It serves as a living memorial to Solomon Mahlangu (1956-1979), a man of high principle and a Freedom Fighter, who was deeply committed to the revolutionary struggle for the people of his country.<\/p>\n
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is responsible for main streaming and integrating youth development in all organs of the state, private sector as well as civil society.<\/p>\n
The NYDA is calling South African young people who intend to study at registered Universities and Universities of Technology to apply for the Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund for the 2017 academic year. To provide financial support to youth in the form of scholarships to increase their chances of accessing quality higher education in their field of study<\/p>\n To increase chances of employability or entrepreneurship based on the positive correlation between level of education and employability<\/p>\n To establish the largest scholarship programme in the country, which will enable youth to study locally and abroad Empower the youth (14-35) with education to enable them to compete favourably in the labor market.<\/p>\n Contribute to the development of critical and scarce skills<\/p>\n Eligibility Criteria<\/u><\/p>\n Applications (online and manual) for the 2018 academic year. Closing Date: 15 December 2017<\/p>\n
\nObjectives of the Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nFor the 2018 Academic year, only degree studies at public Universities and Universities of Technology will be considered. This does NOT include TVET colleges.<\/p>\n