Study in Ireland: Applications Open For Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme
Online information session: 4 July 2024
Applications are now open for the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme, a fully-funded scholarship opportunity offered to South African students to study at Master’s level at one of Ireland’s world-renowned Higher Education Institutions.
Join our online information session: 4 July 2024
This flagship programme of the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa is part of the broader Ireland-Africa Fellows Programme offered by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme broadly supports leadership for the Sustainable Development Goals, and supporting the development of women’s leadership capacity and women’s participation in STEM are key priorities.
The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme further aims to support students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to pursue Master’s level education in Ireland, and graduates of Universities of Historical Disadvantage and Universities of Technology in particular are encouraged to apply.
Are you eligible?
To be eligible for a Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme commencing at the beginning of the academic year 2025, applicants must:
- Be a resident national of South Africa
- Have a minimum of two years relevant work experience (this can include internships and volunteering positions, see Page 6 for details).
- Hold an honours’ level academic qualification from an accredited and government-recognised higher education institution, with a minimum grade point average of 75% – i.e. a first class honour, or second class honour, Grade 1 (in some cases a second class honour Grade 2 may be accepted). It must have been awarded in 2012 or later (i.e. within the last 12 years).
- Not already holding a qualification at master’s level or higher.
- Be applying to commence a new course at master’s level in Ireland no sooner than August/September 2025.
- Be able to demonstrate leadership abilities and aspirations, as well as commitment to the achievement of the SDGs within your own country.
- Have identified and selected two relevant courses from the Ireland-Africa Fellows Programme Directory of Eligible Courses, see course list. Directory of Eligible Programmes
- Have a clear understanding of the academic and English language proficiencies required for both courses chosen.
- Must not have applied for Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme on more than one previous occasion.
This directory below covers all programmes offered under the following strands of the Ireland Fellows Programme:
- Ireland Fellows Programme – Africa
- Ireland Fellows Programme – Asia
- Ireland Fellows Programme – Kadar Asmal Fellowship Programme
- Ireland Fellows Programme – Latin America
- Ireland Fellows Programme – SIDS
- Ireland Fellows Programme – Ireland-Palestine Scholarship Programme