WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships 2024 is sure to be exciting for women in engineering. The programme, which is powered by De Beers Group, aims at empowering young women to succeed in the engineering industry.
About WomEng
WomEng is a multi-award winning social enterprise developing high-skilled girls and women for the engineering and technology industries. Our core philosophy is the promotion of STEM, focusing on engineering and technology from primary school to industry. We believe that cognitive and behavioural skills are vital for the engineering workforce. Beyond these skills, it is essential for girls and women to have mentorship and leadership development opportunities to create a virtuous cycle of women participating in STEM fields.
WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships 2024
The WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme powered by De Beers Group develops leadership, innovation, well-being and employability skills required by young graduates to succeed in the engineering industry and beyond.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for the 2024 Women in Engineering Southern Africa Fellowship, which aims to develop leadership, innovation, employability and well-being skills required by young graduates to succeed in the engineering industry and beyond.
The fellowship will have four modules running from September 2024- March 2024, with an assignment and feedback required at the end of each module.
The four (4) modules to be covered include:
- Module 1: Leadership – Unlocking and Telling Your Own Story
- Module 2: Innovation – Developing Skills for the Future World of Work
- Module 3: Well-being – Learning to Recharge and Practice Self-care
- Module 4: Employability – Thriving in the Workplace
Engaged fellows will be invited to networking events with leaders from De Beers Group and Zutari and Southern Africa Fellowship alumni from all three (3) countries (Botswana, Namibia or South Africa) spanning 2024 to 2024.
There will be thinking, discussing, writing and reflecting tasks designed to shape the way fellows think about themselves as engineering professionals and leaders. Successful applicants will have an opportunity to attend an in-person networking event with leaders from De Beers Group in their respective countries.
WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships 2024: Programme Summary
Company/Organization(s): De Beers Group
Program Type: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Fellowship
Program Location: South Africa, Botswana and Namibia
Program Duration: 7 months
Available Slot: Several
Basic Qualifications: Undergraduates
Nationality: Africans
WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships 2024 Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships for Africans 2024, applicants are to meet the following criteria:
- Applications for the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships for Africans 2024 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 citizens of South Africa, Namibia or Botswana are eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be in the second to the final year of undergraduate studies or full-time postgraduate studies.
- Applicants must be able to commit between 7-9 hours each month between September 2024 – March 2024 to participate in the programme. The programme is designed, taking into consideration foreseen academic workloads.
Benefits of WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships 2024
Listed below are the advantages of the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships for Africans 2024. You:
- Gain exclusive access to WomEng developed resources for leadership, innovation, employability and well-being.
- Grow professional network
- Access to mentorship opportunities
- Growing 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 Zutari from their respective countries.
How To Apply For The WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships 2024
Interested applicants for the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowships must complete an online application by the deadline. Click on the link below to fill the application form.
Click Here to Fill out the WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship registration form.
It is advised that responses are completed offline first as applicants cannot save their applications and return them. Applicants can download the questions.
Application Deadline: 7 August 2024
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