FirstRand has entered into a five-year partnership with IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the largest international graduate water education facility in the world, to allow for an outstanding South African student to undertake postgraduate study at IHE Delft in the Netherlands.
Eligibility
FirstRand and IHE Delft are looking for the best applicant who will benefit deeply from the opportunity and contribute to South Africa on their return.
Benefits
The scholarship will provide full funding to study for an MSc in Water and Sustainable Development at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.
Application
FirstRand will conduct the interviewing and selection process, which will run concurrently with the FirstRand international postgraduate scholarship programme. Candidates will be assessed based on academic excellence, leadership ability, community involvement and their potential to be a destiny changer.
Candidates have to apply and be accepted for any of the four thematic tracks of the MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development:
- water, food and energy
- water hazards, risks and climate
- water and health
- water resources and ecosystem health
