Wells Mountain Initiative works to create social change through education and community building by providing bright young people in the developing world with student scholarships and skills training and building a network of grassroots leaders who are catalyzing community transformation. The scholarship is for a bachelor’s degree.
Host Institution:
Your choice of institution in your home country or in another developing country.
Field of study:
Bachelor’s Degree in any field of study but applications is 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.
Number of Scholarships:
About 20-40 scholarships per year.
Target group:
Citizens of developing countries.
Eligibility:
WMF’s ideal candidate is a student, male or female, from a country in the developing world, who:
- Successfully completed secondary education, with good to excellent grades.
- Is 35 or under.
- Will be studying in his or her country or another country in the developing world.
- Is pursuing his or her first bachelor’s degree or diploma.
- Will be enrolled in a program of study that will benefit the community and/or contributes to the continued growth and advancement of his or her home country.
- Plans to live and work in his or her own country after graduation.
- Has demonstrated his or her commitment to giving back and has volunteered prior to applying.
- May have some other funds available for his or her education, but will not be able to go to pursue his or her tertiary degree without financial assistance.
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