The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa is offering fully-funded scholarship opportunities to South African students to study at Master’s level in Ireland’s world-renowned Higher Education Institutions.
The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme is targeting early career professionals in South Africa, with leadership potential. The scholarship broadly supports leadership for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, which includes support for the development of women’s leadership capacity and women’s participation in STEM as key priorities.
In addition, the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme aims to support students from Historically Disadvantaged Institutions and Universities of Technology, who would not otherwise have had the opportunity to pursue Master’s level education in Ireland. These students are encouraged to apply.
Degree level
Master's
Deadline
01 August 2021
Who can apply?
- Be a South African citizen;
- Have a minimum of two years relevant work experience;
- Hold an Honours degree from a recognized public university, with an average of at least 75%;
- Not in possession of a Master’s degree or higher level qualification;
- Be able to take up fellowship in the academic year 2022/2023;
- Be able to demonstrate leadership abilities and aspirations, as well as commitment to the achievement of the SDGs within your own country;
- Have identified and selected two relevant courses from the Ireland-Africa Fellows Programme Directory of Eligible Courses;
- Should not have applied for the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme on more than one previous occasion.
Please read the application guidelines carefully before applying.
Fields of Study
A full list of eligible courses is available on the website “Directory of Eligible Postgraduate Programmes in Irish Higher Education Institutions”.
What the fellowship offers
- University application fees;
- Tuition fees;
- Examination and other fees;
- Economy travel to and from your country of residence to Ireland;
- Settling in allowance, book allowance and study allowance;
- Accommodation;
- A monthly stipend to cover other living expense; and
- The costs of an entry clearance (student visitor visa) application.
Application process
Applications must be typed and be submitted to the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa by email at:
You need to include the following documents with your application:
- Certified copy of passport or official identification document;
- Certified copy of undergraduate certificate;
- Certified copy of undergraduate academic transcript;
- English language test (IELTS) certificate, if available. Only IELTS certificate dated September 2019 or later are acceptable
Visit the Kader Asmal Fellowship website for detailed information on the application and selection process.
Click here to apply for the Kader Asmal Fellowship for Postgraduate Study in Ireland.
Contact
Enquiries can be directed to Mr Elias Ledwaba at the Embassy via email at
Documents and links
Kader Asmal Fellowship website
Directory of Eligible Postgraduate Programmes in Irish Higher Education Institutions
Note
Please note this scholarship is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions and are responsible for ensuring that the qualifications will be recognised in South Africa. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided regarding the scholarship, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above. No additional financial support will be provided by the Department of Higher Education and Training other than stated above.
