Tshikululu Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022

Netflix, the world’s leading streaming entertainment service, has committed US$1 Million towards a Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) in Sub-Saharan Africa that will provide financial support to African creatives to access quality tertiary education in film and TV-focused disciplines at sought-after academic programmes/institutions. This is part of Netflix’s ongoing efforts to invest in Africa’s creative industries and for more diverse and new voices to tell African stories.

For the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, Netflix has partnered with social investment fund management and advisory firm Tshikululu Social Investments as implementing partner/fund administrator, with the responsibility of successfully executing the project in Southern Africa.

About Tshikululu

Established in 1998, Tshikululu is a social investment fund manager and advisor, working alongside investors and other development partners to maximise the power of social investment. We define social investment as any financial commitment – from grant making to impact investing – that seeks to drive and measure social impact. Our service offering is underpinned by a deep and hands-on understanding of the complexities of development and social investment. As agents of social change, we partner with our clients throughout South Africa to realise their social investment goals. Ove...... read more

Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund

Aim and Benefits of Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund

The CESF is designed to provide financial assistance through full scholarships at partner higher educational institutions (HEI) in South Africa, as listed below, to support the formal qualification and training of aspiring creatives from the SADC region. The scholarship will cover the costs for tuition, accommodation, study materials and living expenses at institutions to which beneficiaries have gained admission to pursue a course of study in the TV & film disciplines. 

Requirements for Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund Qualification

This scholarship opportunity is open to:

• Final year undergraduate students completing their degree in 2022; or Postgraduate students pursuing a one-year qualification in 2022
• Students wishing to study at one of the following HEIs:
  • AACA Film and Acting School
  • AFDA
  • Boston Media House
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • City Varsity
  • Durban University of Technology
  • Tshwane University of Technology
  • University of Cape Town
  • University of Johannesburg
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • University of Pretoria
  • University of the Witwatersrand
• Students from a SADC region country that wish to study in South Africa, and are able to obtain the necessary permissions to do so
  • Students from the following countries will be eligible: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Students with a minimum academic average of 60% to date
  • For students applying for a one-year postgraduate course, undergraduate studies must have been completed between 2019 and 2021   
• Students that can demonstrate financial need and have been unable to secure meaningful financial aid from other sources (e.g. National Student Financial Aid Scheme)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Tshikululu website.