Apply! WMF Scholarships for Developing Country Students

Wells Mountain Foundation’s(WMF) signature program , Empowerment Through Education (ETE), provides 10 to 30 undergraduate scholarships to developing country nationals to study in their home country or a neighboring country. WMF believes it is important to educate people locally and to encourage WMF Scholars to become change agents in their local communities.

Deadline
1 April 2017

Programme
Bachelors Degree

Study in
Your choice of institution in your country or in another developing country

Field of Study
Medicine & health sciences, community development, law, education, social work, business, information technology, agriculture and engineering.

Value
Ranges from $300 USD to $3000 USD annually and are provided throughout the undergraduate education of the recipient. The average scholarship amount is $1400.

Eligibility
Must be a student, male or female, from a country in the developing world
• Successfully completed a secondary education, with good to excellent grades
• Will be studying in their country or another country in the developing world
• Plans to live and work in their own country after they graduate
• Has volunteered prior to applying for this scholarship and/or is willing to volunteer while receiving the WMF scholarship
• May have some other funds available for their education, but will not be able to go to school without a scholarship

Application
To apply for the Empowerment Through Education (ETE) program, you must submit a complete application via the online scholarship application portal (preferred method) or via postal mail to the Foundation’s office. The 2017 Empowerment Through Education online application will be available from 1 December 2016 to 1 April 2017.

Visit http://www.wellsmountainfoundation.org/our-programs/scholarships/ for more details.