WomEng Fellowship Southern Africa for Women 2023

WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2023 is an online programme providing Fellows with materials and resources to learn in their own space and time. This will be supplemented with regular online chats via WhatsApp and live master classes on Zoom. The programme will be run in four (4) modules between September 2023 – March 2024 with an assignment and feedback required at the end of each module. There will be thinking, discussing, writing and reflecting tasks. The programme is designed to shape the way women in engineering think about themselves as confident leaders in industry.

The four (4) modules to be covered include:

• Module 1: Leadership Now – Unlocking Your Story and Style
• Module 2: Innovation – Developing Skills for the Future of Work
• Module 3:  Well-being – Learning to Recharge and Look After Yourself
• Module 4:  Employability – Thriving in the Workplace

Engaged Fellows will be invited to networking events with leaders from De Beers Group and Southern Africa Fellowship Alumni represented from all three (3) countries (South Africa, Botswana or Namibia) in 2023.

About Women in Engineering

WomEng is an authentic values-driven organisation for women in engineering by predominantly women engineers who have developed programmes to address the issues facing women in the engineering sector from school level all the way through to industry. Being a dynamic organisation, WomEng has been able to meet the changing demands and needs of the global engineering industry through effective lobbying, advocacy, capacity building and engagement of the sector. WomEng has been able to deliver cost effective, impactful programming and has a successful track record since 2006 in developing program... read more

WomEng Fellowship Southern Africa

Aim and Benefits of WomEng Fellowship Southern Africa

1. Gain exclusive access to WomEng developed resources for leadership, innovation, well-being and employability skills.
2. Grow a professional network.
3. Access to mentorship opportunities.
4. Engaged Fellows will have an opportunity to attend a networking event with leaders from De Beers Group from your respective country (South Africa, Namibia or Botswana) in 2023.

Requirements for WomEng Fellowship Southern Africa Qualification

1. Applications are open to all engineering, technology and built environment students that identify as women.
2. Applicants must be studying full-time at a university or university of technology in South Africa, Botswana or Namibia. Applicants that are not citizens of South Africa, Namibia or Botswana are eligible to apply.
3. Applicants must be in the second last to final year of undergraduate studies or full-time postgraduate studies i.e. entering the workplace in 2023 or 2024.
4. Applicants must be able to commit between 7-9 hours each month between September 2023 – March 2024 to participate in the programme. The programme is designed taking into consideration foreseen academic workloads.
5. WomEng Fellowship alumni are not eligible to apply.

Interview date, Process and Venue for WomEng Fellowship Southern Africa

Selection Process:

1. Applications must be completed online. It is recommended that responses are completed offline first as you cannot save your application and return. You can download the questions here. 
2. An expert panel will screen and shortlist applicants. Successful applicants will be contacted.
3. Further details regarding the programme delivery will be communicated directly to successful applicants.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit WomEng website.