Title: The FirstRand Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and The Environment Scholarship 2025

Application deadline: 20 February 2025.

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF) has entered into a five-year partnership with Wadham College at the University of Oxford. The purpose of this partnership is to enable one outstanding South African student a year to undertake postgraduate study at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment for an MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment. This MSc will provide future leaders and destiny changers with the academic knowledge and applied skills needed to understand and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, environmentally sustainable economic model. This will be the third year of the partnership.

FirstRand’s five-year partnership with Wadham College entails providing full funding for one student a year to study for an MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, as well as residency at Wadham College.

Selection criteria

FirstRand will conduct the interviewing and selection process, which will run concurrently with the FirstRand international postgraduate scholarship program. Candidates will be assessed based on academic excellence, leadership ability, community involvement, and their potential to be destiny changers. Applications can be submitted online only.

FirstRand and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment are looking for the best applicants who will truly benefit from the opportunity and contribute to South Africa on their return.

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For more information and application:

Visit the official website of the FirstRand Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and The Environment Scholarship 2025