DEADLINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2023
Margaret McNamara Education Grants (formerly known as MMMF) is a nonprofit, public charity founded in 1981 that awards education grants to exceptional women from developing countries who are at least 25 years old and enrolled at universities in the United States, Canada, France, and South Africa, and select universities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
SOUTH AFRICA
MMEG awards grants on a competitive basis to exceptional women enrolled in the academic term following the awarding of grants at at one of the universities linked below. Applicants are screened by an all-volunteer, independent selection committee. Since its inception in 2008, MMEG’s South Africa program has supported a total of 143 women from African countries.
In 2022/2023, Khona Maziya from Eswatini was one of the recipients. She is pursuing a phd in Chemistry. Read more about her here: https://www.mmeg.org/south-africa-fy23/2023/2/1/khona-maziya
In 2021/2022, Tebuhleni Nxumalo from Eswatini was one of the recipients. She is pursuing a phd in Multidisciplinary Human Rights Law. Read more about her here: https://www.mmeg.org/safrica-fy22-recipients/2021/12/29/tebuhleni-nxumalo
In South Africa, this program accepts applications between May 15 and September 14 each year. Successful candidates will be personally notified of the award of grants in December. Queries may be addressed to southafrica@mmeg.org. The results will be announced in mid-December.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
be a self-identifying woman, and at least 25 years old at time of application deadline;
be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (except for the Trinity Washington University program);
be registered (not just accepted) at an accredited in-person academic institution when submitting their application;
plan to be enrolled for at least one full academic semester (half-year term) after award of the MMEG grant;
plan to graduate no later than three years after the award of the MMEG grant;
not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, or Inter-American Development Bank staff member, spouse, retiree, or MMEG Board member.
In addition to the above criteria, applicants must:
already be enrolled full-time or part-time (minimum of 2 courses per semester or term) at one of the universities on this list:
Cape Peninsula Central University of Technology
Durban University of Technology
Fort Hare University
KwaZulu-Natal University
Limpopo University
Mangosuthu University of Technology
Nelson Mandela University
North-West University Rhodes
University Sefako Makgatho Health Science
University Sol Plaatje
University Stellenbosch
University Tshwane University
University of Cape Town
University of Johannesburg
University of Mpumalanga
University of Pretoria
University of the Free State
University of the Western Cape
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Venda
University of the Zululand
University of the Technology
Walter Sisulu University
be enrolled for at least one academic semester (half year) following the award of the MMEG grant in December (the term between January and July 2024);
plan to graduate no later than three years following the award of the MMEG grant;
hold a study permit for South Africa if applying from an eligible country other than South Africa.
Estimated expenses should be calculated and expressed in Rand.
HOW TO APPLY
Remember to read the Application Checklist and FAQs before applying and select "South Africa program” in the first question of the application. If the program name does not appear, the program may be closed to new applications. All of the documents listed on Application Checklist are required to complete your application. Failure to submit a complete application with ALL required documents by the close of the application period will result in ineligibility of the application, i.e., automatic exclusion of the applicant. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
APPLY: https://www.mmeg.org/apply