Entrepreneurial training programme for Grade 12 learners

GRADE 12 learners who want to explore entrepreneurship have been encouraged to apply for the 2022 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellowship Programme.

The programme is available at 10 universities across five provinces, including the Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State.

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Beneficiaries will not only receive financial support for their tertiary studies but will also participate in entrepreneurial training sessions.

‘Our education sector, from school through to tertiary studies, is primarily focused on turning out job seekers.

‘This means that fewer Grade 12s leave school confident that they have what it takes to be successful business owners.

‘Our Fellowship programme is designed to step into this gap, and ensure that as they undertake university studies, they are simultaneously exposed to entrepreneurial training and a community that passionately believes in the powerful possibilities of entrepreneurship,’ said Nontando Mthethwa, Head of Public Affairs and Communications at the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation.

Are you a Grade 12 who ticks these boxes?
· South African citizenship
· 21 years of age or younger in 2021
· Minimum of 60% in pure mathematics or a minimum of 80% in mathematical literacy for final Grade 11 results
· Minimum average of 70% for final Grade 11 results (excluding life orientation)
· Intention to study towards a commerce, science (excluding medicine, veterinary science and dentistry); engineering, law, humanities or arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg, University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela University, Rhodes University, University of the Western Cape, Stellenbosch University, University of Pretoria, University of the Free State and University of KwaZulu-Natal

How to apply:
· Visit www.allangrayorbis.org to download an application form, or to apply online.

The application process closes on 30 April.

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