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Mandela Fund provides scholarships in UK

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:36

The Mandela Scholarship Fund has invited South African students, who want to undertake postgraduate studies at Sussex University, to send in their applications for scholarships.

Through the fund, students will get an opportunity to study at the University of Sussex, one of the United Kingdom's leading research universities, located in the vibrant city of Brighton.

The scholarships are aimed particularly at students who wish to study a development-related discipline, or to take a course that is unavailable in their own country.

They are open to students who have demonstrable ties with, and a commitment to, South Africa.

It is intended that the scholars will gain knowledge and skills that they can use constructively on their return home.

The university offers a range of stimulating, practical and highly relevant courses, and has strong historical links to South Africa.

According to the Mandela Scholarship Fund site, the graduates are well-placed in leading South African institutions including government, universities, non-governmental organisations and private sector.

The fund was set up in 1973 as an initiative of the Sussex Student Union and staff. Its purpose was to provide higher education to South African students who were unable to study at university level because of discriminatory apartheid laws.

It continues this tradition by offering two to three post-graduate scholarships per year to South African and Namibian students from communities who were disadvantaged by the apartheid era.

The trust is supported by donations from university staff and students, grants from charities, and by fund-raising activities on campus. The university contributes by waiving the scholars' fees.

Applicants should apply simultaneously to the University of Sussex Post-graduate Office, for the course of their choice, and to the Mandela Scholarship Fund for financial help.

The closing date for applications is 14 March 2008.

For further details and an application form students can go to: http://www.ussu.net/mandela/, or for further information contact: Sue Cornford on +44 1273 877470 or Email: s.e.cornford@sussex.ac.uk

- BuaNews