Are you eligible?

What criteria do I have to meet to become an applicant?

Answer the following questions to find out:

  • Are you a full-time university student studying at the University of the Western Cape, University of Cape Town, or Stellenbosch University?
  • Are you in good standing with your University or School and achieving better than passing grades in your chosen course of studies?
  • Will you be between age 18 and 25 on the 1st of January in your year of application? You must be in your second year of study or above.
  • Were you born in South Africa, or are you a citizen of South Africa and call it your permanent home, even if you weren't born there. Do you represent a South African Story?
  • Are you free to fully commit to a six month program that begins with interviews, selection and orientation in March 2011 and ends with graduation and Alumni induction in September 2011?
  • Have you been involved in any projects/activities which demonstrate that you have a service orientation?
  • Are you willing to demonstrate "leadership through service" by working a minimum of 30 hours on a public/community service project between April and June before you go to Washington DC?
  • Are you willing to dedicate 30 hours to a local Team Community Service Project possibly over a series of weekends when you return from Washington DC?
  • Do you have a valid passport, or can you obtain a valid passport by the end of April 2011?
  • Are you available to participate for a full and uninterrupted six weeks in Washington DC during the South African winter university vacation?
  • Are you available for a personal interview between the 15th - 25th March 2011?
  • Are you available for a Selection camp on the weekend of the 1st – 3rd of April 2011?
  • Are you available for an Orientation camp on the weekend of the 8th -10th April 2011?
  • Are you fit and healthy enough to travel and actively participate in a rigorous program?

Did you answer YES to all of the above questions?

If you did. Congratulations! You are now eligible to apply to theSouth Africa Washington-Internship Programme 2011.

But is this the programme for you?

To find out, go to step 2, is this for you?