Bachelor’s Degree
Deadline: 1 April 2018 (annual)
Study in: any developing country
Course starts 2018
Brief description:
The Wells Mountain
Foundation, through the Empowerment Through Education (ETE) program,
provides undergraduate scholarships to developing country nationals to
study in their home country or a neighboring country.
The Foundation
believes in the power and importance of community service; therefore,
all scholarship participants are required to volunteer for a minimum of
100 hours a year.
Your choice of institution in your home country or in another developing country
Bachelor’s Degree in
any field of study but applications are encouraged from those
interested in pursuing degrees that will best help their local
communities – medicine & health sciences, community development,
law, education, social work, business, information technology,
agriculture and engineering.
Citizens of developing countries
ETE scholarships
range from $300 USD to $3000 USD annually and are provided throughout
the undergraduate education of the recipient. The average scholarship
amount is $1400. Scholarships may be used for tuition and fees, books
and materials, and room rent.
WMF’s ideal candidate is a student, male or female, from a country in the developing world, who:
• 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
• 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
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 2018
Empowerment Through Education online application will be available from 1 December 2017 to 1 April 2018.
It is important to
visit the official website (link found below) to access the application
form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.