2023/2024 Allan Gray Centre Entrepreneurship Scholarships in PhD and Masters for African Students: Apply Now!

Introduction to Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship PhD and Masters Scholarships

Applications are now open for the Allen Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship PhD and Masters Scholarships.

The Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship (AGCAE) resides in the School of ​Public Leadership (SPL), within the Faculty of Economic and Management​ Sciences. The AGCAE creates, integrates, and diffuses knowledge to improve data-and-dialogue-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem development in Africa in order to increase the well-being of communities with entrepreneurship.

The AGCAE aims to enable entrepreneurship-led development in Africa with a data-and-dialogue-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem approach.

Their Primary aim is to:

1. Create and integrate entrepreneurial ecosystem data of African countries and regions.
2. Analyze and interpret entrepreneurial ecosystem data of African countries and regions.
3. Develop and communicate scientifically rigorous and societally relevant entrepreneurial ecosystem research.
4. Create a platform for stakeholders that provide and use entrepreneurial ecosystem data and knowledge in Africa (including academics, governments, entrepreneurship service providers, entrepreneurship associations, philanthropies, NGOs, and venture capitalists).
5. Contribute to the development of entrepreneurship and economic development scholarship in Africa. ​

The AGCAE is currently accepting applications for its full-time, funded doctoral and master’s research programmes. Applications will be considered for the following two scholarship opportunities: 

• AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships: Full-time doctoral scholarships valued at R250,000 per year for three years.
• AGCAE Master’s Scholarships: Full-time masters scholarships valued at R150 000 per year for two years.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered for a scholarship:

• A candidate must meet the minimum criteria for admission to a PhD programme at Stellenbosch University. This requires a master’s degree in a relevant discipline for PhD applications.
• A candidate must meet the minimum criteria for admission to a Master’s programme at Stellenbosch University. This requires an honours degree in a relevant discipline for Master’s applications.
• The scholarships are open to South African citizens and African foreign nationals. Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged South African and African foreign national citizens.
• Candidates must have achieved a minimum mark of:
  • 70% in their master’s programmes to be eligible for the AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships.
  • 70% in their honours programmes to be eligible for the AGCAE Master’s Scholarships.
• Only applications in one of the AGCAE’s 2023 AGCAE research themes will be considered.

NOTE: There are limited slots available.  Submission of an application, even if you meet all of the criteria, does not guarantee funding.

The final allocation of scholarships is made at the discretion of the AGCAE and is subject to funding availability; and whether the Faculty is able to appoint a suitable supervisor.

AGCAE reserves the right not to award any scholarships.

Scholarship Benefits

• AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships: Full-time doctoral scholarships valued at R250,000 per year for three years.
• AGCAE Master’s Scholarships: Full-time master’s scholarships valued at R150,000 per year for two years.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are advised to read the full details about the program on the official announcement page before proceeding to the application page. Note that the application closing date is September 22, 2023.

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