Deadline: September 16, 2024
Applications are open for the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarship Programme for Young Entrepreneurial Development 2024. The Scholarship Programme offers high school entrepreneurial scholarships to learners who have a curious, entrepreneurial mindset; have the potential to excel academically and are financially deserving. Scholarship recipients receive funding to enrol at leading high schools across the country in addition to support and interventions that develop their entrepreneurial talents.
The programme aims to produce a confident scholar with entrepreneurial thinking, unlocked potential, leadership qualities, a desire to create value, the ability to solve problems, an aspiration and intention to be a Fellow, an understanding of the culture of community and collaboration, and a positive attitude. The Scholarship Programme is designed to equip the youth with an entrepreneurial mindset to enable future generations to redress the inequalities of the past and to continue the economic and social transformation of South Africa.
Benefits
The scholarship provides:
- Tuition and boarding
- A monthly allowance
- Toiletries, uniforms and casual clothing
- Support for extra murals
- Stationery and textbooks
- Workshops
- Annual entrepreneurial conference
- Online Learning Campus
- Programme Officer (mentorship)
- Like-minded community
- Gain confidence
- Develop entrepreneurial mindset
- Growth mindset
- Develop leadership qualities
- Access to interactive online learning
- Access to speakers and seminars
- Entrepreneurial mindset development through collaboration and a community of like-minded individuals
Eligibility
- Applicant must be a current Grade 6 learner in the year of application;
- Applicant must be a South African citizen;
- Applicant must not be older than 12 years of age and not younger than 11 years of age in Grade 6;
- Applicant must demonstrate financial need;
- Applicant must obtain a minimum of 70% for both English and Mathematics.
Application
- Submit a hard copy of your application form and supporting documentation or apply online.
- Successful applicants will be required to write the Foundation exam in Mathematics and English for Grade 6.
- After the Foundation exam, successful candidates will be invited for interviews.
- Recommended candidates will be invited to the placement schools for interviews.
- Candidates whose recommendations are approved by the placement schools will be awarded the Scholarship.
- Once the Scholarship is awarded, the Foundation, placement school, and the Scholar’s custodian sign a Memorandum of Agreement.
For more information, visit Allan Gray Orbis Scholarship.
