FirstRand International Postgraduate Scholarship

THE FIRSTRAND OXFORD SMITH SCHOOL OF ENTERPRISE AND THE ENVIRONMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR AN MSC IN SUSTAINABILITY, ENTERPRISE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF) has entered into a five-year partnership with Wadham College at the University of Oxford. The purpose of this partnership is to enable one outstanding South African student a year to undertake postgraduate study at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment for an MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment. This MSc will provide future leaders and destiny changers with the academic knowledge and applied skills needed to understand and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, environmentally sustainable economic model. This will be the fourth year of the partnership.

APPLICATION DATES

Applications open
on Friday, 16 October 2026, and close on Thursday, 25 February 2027.

For more information and to apply visit:

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-sustainabilityenterprise-environment

Candidates may email:

mscenquiries@smithschool.ox.ac.uk

with any additional questions.

FirstRand's five-year partnership with Wadham College entails providing

full funding for one student a year to study for an MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, as well as residency at Wadham College.

FirstRand will conduct the interviewing and selection process, which will run concurrently with the FirstRand international postgraduate scholarship programme. Candidates will be assessed based on academic excellence, leadership ability, community involvement and their potential to be a destiny changer. Applications can be submitted online only.

FirstRand and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment are looking for the best applicants who will truly benefit from the opportunity and contribute to South Africa on their return.

Apply here