Margaret McNamara Education Fund

Bursary Details

Education grants are awarded to women from developing and middle-income countries who, upon obtainment of their degree, intend to work in, or with, a developing country to improve the lives of women and/or children.

Candidate Requirements

Requirements

• 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.

This program accepts applications between May 15 and September 30 each year. Successful candidates will be personally notified of the award of grants in December.

Queries may be addressed to southafrica [at] mmeg.org (southafrica[at]mmeg[dot]org). The results will be announced on our web page in mid-December.

Conditions of Bursary

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.