Women in Engineering (WomEng) Southern Africa Fellowship Programme 2025

This prestigious programme is designed to develop leadership, innovation, well-being, and employability skills for young women in engineering and technology. The fellowship is open to female engineering, built environment, and technology students intheir second-last or final year of undergraduate studies, as well as full-time postgraduate
students, studying at universities in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.

• Table of Content
• About Women in Engineering
• WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme
• Requirements for WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

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... continue reading

WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme

Aim and Benefits of WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme

Gain exclusive access to WomEng developed resources with active learning objectives for leadership, innovation, well-being and employability skills.

1. Grow your professional network.
2. Access to mentorship opportunities. 
3. Grow your community of other like-minded women in engineering and technology.
4. Engaged Fellows will have an opportunity to attend a networking event with leaders from De Beers Group and WomHub’s Founder community.

Requirements for WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme Qualification

• Applications are open to all engineering, technology and built environment students that identify as women.
• 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.
• Applicants must be in the second last to final year of undergraduate studies or full-time postgraduate studies i.e. entering the workplace in 2025 or 2026.
• Applicants must be able to commit between 7-9 hours each month from March 2025 to participate in the programme. The programme is designed taking into consideration foreseen academic workloads and holidays.
• WomEng Fellowship alumni are not eligible to apply.

Interview date, Process and Venue for WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship Programme

The four (4) modules to be covered include:

• Module 1: Leadership – Unlocking and Telling Your Own Story 
• Module 2: Innovation – Developing Skills for the Future World of Work
• Module 3: Employability – Thriving in the Workplace
• Module 4: Renewable Energy – Introduction to Renewable Energy

Selection Process

• The deadline for submission of completed applications is 27 February 2025, 23h59 SAST.  

• An expert panel will screen and shortlist applicants. Successful applicants will be contacted.

• Further details regarding the programme delivery will be communicated directly to successful applicants.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit WomEng webpage