Last call for first-year university students to shape their future

The deadline for the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellowship is closing in as applications for first-year university students close on August 29, 2014.

The Foundation is seeking individuals with vision, passion, imagination and integrity, who will shake the country. The Foundation offers applicants who show potential in entrepreneurial talent the opportunity to develop as responsible entrepreneurs by applying for the Fellowship.

According to the University’s Account Executive, Ms Samantha Thomas, 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,” she said.

The Fellowship opportunity provides Candidate Fellows access to a community of like-minded individuals, exposure to thought-leaders, mentorship, entrepreneurial mind-set development and full university funding.

“Following graduation, Candidate Fellows who have excelled in their respective fields can apply for post-graduate funding. Exclusive E2 venture capital support is available to approved business ventures once Fellows have graduated,” added Samantha.

The Fellowship distinguishes itself from other bursary and scholarship programmes with its holistic and individual investment approach.

The Fellowship also offers the opportunity to engage in a personal and entrepreneurial development programme alongside access to university education. Shape your future by applying to be a potential candidate for the Fellowship opportunity.

Interested candidates may visit www.allangrayorbis.org for more information and application forms.