Allan Gray opens fellowship programme to applicants

The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation invites eligible, wouldbe entrepreneurs to enlist in its 2019 Fellowship Programme.

Grade 12s and first- and second-year students are urged to apply.

The programme is one of three the foundation offers in pursuit of creating a pipeline of responsible entrepreneurs.

“Through its scholarship programme, the foundation offers high school scholarships to pupils in financial need; have a entrepreneurial mindset; and are high academic achievers,” the foundation said.

Recipients receive funding for university studies and access to support and development to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset.

The tick box criteria for grade 12s include:

● Level 5 in pure mathematics for grade 11 finals;

● Level 6 average for final grade 11 results;

● Completion of the National Benchmark Test by September 30;

● South African citizen younger than 21 in the year of application; and

● Intention to study toward a degree in commerce, science (excluding medicine), engineering, law or humanities at certain universities.

Tick box criteria for first-year students:

● Minimum average of 65% in mid-year June examinations;

● Must be younger than 22 in the year of application;

Criteria for second-year students:

● Minimum average of 65% for 2018 year-end exam and 65% in 2018 June exam;

● Applicants must be under the age of 23 in the year of their application; and

● Have South African citizenship.

Visit www.allangrayorbis.org for applications, for closing dates and for more information.