Eligible courses include agriculture, health, education, human rights, computer science, engineering, business and more, and are listed in a Directory of Eligible Programmes.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme, applicant must

• Be a resident national of South Africa
• Have a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience (this can include internships and volunteering)
• 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).
• Not already hold a qualification at master’s level or higher. Not currently undertaking a programme at master’s level or higher, or be due to start a programme at master’s level or higher in the academic year 2021/22.
• Be appliying to commence a new course at master’s level in Ireland no sooner than August/September 2022.
• 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 Fellows Programme 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 the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme on more than one previous occasion.
• Be in a position to take up the Fellowship in the academic year 2022/23.