The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2026 for Leadership Development (Funded)

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Application Deadline: Unspecified

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 MINDS Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. The MINDS Scholarship Programme for Leadership Development in Africa was efficiently launched in 2017, bringing to realisation our imaginative and prescient of growing younger leaders who’ve a continent-wide improvement mindset and leaders who can facilitate larger cooperation between African international locations.

Requirements

Eligibility Criteria

MINDS Scholarships are awarded to meritorious candidates following a rigorous choice course of.  To be thought of for a MINDS Scholarship, you have to:

• Be a nationwide of an African nation, residing in any African nation
• Have been formally accepted by a number of MINDS most well-liked establishment/s outdoors of your nation of citizenship and/ or residency
• Have been formally accepted by a number of MINDS most well-liked establishment/s to pursue postgraduate research throughout the following yr
• Have obtained at the least 70% in every topic/ course within the final two accomplished years of study
• Produce proof of demonstrated management talents or potential guided by the questions/ necessities set out within the application type
• Submit a whole on-line application type (see under) with the required supporting documentation.

Program Details

MINDS’ gives scholarships to Africans who want to pursue post-graduate research inside Africa, outdoors of their very own international locations. Through tailor-made management improvement actions, the MINDS Scholarship Programme goals to nurture leaders who’ve a continental improvement mindset; leaders who will facilitate larger cohesion and cooperation between African international locations.

MINDS Scholarships are relevant to full-time research of a one or two-year Honors or Master’s diploma at one of many MINDS most well-liked establishments (listed under). MINDS doesn’t prescribe the course to be studied.

The Scholarship will cowl some or all the bills under, relying on whether or not a partial or full scholarship is awarded:

• Tuition
• Accommodation and meals
• One return ticket per period of research
• A set stipend.

Individuals with a Pan-African outlook, demonstrated management capability and a very good tutorial document who want to study on the African continent, outdoors their home nation are invited to apply for the scholarships.

Application Procedure

If you meet the eligibility standards above, you possibly can submit your application by clicking on the hyperlink under. Please have the next paperwork scanned, saved and prepared for importing. All paperwork uploaded have to be in PDF format. Each attachment ought to not exceed 2MB in dimension.

• A replica of the info/ bio web page of your passport.
• An authorized tutorial transcript/ outcomes slip of the final two years of study.
• A replica of the official acceptance letter from the college. The letter should:
  • Be addressed to the applicant.
  • State the diploma which the applicant has been accepted to study.
  • State the educational yr at which the diploma will start.
  • State the period of the course (e.g. one yr).
• A replica of a sound study allow or visa OR proof of application. (Optional)
• An in depth CV/ Resume of no more than 4 (4) single sided pages.
• Two reference letters (of no more than 3 pages every) addressing the applicant’s demonstration of integrity, their competency and/or potential as a pacesetter and their dedication to the event of the African continent.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MINDS Postgraduate Scholarship Programme