Scholarship Summary
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation is now taking applications for the 2024 Scholarship Programme.
Closing date: 21 April 2024
The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing leadership journey.
The scholarship combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to young African changemakers – just like you.
About the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
The leadership development programme
Our programme is built on our founding principles of reconciliation, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership, and a belief that leadership begins with inner transformation.
We aim to keep Nelson Mandela’s legacy alive by equipping young African leaders with the competence and courage to transform the continent into a place where everyone has equal opportunity to thrive. Our programme is delivered primarily through a series of week-long residential workshops which you will attend during your time in residence.
Financial support
The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship offers comprehensive funding for the core costs associated with your studies. It covers tuition for a one-year Honours degree or a two-year Masters degree in any field at a recognised South African institution of higher education.
This includes tuition and registration fees, allowances for study materials, research, and medical aid, accommodation and meals, personal allowance and economy class travel to and from your home country to your South African university at the beginning and end of your degree. You will also receive a personal allowance.
Requirements/ Eligibility
Young African, could you be a Mandela Rhodes Scholar? See if you qualify:
- You can study at a postgraduate level in English. Take this free test if you’re unsure.
- You are a citizen of an African countryI am between the ages of 19 and 29
- By 1 Jan 2025, you will have an undergraduate degree with excellent academic results (above 70% or upper-second class Honours).
For scholars from outside South Africa…
Important: Applicants from outside South Africa may need to complete SAQA verification to start their studies at a South African university.
How to Apply
Our applications timeline runs from March to November of each year, for the following year’s intake. Applications open on 14 March 2024 and close 21 April 2024.
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