June 2015 NexGen Fellowship NexGen Fellowship Application Instructions Please fill out the following form and complete the four essay questions. Word Limit of 350 words per essay. See Application Guidelines on page 3. Submissions Deadlines Create one PDF of your CV, application and essay questions. US and Canada send to [email protected]. Europe and others: [email protected]. All applications must be received by March th 15 , 2015 unless otherwise specified by your university. The fellowship will take th th place from June 14 - August 7 in South Africa, Brazil, and Peru. NexGen Fellowship Application Thank you for applying to the Emzingo NexGen Fellowship. Please enter all necessary information below and complete the essay questions on the following page. Name: University: Degree of study: Graduation year: Nationality: Preferred country: Only Peru Only Brazil Spanish level (Peru only): Basic Intermediate Advanced Portuguese level (Brazil only): Basic Intermediate Advanced How did you hear about Emzingo? Only South Africa No preference NexGen Fellowship Application June 2015 Essay Questions June 2015 Application At Emzingo, we are eager to learn about you. The following questions were designed so that we can get a better understanding of who you are and why you would like to be an agent for change. Please answer the questions to the best of your ability. There is a 350-word limit for each question. 1. Why should Emzingo be interested in you? 2. Emzingo is a values-based company. Please choose 1 or 2 Emzingo values (we have 8) and discuss how they are aligned to your beliefs. 3. Of the issues we are tackling on the ground (education, health, HIV/Aids, etc.) which is of most interest to you and why? 4. What leadership characteristics do you believe make a great leader? Which of these characteristics would you like to develop and why? NexGen Fellowship Application June 2015 Application Guidelines: All applications must be submitted in PDF format. Please attach your CV to the application form and submit as one final saved PDF in the following format: First Name_LastName_University_June2015.pdf. Example: John_Doe_Georgetown_June2015.pdf All applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate studies program. Recent alumni, who have graduated within the last 6 months may also apply. The NexGen Fellowship is reserved for graduate students. Successful applicants will be contacted in March to complete interviews in late March, early April. Two rounds of interviews will be conducted before the NexGen Fellowship placements are made. Placements will be offered by mid-April. If applying from the US or Canada, please send your completed application to [email protected]. If applying from Europe or the rest of the world, please send your application to [email protected] The NexGen Fellowship acceptance rates depend on the number of applicants. Historically there has been a 35% acceptance rate. The NexGen program fee is often subsidized by the host university. If your university does not offer any funding or you are unaware of the subsidized amount, please contact Emzingo for program fee information at [email protected]. In the case that your university does not offer funding options, Emzingo will be offering partial scholarships to accepted applicants. Once the students have been accepted into the program, a separate application and interview will be conducted for students interested in scholarship funding. For any other questions, please contact: [email protected]
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