The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 2025 | Fully Funded: Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply for the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 2024/2025, designed to empower young African leaders with the skills and bravery needed to reshape the continent into a place where all individuals have an equal chance to succeed.
The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 2025 provides full funding to cover essential study expenses, including tuition fees for either a one-year Honours degree or a two-year Masters degree in any field at a recognized South African higher education institution.
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Mandela Rhodes Foundation
- Scholarship Type: Full Funding
- Host Institution(s): Institutions in South Africa
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Nationality: Africans
The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 2025 | Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 2025, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be a citizen of an African country
- Be between the ages of 19 and 29
- Must be in possession of an undergraduate degree with excellent academic results (above 70% or upper-second class Honours) by 1 Jan 2025.
- Demonstrate excellent academic and research abilities.
Scholarship Benefits
- Leadership development programme
- Tuition and registration fees
- Allowances for study materials, research, and medical aid, accommodation and meals
- Personal allowance
- Economy class travel to and from home country to South Africa at the beginning and end of studies.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Mandela Rhodes Scholarships 2024/25 are to log onto the application portal to access their application and upload their documents and essays.
The three people who are to recommend applicants must also log onto the application portal to upload their letters directly.
Document Requirements:
- Three letters of recommendation written in English language.
- Degree certificates, transcripts of academic results, and scans of applicant’s ID and passport documents. Documents and transcripts must be provided in English.
- Two short essays, one on your personal journey, and one on a specific question relating to Mandela Rhodes Scholarships’ principles.
Application Deadline: 21 April 2024
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For further information and to begin your application journey, visit the Official Website.
