There are 3 scholarships including:

• 2 needs-based scholarships: UWC Mahindra College (India) and UWC ISAK Japan
• 1 Full all-inclusive scholarship: Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA (Eswatini)

The deadline is 29th December 2023. Application and Required documents must be submitted by 23:59 on 29th December 2023. 

To be eligible to apply for the UWC 2024 - 2026 scholarships in Lao PDR you must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Lao national
• Born between 1^st June 2006 and 31^st August 2008.
• Currently enrolled in upper secondary school and must complete Grade 10 by August 2023 before attending UWC. (You MUST be attending upper secondary ONLY to apply. Although you meet the age requirements, you are still ineligible to apply)

Yes, you are eligible to apply. All Upper secondary students are eligible to apply.

You can apply by completing the downloaded application form and uploading it to Dropbox, downloading and completing the application form and mailing it to us via delivery/logistic company, OR completing it Online. For more information, please visit Application here.

No, you cannot. The scholarships are only available to students enrolling in Upper secondary school.

Yes, you can as long as you still meet the eligibility requirement. Please check out the eligibility requirement here. 

The whole application process will take around 3-4 months.

Your final application must include ALL the following documents:

1. UWC Scholarship Application Form
2. An Academic Reference
3. A General Reference:
4. Official transcript of the national system Grade 04; or international equivalent Grade 9 
5. Official transcript from grade 10 to the current academic year 2023-2024

For more detail, please visit here

No. We DO NOT accept Late applications and applications submitted via email or Facebook

No, your application will be automatically disqualified. For more detail about required documents, please visit here.

No, your application form and other required documents do not have to be in the same language. Your application can be written or completed in Lao, your transcripts or reference forms can be in either English or Lao. 

You can scan or photocopy your Transcript Record Book of the required Grade and upload it to the dedicated dropbox. 

Although the teaching language at UWC is English, proficiency in English is not required. You can choose to apply in Lao or in English.

Yes, you can ask your close friend or anyone that you think he/she knows you well to complete the reference form. 

No, the scholarship conditions varied each year, and it also depends on the scholarship nominee's family financial situation. For more information about the scholarships this year, please visit here. 

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