Kader Asmal Fellowship South Africa 2017/2018 – Apply

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.