Graca Machel Scholarships for Women Student From Africa

Scholarships that target women have long been recognized as an effective approach in addressing gender equality and eradicating poverty. By providing opportunities to study at postgraduate level, these scholarships aim to empower women and to equip them to take up leadership positions in order to have a direct impact in the communities, nations and region in which they live.

Objectives:

• Provide a minimum of 60 postgraduate scholarships to female students from Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa in both South Africa and the UK over an initial 3 year period.

• Support women whose study programmes are particularly relevant to the development needs of southern Africa in order to maximise the positive impact for communities in the region. Scholarships in the areas of health, education, science and technology, economics and finance, and development will be prioritised:

Beneficiaries:

• Women from disadvantaged and rural backgrounds selected on the basis of merit, financial need, intended academic programme and commitment to work for constructive change in Africa, with no constraints placed on age.

Outcomes:

• Highly skilled southern African women, who invest their training, research and professional abilities into southern Africa.

Budget:

• To obtain a masters degree in South Africa over a two year period requires an average of ₤11,800 (R135, 000) to cover tuition, subsistence, child care and travel.
• To obtain a masters degree in one year in the UK requires an average of £25,000. 
• To achieve a minimum of 50 South Africa based scholarships and 10 in the UK a total of £840,000 is required over a three year period

Please contact Canon Collins Trust to discuss your support of the Graca Machel Scholarship Fund.
Website: http://www.canoncollins.org.uk