June 2015

NexGen
Fellowship

NexGen Fellowship Application

Instructions
Please fill out the following form and
complete the four essay questions.
Word Limit of 350 words per essay.
See Application Guidelines on page 3.

Submissions

Deadlines

Create one PDF of your CV, application

and essay questions. US and Canada
send to NA@emzingo.com. Europe and
others: Europe@emzingo.com.

All applications must be received by March

th
15 , 2015 unless otherwise specified by
your university. The fellowship will take
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th
place from June 14 - August 7 in South
Africa, Brazil, and Peru.

NexGen Fellowship Application

Thank you for applying to the Emzingo NexGen Fellowship.
Please enter all necessary information below and complete
the essay questions on the following page.
Name:
University:
Degree of study:
Graduation year:
Nationality:
Preferred country:

Only Peru

Only Brazil

Spanish level (Peru only):

Basic

Intermediate

Advanced

Portuguese level (Brazil only):

Basic

Intermediate

Advanced

How did you hear about Emzingo?

Only South Africa

No preference

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June 2015

Essay
Questions
June 2015 Application

At Emzingo, we are eager to learn about you. The following questions were designed so that we
can get a better understanding of who you are and why you would like to be an agent for
change. Please answer the questions to the best of your ability. There is a 350-word limit for
each question.
1. Why should Emzingo be interested in you?

2. Emzingo is a values-based company. Please choose 1 or 2 Emzingo values (we have 8) and discuss how they
are aligned to your beliefs.

3. Of the issues we are tackling on the ground (education, health, HIV/Aids, etc.) which is of most interest to
you and why?

4. What leadership characteristics do you believe make a great leader? Which of these characteristics would
you like to develop and why?

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Application Guidelines:

All applications must be submitted in PDF format. Please attach your CV to the application form and submit
as one final saved PDF in the following format: First Name_LastName_University_June2015.pdf. Example:
John_Doe_Georgetown_June2015.pdf

All applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate studies program. Recent alumni, who have graduated
within the last 6 months may also apply. The NexGen Fellowship is reserved for graduate students.

Successful applicants will be contacted in March to complete interviews in late March, early April. Two
rounds of interviews will be conducted before the NexGen Fellowship placements are made. Placements will
be offered by mid-April.

If applying from the US or Canada, please send your completed application to NA@emzingo.com. If applying
from Europe or the rest of the world, please send your application to Europe@emzingo.com

The NexGen Fellowship acceptance rates depend on the number of applicants. Historically there has been a
35% acceptance rate.

The NexGen program fee is often subsidized by the host university. If your university does not offer any
funding or you are unaware of the subsidized amount, please contact Emzingo for program fee information at
nexgen@emzingo.com.

In the case that your university does not offer funding options, Emzingo will be offering partial scholarships to
accepted applicants. Once the students have been accepted into the program, a separate application and
interview will be conducted for students interested in scholarship funding.

For any other questions, please contact: nexgen@emzingo.com