Applications for the 2008/2009 Fellowship are invited from South Africans who were educationally disadvantaged by law and resource allocation as a result of apartheid and its legacy.
The Fellowship offers an opportunity to study for one year at Harvard University and includes payment of tuition, a living stipend, and a return air ticket. Fellowship funds do not allow for family support.
The Fellowship is intended for individuals in various occupations who have shown leadership skills in their chosen fields and who are expected to benefit from advanced study. Because it is a mid-career fellowship, applicants should have considerable professional experience since they obtained their first degree. Candidates are expected to begin their studies at Harvard in September 2008.
Fellows can study at Harvard’s Business School (Executive Education Programmes), Divinity School, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Kennedy School of Government (Mason Programme), Law School, Medical School (for biological and social scientists interested in advanced training or research), and School of Public Health. Please note that candidates for two year Master’s Degrees such as the MBA are not eligible for this Fellowship.
Lecturers at tertiary institutions studying for their PhDs in any field at South African universities, and whose studies would be enriched by a year at Harvard, are especially encouraged to apply. The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has a one year Special Student Programme which can be tailored to meet their needs.
Applications can be downloaded at www.fas.harvard.edu/~southafr
If you cannot download the application, it can be requested from: steve@mandelarhodes.org.za or by writing to
the Mandela Rhodes Foundation,
P.O. Box 15897,
VLAEBERG,
8018
Thanks for the informatoion. I will like to know if non-south africans but lecturers in South African Universities can apply. What about those pursuing Post graduate programmes in south african universities? Thanks