Kader Asmal Fellowship South Africa 2017/2018 – Apply
The Kader Asmal Fellowship programme is available for students of South Africa or Zimbabwe (in possession of a South African permanent resident permit). There are approximately eight fellowships available to pursue postgraduate programme in Ireland for September 2017 intake.
The fellowship programme has two strands:
A) Eight annual awards for postgraduate study in:
1. Business Management
- Economics, Accounting, and Human Resource Management
- Management and Business
2. Agriculture, Food Science & Nutrition
- Agriculture, Climate Change, Rural Development and Sustainability
- Food Science and Food Engineering, Bioresource Technology
3. Public Administration
- Economics, Accounting, and Human Resource Management
- Public Health, Health Economics and Health Engineering
Please click here for a full list of courses you can study under this strand.
B) One annual award will be made for a fellowship in:
Human Rights Law (LLM in Law) at Trinity College Dublin. This will be selected by the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC).
Please click here for a description of the course you can study on this fellowship.
Are you eligible?
Please read the application guidelines carefully before applying.
Applicants must:
- be a South African citizen or a citizen of Zimbabwe holding a South African Permanent Residence Permit
- have achieved the necessary standard to be accepted onto a postgraduate course in an institute of higher education in Ireland
- be seeking funding for a full-time postgraduate programme in one of the above listed subject areas
- be able to take up fellowship in the academic year 2017/2018
Please note applicants already in possession of a Master’s degree are not eligible
What the Fellowship offers
The Kader Asmal Fellowships will cover:
- 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 personal living allowance (stipend) to cover other living expense for you only and
- the costs of an entry clearance (student visitor visa) application
How to apply
We are currently open for applications for the 2017/2018 academic year. Please access the online application form through the link below. The deadline for applications will be Tuesday 21 February 2017.