WMF Applications for the 2014 Empowerment Through Education Scholarship

The Wells Mountain Foundation is happy to announce the launch of the 2014 Empowerment Through Education Scholarship application. Applicants are directed to apply online and submit their completed application on our website (not via email). For further information and to access the 2014 application online, please review the Scholarships webpage. Applicants will create a secure username and password to log-in to our online scholarship management system. All applicants will have access to work on their application from December 2013-April 1, 2014. We are excited for our transition to using an online scholarship management system. 

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Welome to the 2014 WMF Empowerment Through Education Scholarship application.

Applicants should meet the following criteria
when applying for this scholarship: (1) successfully completed a secondary education, with good to excellent grades, (2) plans to study within their developing country or another country in the developing world, (3) plans to live and work in their country after they graduate, (4) has volunteered prior to applying for this scholarship and is willing to volunteer while receiving the WMF scholarship, (5) may have some funds avaliable for their education, but will not be able to attend school without a scholarship.

Please remember to save your application form every few minutes by pressing "Save Draft". Only submit your application when all required fields have been completed. You will have until April 1, 2014 to complete your application.

Please be sure to logout when you have completed a session.  Logging in to two different computers or two browsers on one computer at one time could result in the loss of information from your application.

Please DO NOT apply if you are planning on studying in a developed country (US, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, etc.) or for a Masters or PhD degree. This scholarship opportunity is for students seeking their first higher education degree (certificate, Bachelor's degree, Medicine and Surgery, etc.).

SECTION 1: PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION

Please provide us with your personal and contact information.

Family Name: *

Given Name: *

What you like to be called:

Nationality: *

Gender: *

 Male
 Female

Date of Birth: *

  (mm/dd/yyyy)  

Social Security Number or Equivalent ID: *

 

Address: *

City: *

Region/State/Province: *

Country: *

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and The South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweOther

Telephone: *

Mobile Telephone:

E-Mail Address: *

 

SECTION 2: FAMILY MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION

Please provide us with the contact details of your closest living family member. If we are not able to contact you by the phone number(s) and email address you provided in Section 1, we will then try to contact your closest family member. We will only contact your family member if we are unable to reach you. 

Name: *

Relationship to you: *

 Mother
 Father
 Sister
 Brother
 Spouse
 Grandparent
 Uncle
 Aunt
 Other

If "Other," Please Explain:

Address: *

City: *

Region/State/Province: *

Country: *

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and The South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweOther

Telephone Number: *

E-mail Address: *

SECTION 3: PROPOSED PROGRAM OF STUDY

This is your opportunity to share your tertiary education plans with us. All responses should be accurate and reflective of your current situation as a student.

Please DO NOT apply if you are planning on studying in a developed country (US, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, etc.) or for a Masters or PhD degree. This scholarship opportunity is for students seeking their first higher education degree (certificate, Bachelor's degree, Medicine and Surgery, etc.).

WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO STUDY

Subject: *

Degree level: *

 

WHERE DO YOU PLAN TO STUDY

Name of school: *

City: *

Country: *

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and The South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweOther

Website URL of your school: *

DURATION OF STUDIES

Total duration of the program through to a degree or certification (in years): *

Have you been accepted to this program yet: *

 Yes
 No

What date will your studies begin:  *

  (mm/dd/yyyy)  

If you are in this program and attending classes, how many years have you completed:

How many total years will you be in the program: *

What month and year will you finish your required course work: *

What month and year do you expect to participate in the graduation ceremony:  *

SECTION 3: YOUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES

We understand that all applicants come from different financial backgrounds. We ask that you complete the following section with honesty. The selected students to recieve the Empowerment Through Education Scholarship are chosen based on many aspects, not financial need alone. 

Do you have any prospects for employment part-time or otherwise while you are in school or between semesters, where you can earn income towards your educational costs? *

Our maximum scholarship is $3000 USD, but we do not usually award that high an amount. If we provide less than the total amount you have asked for in this scholarship application, is there any way you can make up the difference? *

 Yes
 No

If yes, how much?

If your costs exceed $3000 and you have no other way to make up the difference, then you should not apply for this scholarship.

SECTION 4: YOUR ACADEMIC COSTS

In this section you will provide your best estimate of the costs for your academic program for one school year.  Please do not over-estimate your financial costs, all calculations will be checked for accuracy in the final review stage.

CURRENCY

Name of local currency: *

Current exchange rate, $1 US Dollar equals what amount of local currency: *

Date the current exchange rate was calculated: *

  (mm/dd/yyyy)

ACADEMIC COSTS—Complete the first section of costs in your local currency. In the second section, convert the costs into US Dollars with the currency coversion rate you entered above.

