MINDS: Mandela Institute for Development Studies, Johannesburg, South-Africa
The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is offering scholarship opportunities to enable intending African students study in an African country other than their home country
Through tailored leadership development activities, the MINDS Scholarship Programme aims to nurture leaders who have a continental development mindset; leaders who will facilitate greater cohesion and cooperation between African countries.
Scholarship Information:
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible Countries: African countries
Nature of Scholarship: Postgraduate
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will cover some or all of the expenses below, depending on whether a partial or full scholarship is awarded:
- Tuition,
- Accommodation and feeding,
- One return ticket per duration of studies,
- A fixed stipend.
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Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible, you must;
- be a national of an African country, residing in any African country. i.e. Applicant must possess African Descent.
- have been previously accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution/s outside of your country of citizenship and/ or residency
- have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution(s) to pursue postgraduate studies within the following year
- have aced (scored) at least 70% in each subject/course in the last two completed years of study
- Provide evidence of manifested leadership abilities or potential guided by the questions/requirements set out in the application form
Application Process:
- You can tender your application by clicking HERE.
- Please have the following documents scanned, saved and ready for upload. All documents uploaded must be in PDF format. Each attachment should not exceed 2 Megabyte (MB) in size.
- A copy of the data/ bio page of your passport.
- A certified academic transcript/ results slip of the last two years of study.
- A copy of the official acceptance letter from the university. The letter must :
- Be addressed to the applicant.
- State the degree which the applicant has been accepted to study.
- State the academic year at which the degree will commence.
- State the duration of the course (e.g. one year).
- A copy of a valid study permit or visa OR proof of application. (Optional)
- A detailed CV/ Resume of not more than four (4) single sided pages.
- Two reference letters (of not more than 3 pages each) addressing the applicant’s demonstration of integrity, their competency and/or potential as a leader and their commitment to the development of the Continent of Africa.
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