The Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa (including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland)
Welcome to the information pages for the Rhodes Scholarships in Southern Africa. These pages provide constituency-specific information on Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford for applicants from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland.
The Scholarships for these countries are administered from a regional secretariat based in Johannesburg. There are
- four Scholarships every year for applicants from South Africa-at-Large,
- one for applicants from KwaZulu-Natal,
- one for applicants from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland, and
- one each for applicants of or from Diocesan College, Rondebosch; South African College School, Newlands; Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch; and St Andrew's College, Grahamstown (including their identified partner schools, on which further announcements will be made in early 2012).
Prospective applicants from Southern Africa should carefully review:
1. the general information about the Rhodes Scholarships,
2. the selection criteria that apply in all Rhodes constituencies and then
3. the application criteria specific to Southern Africa.
Applications for the Rhodes Scholarship for 2013 will open in mid-2012. Applications for 2012 have now closed, and the Rhodes class of 2012 has been elected. Also available are bios of the Rhodes class of 2011. Some Scholars from Southern Africa appear in the Scholar of the Week feature on this website, and you may also wish to view video interviews with Rhodes alumni.
Mr Justice Edwin Cameron is the National Secretary for the Rhodes Scholarships in South Africa. To view his contact information, as well as contact information for the Secretaries in other areas of Southern Africa, visit the Southern African Secretaries page.
