Application is now open for the 2023/2024 Mandela Rhodes Scholarships by the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. It also includes steps on how to apply, but you must meet the criteria before applying.
The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship is now officially open. It 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.
MANDELA RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS ELIGIBILITY
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation is inviting students to apply for their scholarship award, for the 2024 academic year. Eligibility:
- You must be a South African citizen OR a citizen of any other African country
- You must be between the ages of 19 and 29 old (and under the age of 30 at the time you take up the scholarship)
- Must have completed a first degree qualification or you must be completing your undergraduate degree in 2023 (must be completed by the time the Scholarship begins in January 2024)
- Must have achieved a minimum overall average of 70% in your Degree qualification
- Must intend on studying towards a Postgraduate qualification (Honours or Masters degree – MBA studies are NOT covered)
- Must have strong leadership skills and have been in a position of leadership
- Must have made an impact on your campus or community
- Must show potential to embody the MRF’s founding principles (education, leadership, entrepreneurship, reconciliation)
The scholarship will provide cover for up to 2 years – Honours students will receive funding for 1 year and Masters students will receive funding for 1 or 2 years.
MANDELA RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Check the timeline (Deadline being 21st April 2023)
- March: Applications opened on Wednesday, 22 March 2023. Candidates can add recommenders on the platform and begin uploading their documentation and working on their personal essays. See ‘requirements’.
- April: Applications close by the end of Thursday, 21 April 2023. No late or incomplete applications will be accepted under any circumstances.
- June: You will be notified by the end of June whether or not you are through to Round Two.
- July: You will be notified by the end of July whether or not you are through to Round Three.
- August: You will be notified by the end of August if you are invited for an interview in the Final Round, or if you have been unsuccessful.
- October: Interviews will be conducted in South Africa in October. If you are in the final round and you are based outside South Africa, you will be flown in for an in-person interview with our selection committee. You will be notified by the end of October if you are selected as a Mandela Rhodes Scholar.
- October-December: Selected Mandela Rhodes Scholars must do their best to secure acceptance at their university of choice, and their study visa for travel to South Africa in January.
Step 2: Check programme requirements
- Take the quiz to see if the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship is for you.[mfn]“Explore & Apply.” The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, https://www.mandelarhodes.org/scholarship/apply/. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.[/mfn]
Step 3: Get your documents ready
- Recommenders: We require three letters of recommendation as part of your application. Your recommenders must submit their letters through our application platform.Without these letters, you cannot submit your application. Get in touch with three people who have relevant experience of you and insight into your character as soon as possible – even before applications open – to ask them permission and give them time to write their letters. Once you register a recommender on the platform, they will receive an email asking them to log on and upload their letter.
- Documentation: You will be required to upload certificates of completion for your degrees, transcripts of your academic results, and scans of your ID and passport documents.
- Essays: You will be asked to write two short essays, one on your personal journey, and one on a specific question relating to our principles.
- Application for university: You will be asked to fill in your proposed course of study on your application. We do not require proof that you have applied, but we recommend that you apply as soon as possible, and to more than one university.
- Do your qualifications meet the requirements for your proposed course of study? Each country has its own framework for registering and rating qualification levels. In South Africa, this is managed by the South African Qualifications Agency (SAQA). SAQA accreditation can take 4-8 weeks, which can delay your acceptance to university and thus your study visa to South Africa.
- To ensure that you will be accepted for your chosen programme, we highly recommend that you find out as soon as possible what the National Qualification Framework (NQF) requirements for your course are, and whether your qualifications meet these requirements.
- Masters programmes in South Africa may require several years of work or clinical experience as an admission requirement. It is your responsibility to check if you will be accepted to the course, and apply for backup options.
Step 4: Kindly proceed to the Application Portal to apply. [mfn]“Mandela Rhodes Scholarships.” Embark.com, https://mandela-rhodes.embark.com/login/apply?target=2024. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.[/mfn]
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