MMEG Bursary 2025 for South African Students

MMEG Bursary 2025 for South African Students

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MMEG Bursary 2025 for South African Students

Deadline: 14 September 2024

Location: South Africa

About MMEG Bursary

The Margaret McNamara Education Grants (MMEG) is accepting applications for the 2025 academic year bursaries.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • be a self-identifying woman, and at least 25 years old at time of application deadline;
  • be a national of a country listed on the MMEG country eligibility list (except for the Trinity Washington University Program);
  • be registered (not just accepted) at an accredited in-person academic institution and program when submitting their application; 
  • plan to be enrolled for at least one full academic semester (half-year term) after award of the MMEG grant;
  • plan to graduate no later than three years after the award of the MMEG grant;
  • not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, or Inter-American Development Bank staff member, spouse, retiree, or MMEG Board member.

The Program

This program accepts applications between May 15 and September 14 (11:59pm Eastern Standard Time) each year. Successful candidates will be personally notified in December.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES:

Queries may be addressed to southafrica@mmeg.org. The results will be announced on our web page in December.

In addition to the above criteria, applicants must: 

  • already be enrolled full-time or part-time (minimum of 2 courses per semester or term) at one of the universities on this list.
  • be enrolled for at least one academic semester (half year) following the award of the MMEG grant in December (the term between January and July 2025);
  • plan to graduate no later than three years following the award of the MMEG grant;
  • hold a study permit for South Africa if applying from an eligible country other than South Africa.

Estimated expenses should be calculated and expressed in Rand.

Applications

To apply, visit MMEG bursaries portal.

Failure to submit a complete application with ALL required documents by the close of the application period will result in ineligibility of the application, i.e., automatic exclusion of the applicant. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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