Allan Gray Fellowship applications now open

"The foundation's aims are to assist and develop a new generation of responsible high-impact entrepreneurs who are ethical leaders; bringing about job creation in southern Africa to positively impact our collective future," said Anthony Farr (CEO of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation).

The fellowship applications are open to Grade 12 learners or students in their first year of studies. The foundation supports degrees in the fields of Commerce, Engineering and Science (excluding medicine), Law or Humanities (majoring in politics, philosophy or economics).

Only candidates furthering their education at the following universities can apply: Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, TSIBA Western Cape, Stellenbosch, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan, Rhodes or Free State.

The fellowship opportunity provides Candidate Fellows access to a community of like-minded individuals, exposure to thought leaders, mentorship, entrepreneurial mindset development and full university funding. Graduated Candidate Fellows who have excelled can apply for postgraduate funding. Exclusive E2 venture capital support is available to approved business ventures once Fellows have graduated.

Selection Camps

Grade 12 applicants who pass the initial screening phase of selection will write the National Benchmark Test. All applicants who meet the requirements in the application phase will be invited for an interview and, if successful, will thereafter be invited to attend a Selection Camp. Candidate Fellows are announced after the Selection Camps.

Fellowship applications for Grade 12 learners and first year students studying at the above-mentioned institutions are already open. Applications close on 30 April for Grade 12 learners and 29 August 2014, for first year university students.

In addition to the fellowship opportunity, the foundation also offers the Allan Gray Scholarship for prospective high school learners, which opens later this year. Applications open on 21 July and close on 12 September 2014. Applicants in Grade 6 can apply for school placement in 2016.

Go to www.allangrayorbis.org for more information and application forms.