APPLY FOR THE MARGARET MACNAMARA EDUCATION GRANT (MMEG) PROGRAM SOUTH AFRICA

Apply for the MMEG Education Grant for Women

MMEG SUPPORTS WOMEN FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THEIR PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Margaret McNamara Education Grants (formerly known as MMMF) is a nonprofit, public charity founded in 1981 that awards education grants to exceptional women from developing countries who are at least 25 years old and enrolled at universities in the United States, Canada, France, and South Africa, and select universities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our organization draws inspiration from Margaret McNamara and her vision of education and gender equality. Margaret—wife of Robert McNamara, the World Bank’s fifth president—advocated for the inclusion of gender and education issues in the Bank’s development programs. She was awarded the highest civilian distinction in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in recognition of her important contributions.

MMEG awards grants to women studying at accredited universities in the United States, Canada, France, and South Africa, and select universities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

SOUTH AFRICA PROGRAM

This program accepts applications between May 15 and September 14 each year. Successful candidates will be personally notified of the award of grants in December.

Queries may be addressed to [email protected]. The results will be announced on our web page in mid-December.

In addition to the above criteria, applicants must: 

• already be enrolled full-time or part-time (minimum of 2 courses per semester or term) at one of the universities on this list.
• be enrolled for at least one academic semester (half year) following the award of the MMEG grant in December (the term between January and July 2024);
• plan to graduate no later than three years following the award of the MMEG grant;
• hold a study permit for South Africa if applying from an eligible country other than South Africa.

Estimated expenses should be calculated and expressed in Rand.

Remember to read the Application Checklist and FAQs before applying and select “South Africa program” in the first question of the application. If the program name does not appear, the program may be closed to new applications.

All of the documents listed on Application Checklist are required to complete your application.

Failure to submit a complete application with ALL required documents by the close of the application period will result in ineligibility of the application, i.e., automatic exclusion of the applicant. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• be a self-identifying woman, and at least 25 years old at time of application deadline;
• be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (except for the Trinity Washington University program);
• be registered (not just accepted) at an accredited in-person academic institution when submitting their application; 
• plan to be enrolled for at least one full academic semester (half-year term) after award of the MMEG grant;
• plan to graduate no later than three years after the award of the MMEG grant;
• not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, or Inter-American Development Bank staff member, spouse, retiree, or MMEG Board member.

For More Details on Application Visit the Official Website Here