Costs in your local currency

Tuition: *

 

School fees:

 

Cost of room:

 

Books:

 

Total: *

 

Costs in US Dollars

Tuition: *

 

School fees:

 

Cost of room:

 

Books:

 

Total: *

 

SECTION 5: ADDITIONAL FUNDING

The Education Through Empowerment Scholarship does not always cover the full cost of tuition. In this section, please detail how you will pay for the remainder of your academic expenses.

How will you pay for your studies:  *

Who will financially support you: *

How much is each person able to give you yearly: *

What additionally financial support have you applied for:  *

What applications for financial support are still pending:

What financial support have you been awarded and how much:

If you are currently in your tertiary studies, how have you been paying for school:

If you are currently in your tertiary studies, what has changed in your ability to pay for your academic expenses that you now need this scholarship:

If you are currently in your tertiary studies, do you have any debts with your school:

SECTION 6: ABOUT YOU

Help us to get to know you through the experiences you have had at school and within your community and your goals for the future.

Please list and describe prior educational experience including schools you have attended and graduated from, and the course of study. Do not include primary schools. *

Please list any volunteer activities (not paid - other than a small stipend or travel money)) you have been involved in. What did you do and, on average, how many hours a month did you participate? *

Please list and describe all paid work experiences:

What do you plan to do after you complete your education, including where you hope to live: *

SECTION 7: ESSAY QUESTION

This is your opportunity to share your ideas and feelings regarding issues impacting you and your community. All essays must be completed in English and contain your own words. We will check your essay with online plagiarism software, no plagiarism will be allowed.

What three major challenges is your community currently facing? What is your proposal for improving these issues? Please answer in 500-1000 words. *

 (maximum size 100MB) 

SECTION 8: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR YOUR APPLICATION

The following documents are required for your application to be complete: 

• A clear personal photo *
• Two letters of recommendation*- These letters need to be from people who know you, but are not family members, such as employers, teachers, clergy, volunteer group leaders, etc., who can tell us about your character and abilities. We strongly suggest the reccomendation letters be on official stationery from the organization, school or buisness of the person writing your reccomendation.
• A personal statement* of at least 500 words but no more than 1000, telling us about your background, your family, your life experiences, why you chose to study the particular field you are studying, and why you believe you should be favorably considered for this scholarship.  This statement is a very important part of our decision making process! Please do not fabricate your life experiences. We can tell.
• Official transcript of grades from secondary school and if you have already completed one or more years at the tertiary level, please include an official grade report for these studies*. Do not include grades from primary or junior high school.
• A key to interpret your secondary/tertiary grades*. For example, in some countries "D" means below average and in others it stands for distinction.
• Results from your national exam*.
• An official key to interpret your national exam grades*.  For example, in some countries “D” means below average and in others it stands for Distinction.

You may submitt the following additional documents, they are not required.

• If you have received your Acceptance Letter, please upload it. If you have not recieved your Acceptance Letter or you are currently enrolled in your tertiary eudcation then DO NOT upload and do not send us a copy unless we specifically request it in July 2014
• IF YOU ARE CURRENTY ENROLLED IN TERTIARY STUDIES it is REQUIRED for you to submit your most recent transcript.*
• Up to 3 additional photos of you with your family, friends, at school, within your community volunteering, etc. 

The following are documents that you are required to upload in order to have a complete application.

A clear personal photo: *

 (maximum size 100MB)

Letter of Recommendation #1 *

 (maximum size 100MB)

Letter of Recommendation #2 *

 (maximum size 100MB)

Personal Statement: *

 (maximum size 100MB)

Secondary School Official Transcript: *

 (maximum size 100MB)

Key to interpret your grades: *

 (maximum size 100MB)

National Exam Results: *

 (maximum size 100MB)

The following are additional documents that you can submit. They are not required.

Letter of Acceptance:

 (maximum size 100MB)

College/Tertiary Transcripts

 (maximum size 100MB) 

Additional Photo #1:

 (maximum size 100MB)

Additional Photo #2:

 (maximum size 100MB)

Additional Photo #3:

 (maximum size 100MB)

SECTION 9: COMMITMENT TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE

The Wells Mountain Foundation is committed to the importance of volunteer service.  We believe volunteer service provides benefits not only to the cause where the time is expended, but also to the volunteer.  Applicants for a scholarship should be advised that an award of a scholarship will come with a requirement for some period of volunteer activity by the scholarship recipient at a non-profit organization, a school, a medical office, etc. within their country of study or home country.

E-Signature: *

 

Date: *

  (mm/dd/yyyy)

SECTION 10: LEGAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I hereby certify that all of the information provided here and in the attached documents is accurate and that this application is complete. If information in this application is found to be false, any scholarship I receive from WMF will be terminated.

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