LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

A six month leadership curriculum both in South Africa and Washington, DC,  supplemented by ongoing alumni opportunities.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

A core element of SAWIP, expressed through individual and team projects, both in South Africa and
Washington DC.

PROFESSIONAL EXPOSURE

Real world experience provided through six week work exposure in prestigious environments in Washington, DC.

 

The South Africa-Washington International Program is helping to inspire, prepare and support South African youth to lead a sustainable democracy with a peaceful and prosperous future for all its citizens.

What Happens Next

You will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your complete application.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL TO ASK ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION STATUS. Instead, you may email us if you do not receive our message.

The closing date for 2012 applications is on Midnight 24th February 2012.

If you have been selected for an interview, you will be notified by the 6th of March 2012.

(If you are not selected, you will receive email notification.)

The Cape Town office will assign you a time for your personal interview between 18th - 16th of March 2012.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW

If you are contacted for an interview, you should prepare and dress as if you were going to a professional job interview. Please bring:

  • Your current CV
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Two recent letters of recommendation
  • Copies of awards, published articles, or any other achievements
  • A digital and hard copy of a portrait we can use on the web site


If you are successful in the interview stage you will be invited to the SAWIP selection camp (23rd - 25th March 2012). If you are successfully chosen after the selection camp, you will be notified by 26th of March and expected to attend the orientation weekend which will take place the 20th – 22nd of April. At that time, you will be required to sign a contract with the South Africa-Washington Internship Program indicating that you will abide by all the rules of the program:


Your eligibility for SAWIP is dependent on your total availability for program activities from April through September including selection and orientation weekends, completion of the community service hours and graduation, full participation in the curriculum in South Africa and the US, and graduation. 


No dishonest or dishonorable conduct.


To learn what you need to know if you are offered a place on the program, click next - if you are selected.

 

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