Last updated: 25 Feb 2011
United World Colleges (UWC)Int’l Bachelors Degree
Deadline: varies,around Feb-April
Study in: selected Countries
Course starts August 2011
Brief description:
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UWC is the only global
educational NGO that brings students together from all over the world, selected
from within their own countries, on merit and regardless of race, religion,
politics, and the ability to pay. These students come together at one of
thirteen UWC schools and colleges that aim to foster international
understanding and peace.
The UWC scholarship
programme ensures diversity through selection on potential and merit.
Many students attend UWC with full or partial scholarships and UWC national
committees allocate scholarships as part of the selection process.
Host Institution(s):- • Africa:
- • Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa Mbabane, Swaziland
- • Asia:
- • Li Po Chun UWC of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China
- • Mahindra UWC of India Pune, India
- • UWC South East Asia Singapore
- • Europe:
- • UWC of the Adriatic Dunio, Italy
- • UWC of the Atlantic Llantwit Major, UK
- • UWC Maastricht Maastricht, the Netherlands
- • UWC in Mostar Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- • Red Cross Nordic UWC Flekke, Norway
- • North America:
- • Lester B Pearson UWC of the Pacific Victoria, Canada
- • UWC USA Montezuma, New Mexico, USA
- • Central/South America:
- • UWC Costa Rica Santa Ana, Costa Rica
- • Simón Bolívar UWC of Agriculture Barinas, Venezuela
UWC schools and colleges
currently follow one of three models:
• Colleges which
offer a two year pre-university diploma, the International Baccalaureate (IB). See IB Diploma for more information.
• Schools which
offer the IB Diploma within the context of a larger school, providing students
of other ages the opportunity to gain a UWC experience. See students aged 2 – 16 for more information.
• A three year
tertiary level agricultural and training programme, taught at Simón Bolívar UWC
of Agriculture in Venezuela. See Agricultural training for more information.
Number of
Awards:
Not specified.
Target group:
UWC is open to
international students who looking for either a pre-university education or a
tertiary agricultural course in a multi-cultural, values based environment.
Scholarship
value/inclusions:
It is UWC’s goal that it
will meet 100% of student need and they are actively fundraising to achieve
this aim. Many students have attended UWC with full or partial
scholarships.
Eligibility:
Colleges teaching a
two-year pre-university diploma
Students interested in
the pre-university diploma will normally be aged between 15 and 17 years old at
the application stage and have already completed 10 or 11 years of formal
education. Students are normally 16 or 17 when they start at a UWC college.
Academic requirements vary from country to country.
The teaching language of
these colleges is English, with the exception of UWC Costa Rica which is
bilingual – Spanish and English. Previous knowledge of the teaching
language is not usually necessary. The colleges will offer support if you do
not have previous language knowledge.
Younger students
• UWC South East Asia –
(Ages 4-18). For details on how to apply and entry requirements (this will open
a new window on the UWC South East Asia website)
• Waterford Kamhlaba UWC – (Ages 11-18) for details on how to apply and entry requirements (this will open a new window on the Waterford UWC website)
• UWC Maastricht – (Ages 2-18). For details on how to apply and entry requirements email info@uwcmaastricht.com
The teaching language at these three schools is
English.• Waterford Kamhlaba UWC – (Ages 11-18) for details on how to apply and entry requirements (this will open a new window on the Waterford UWC website)
• UWC Maastricht – (Ages 2-18). For details on how to apply and entry requirements email info@uwcmaastricht.com
Agricultural training
Simón Bolívar UWC is a
tertiary agricultural college and to be eligible to apply students are normally
between the ages of 17-18 and are already high school graduates. The teaching
language at Simón Bolívar UWC is Spanish.
Application
instructions:
The application process
and deadlines are set by national committees and vary from country to country,
so please contact the national committee in your country for more information on
how the selection process works in your country. Each UWC national
committee tailors the application process and deadlines to the local education
system and culture to ensure it is relevant and appropriate.
It is important to visit
the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to
apply for this scholarship.
Contact
information:
If you have further
questions, please contact your national committee. Find your national
committee by selecting your country from the list.
Website:Official Scholarship Website: http://www.uwc.org/how_to_apply/scholarships.aspx
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