The element of well-being and learning to recharge and look after yourself will form part of the modules to help Fellows establish healthy coping mechanisms and destress. Our Fellows will be full-time female engineering, built environment or technology students currently studying at a university or university of technology in South Africa, Botswana, or Namibia.

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Benefits

• Gain exclusive access to WomEng developed resources with active learning objectives for leadership, innovation, well-being and employability skills.
• Grow your professional network.
• Access to mentorship opportunities.
• Grow your community of other like-minded women in engineering and technology.
• Engaged Fellows will have an opportunity to attend a networking event with leaders from De Beers Group and WomHub’s Founder community.

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Eligibility 2024 WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship

• Applications are open to all engineering, technology and built environment students that identify as women.
• Applicants must be studying full-time at a university or university of technology in South Africa, Botswana or Namibia. Applicants that are not citizens of South Africa, Namibia or Botswana are eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be in the second last to final year of undergraduate studies or full-time postgraduate studies i.e. entering the workplace in 2025 or 2026.
• Applicants must be able to commit between 7-9 hours each month from March 2024 to participate in the programme. The programme is designed taking into consideration foreseen academic workloads and holidays.
• WomEng Fellowship alumni are not eligible to apply.