{"id":10663,"date":"2024-07-05T21:58:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collegeguide.co.za\/?p=10663"},"modified":"2024-07-05T21:58:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:58:39","slug":"margaret-mcnamara-education-grants-mmeg-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/margaret-mcnamara-education-grants-mmeg-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Margaret McNamara Education Grants (MMEG) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Applications Open:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"forms-atf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-3255396456\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>May, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closing Date:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesportal.co.za\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_image\/public\/bursaries\/margaretmc.png?itok=9S1g-O6c\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bursary Details:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Margaret McNamara Grants (MMEG) are aimed at providing financial assistance to women from developing countries in order to help them pursue their education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South African women enrolled part time or full time at the following universities&nbsp;are invited to apply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>University of the Witwatersrand<\/li><li>University of Cape Town<\/li><li>University of Stellenbosch<\/li><li>University of Pretoria<\/li><li>University of the Free State<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Closing date: 14 September 2026.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"forms-content\" id=\"forms-1701136689\"><div style=\"width: 300px; padding: 20px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\r\n    <p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">Need Information or Confused about Something ? 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