be determined on an individualised needs basis.
This global best practice three-step funding model is based on guiding principles that admissions are purely merit-based and funding is entirely needs-based to ensure that all eligible recipients of the fellowship can access the entrepreneurial programmes.
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.
The programme focuses on academic support and personal development with access to a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem that can support them as they go on to generate ideas, start ventures and grow enterprises with purpose.
The fellowship applications requirements are: V applicants must be South African citizens;V must be 21 years of age or younger in 2023;V a minimum of 60% in pure mathematics or a minimum of 80% in mathematical literacy for final Grade 11 results;V a minimum average of 70% for final Grade 11 results (excluding life orientation);V intention to study towards a commerce, science (excluding medicine, veterinary science and dentistry), engineering, law, humanities or arts degree at any of our partner universities including the University of Cape Town, the University of the Western Cape, Stellenbosch University, the University of Pretoria, the University of the Free State, University of KwaZulu-Natal, the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela University and Rhodes University; V indications of an entrepreneurial mindset; andV belief in the future of South Africa.
Visit www.allangrayorbis.org to download an application form or to apply online.
