University of Cape Town: Canadian lawyer gives back with new scholarship | Open to students of Mozambique, 7 other SADC countries

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University of Cape Town: Canadian lawyer gives back with new scholarship | Open to students of Mozambique, 7 other SADC countries

11:28 CAT | 23 Sep 2019

Applications for the new Daniel Samuel Maseko Memorial Scholarship will close annually on 31 July. [File photo Je’nine May]

Students from eight countries in the Southern African Development Community have been invited to apply for a new CAD$5 000 (about R55 000) scholarship to the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2020, established by a Zimbabwe-born lawyer now living in Canada.

The Daniel Samuel Maseko Memorial Scholarship is named for Dudley Maseko’s late father, in honour of “his unwavering belief in the value of a good education”.

Open to students from South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the scholarship is available to undergraduates across all study disciplines who demonstrate academic excellence, financial need and a history of community involvement.

Applications must be submitted to UCT’s Department of Student Affairs, who will shortlist three candidates. Maseko will then select the final successful candidate.

“I also plan to partner with my alma maters, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, both in Ottawa, Canada, to arrange an exchange year in Canada for some recipients of the scholarships.”

Although one scholarship will be awarded for 2020, Maseko has plans to increase that number in the future.

Canadian lawyer Dudley Maseko established the scholarship in the name of his late father — *Canadian lawyer Dudley Maseko, who established the scholarship in the name of his late father. [Photo Supplied]*

Future plans

Maseko completed high school at Prince Edward School in Harare before emigrating to Canada, where he earned an honours and a master’s degree from Carleton University. He went on to complete his law degree at the University of Ottawa.

Candidates may not be older than 23 when they submit their applications. Other criteria are:

They must demonstrate academic excellence.
They must come from households earning a maximum R350 000 annually for South African citizens and US$20 000 for citizens of the other African countries. Official proof of household income for the previous two years must be supplied.
They must demonstrate community involvement, such as participation in community groups, volunteering or providing mentoring to others.

The deadline for applications is 31 July annually in the year preceding the planned year of study.

Source: University of Cape Town News

Dudley Maseko, JD 2015, establishes an academic scholarship program at the University of Cape Town, South Africa

Canadian lawyer and University of Ottawa law school alumnus Dudley Maseko, JD ‘15, has established an academic scholarship program at Africa’s top-ranked university, the University of Cape Town, in Cape Town, South Africa.

The Daniel Samuel Maseko Memorial Scholarships are established in his late father’s memory to honour his unwavering belief in the value of a good education.

Upon completing high school at Prince Edward School in Harare, Zimbabwe, Dudley immigrated to Canada to further his education.

He attended Carleton University in Ottawa where he earned his bachelor of arts with honours and master’s degree before going on to earn a law degree from the University of Ottawa law school.

A good education has opened many doors for Dudley and he would like to give the same opportunities to students from 8 countries in the Southern African Development Community admitted to study at the University of Cape Town beginning in 2020.

Students from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are encouraged to apply for the CAD$5 000.00 annual scholarship.

The scholarship is available to undergraduate students across all disciplines of study who demonstrate academic excellence, financial need and community involvement.

Dudley lives and practises law in Canada’s Arctic.

He is a lawyer with the Department of Justice, Government of Nunavut in the Arctic capital of Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Dudley plans to increase the number of scholarships in the near future and expand eligibility to undergraduate students enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

He also plans to partner with Carleton University and the University of Ottawa to arrange an exchange year in Canada for some recipients of the scholarships.

Source: University of Ottawa