The ‘Adopt a Student’ Program through the
Paulsmeier Inc. Group Education Trust is one of GABM’s two ongoing long term
philanthropic programs that focus on the vigorous growth of global entrepreneurship.
The Paulsmeier Inc. Group Education Trust
has sponsored all university and study related expenses for more than 12 000
underprivileged yet deserving students from all over the world.
As
one of GABM’s two ongoing long term philanthropic programs, the objective of
the ‘Adopt a Student’ Program is to develop entrepreneurs that will engage in
successful and sustainable international business activities, and that will in
future build significant corporate and business infrastructure, create
employment, and ultimately alleviate poverty.
By
being involved with GABM’s ‘Adopt a Student’ Program, sponsors benefit from the
immense satisfaction of being actively involved and part of a process that
empowers raw talent into the professional entrepreneurs of tomorrow. In
addition, sponsors are provided with a sense of pride and fulfilment when introducing
the global economy with positive and solution-driven entrepreneurs whose
constructive efforts make a meaningful difference to the challenges facing
today’s volatile global economic environment.
GABM
urgently needs more sponsors for its ‘Adopt a Student’ Program. A database of
deserving underprivileged students is being updated from which associate
members of GABM can make a selection.
More about the Paulsmeier Inc. Group
Education Trust
The
Paulsmeier Inc. Group Education Trust, founded in June 2004 to support
entrepreneurship globally, is one of the programs through which associate
members of GABM can seek to foster responsible corporate citizenship.
This
educational sponsorship program addresses social needs by furthering the
professional ambitions of deserving underprivileged individuals across the
globe, by providing graduate- and post-graduate study bursaries and
sponsorships at approved universities.
Through the Trust, GABM wants to
ensure that:
Deserving
underprivileged individuals are provided with the opportunity to follow a
tertiary education program which will allow them to become the successful
entrepreneurs and business executives of tomorrow.
Its
legacy is that of committed capital and therefore GABM will support these
graduates by providing them with available opportunities (whether through
venture capital funding, and/or viable projects, and/or corporate expertise and
resources) to build corporate and business infrastructure, create employment,
and alleviate poverty.
These
graduates will become the responsible corporate citizens of tomorrow who will
likewise become actively involved in business and entrepreneurial skills
development. (Studies in commerce and entrepreneurship development are
therefore strongly encouraged.)
To apply for a full bursary:
Students
should complete the 'Adopt a Student' Program, Application Form, which is
available on the 'Downloads' section of the website, or click here…
Program and Participation Criteria:
- Sponsors need to be associate members of GABM.
- Student applicants have to sign a contractual agreement with sponsors, which will contain specific professional and performance guidelines.
- The educational sponsorship arrangements and interaction is directly between the sponsor and the student. (GABM only facilitates the introduction between the two parties.)
- The educational sponsorships by sponsors are non-refundable bursaries.
- Sponsors may determine which university a student has to attend.
- Sponsors are required to finance the applicable student’s full university study program until graduation.
- Sponsors are required to finance the applicable student’s full accommodation expenses at campus, annually in advance.
- Sponsors are required to finance the applicable student’s full learning material and related expenses, annually in advance.
- Sponsors are required to finance the applicable student’s international or national travel expenses to and from the university.
- Sponsors can only withdrew from their commitment if the applicable student does not perform, act or complies as is contractually agreed between the two parties.
Procedure to participate as a sponsor:
- Associate members of GABM who are interested to participate in the educational sponsorship program can do so by written request to the Board of Executives of GABM.
- The request must be in English and must contain your GABM associate membership number.
- The request must be e-mailed to info@gabm-pinc.com
- These associate members will be registered as sponsors of the educational sponsorship program.
- The Board of Executives of GABM will introduce a possible selection of suitable graduate- and post graduate students as candidates to the sponsors for selection.
Reporting:
- The student reports directly to the sponsor in accordance with the contractual agreement.
- Sponsors however will provide GABM’s Board of Executives with a quarterly progress report on the activities of his student.
- The quarterly progress report must be in English and must contain the sponsor’s GABM associate membership number.
- The quarterly progress report must be e-mailed to info@gabm-pinc.com
