University of Cape Town Bertha Centre Scholarships

UCT
Graduate School of Business is offering Bertha Centre Scholarships for pursuing
MBA (both full-time and the modular programme), the MPhil in Inclusive
Innovation, and PhD programmes. Candidates must be South African or African
citizens or must have been a permanent resident in South Africa or an African
country for at least one year prior to applying.

GSB strengthens its
commitment to transformation and equality and UCT’s strategic goal to address
key development challenges facing Africa.

The Graduate School of
Business is the business school of the University of Cape Town, South Africa’s
oldest university.

Scholarship
Description:

Application
Deadline: October 31, 2018
Course
Level: Scholarships are available
for pursuing MBA (both full-time and the modular programme), the MPhil in
Inclusive Innovation, and PhD programmes.
Study
Subject: Scholarships are awarded
to study the subjects offered by the university.
Scholarship
Award: The Bertha Scholarship
covers full or partial costs of the MBA (both full-time and the modular
programme) and MPhil in Inclusive Innovation programmes at the University
of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. The scholarship entails
joining an illustrious cohort of alumni, and a thriving community of
dynamic change makers. Being a scholar is about joining a collective, as
much as it is about propelling your own professional and personal
trajectory.
Number
of Scholarships: Not Known
Nationality: South
African or African citizens or must have been a permanent resident in
South Africa or an African country
Scholarship
can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility for the
Scholarship:

Eligible
Countries: Candidates must be South
African or African citizens or must have been a permanent resident in
South Africa or an African country for at least one year prior to
applying.
Entrance
Requirements: You are
eligible for a Bertha Scholarship:

if
you meet the admission requirements of the university for your
selected course of study.
if
you are an African citizen or permanent resident.
if
you are an entrepreneur who has started or worked with a
social/green/entrepreneurial innovative idea that seeks social and/or
economic change.
if
you are an intrapreneur who has worked on advancing social
justice and pioneering inclusive opportunities through social innovation
within an organisation.
if
you demonstrate strong leadership qualities within your field.

English
Language Requirements: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Application
Procedure:

How to Apply: You must first be eligible,
comply with and apply for the MBA or MPhil programmes entrance requirements at
the UCT Graduate School of Business. You would then submit the Bertha Centre
Scholarship Application Form which should include:

Submit your MBA or MPhil in Inclusive Innovation programme application before the respective
deadlines to the GSB.
Submit
the GSB Scholarship Application Form which should include:

Your
UCT GSB application number received from the GSB Admissions Office
Your
contact details and your CV uploaded.
Your
answers to the three essay questions, which shows how the degree programme
at this stage in your career will help to accelerate impact in your area
of work/interest and how it will contribute to society as a whole.
Your
short [no longer than four minute] video.
In the
choice of scholarship on the application form, remember to select the
option for Focus on Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship
(Bertha Scholarship).