Jakes Gerwel Fellowship Program 2021 (Fully Funded)

Applications call for Jakes Gerwel Fellowship Program 2021.

Jakes Gerwel Fellowship is a full university scholarship that provides extensive mentoring and leadership development for top learners with a passion for teaching and education. At the heart of what the fellowship does is in nurturing expert teacher who embraces innovation and can lead the kind of change that our educational sector so desperately requires. In short, the foundation wants to make the strongest possible case and provide the greatest possible support for the best students to become the best future teachers.

Focus

Jakes Gerwel Fellowship is an aspirational fellowship that identifies high potential students who, through financial support, high-quality teacher education, and professional induction, become expert teachers, educational leaders, and social entrepreneurs who will lead system change to achieve quality education for all learners.

Through an aspirational Educational Fellowship pipeline that focuses on academic, leadership, and teaching excellence, JGF empowers passionate teachers with the subject matter expertise and pedagogical content knowledge to become expert teachers, while effective communities of practice amplify their educational leadership ability to mobilize broader systemic change.

Requirements 

  • Belief in the classroom as a vehicle for social change.
  • Intention to study an Undergraduate Degree at UCT or UP followed by a PGCE.
  • Minimum of a 65% average for final Grade 11 results (excluding Life Orientation).
  • Applicants must be under the age of 23 at the application deadline (20th July 2020).
  • South African ID number.
  • Demographic diversity is a founding principle.

Benefits 

The fellowship covers the following things

  • Full University Tuition
  • Accommodation
  • Meals, Books, and Tutor Allowance
  • Monthly Pocket Money
  • Academic Support and Leadership Development
  • Expert Teacher Personal Coach

Steps 

  • Online Application
  • Telephonic Interview
  • Day Selection Camp
  • Become a Candidate Fellow

Nominate Now

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