About UWC

The United World Colleges (UWC) schools, colleges and programmes deliver a challenging and transformative education experience to a diverse cross section of students, inspiring them to create a more peaceful and sustainable future.

UWC has 17 schools and colleges across 4 continents all with distinctive characters but sharing the same mission, ethos and values.

Although strong academic achievement is valued highly at UWC, academic achievements are put into perspective with a demanding mix of community engagement, international affairs, physical activities and creative pursuits.

Each of the schools and colleges draws together students from many different nations and backgrounds. Our bursaries, scholarships and fee structures aim to ensure a broad socio-economic mix within the student body that adds value to the student experience and the organisation.

UWC depends on the dedication and expertise of a network of volunteers to promote UWC and select future students. These are called national committees and they operate in more than 150 countries worldwide, including Lao PDR.

UWC in Laos

Each year the UWC National Committee in Laos is allocated a specific number of places. These offers may include a full or partial scholarship. The national committee selects Lao students to study the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma for the duration of two (2) years at UWC schools/colleges.

You can find more information about the UWC national committee in Lao PDR on Facebook or Website and you can contact us at info@la.uwc.org.

There are 4 scholarships available for Lao students for the academic years 2018 – 2020. There are included, 2 full-funded scholarship, 1 partially funded, and 1 non-funded (place only) in the following UWC schools: 

UWC School	Country	Type of Scholarship*
UWC South East Asia  https://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/	Singapore	Needs based: 0 - 100%
Robert Bosch UWC https://www.uwcrobertboschcollege.de/en/	Germany	Needs based: 0 - 100%
UWC Dilijan http://uwcdilijan.org	Armenia	Needs based: 0-50%
UWC Alantic College  https://www.atlanticcollege.org	United Kingdom	0% (Place Only)

* All scholarships are subject to a financial assessment on the situation of each family and to agreements with each UWC school/college.
Further placements/offers from other schools and colleges may be made available after finalization of the selection process.

A full scholarship at a UWC school / college includes tuition, room and board, books, and school field trips (excluding project week). Regularly, the scholarship does not include pocket money, transportation, health/travel insurance or costs incurred during the summer break between the two academic years. In the case that these additional expenses are also covered, these extras will be included in the agreement between the student’s family and the school / national committee.

Extra costs may include travel, pocket money and project week. Please note that for the scholarships that include extra costs, appropriate arrangements will be made in advance and specified in the agreement between the student’s family and the school / national committee. Financial agreements are made between parents and the college and national committees after nomination of each successful candidate.

Allocations to each school are based on merit and financial needs, upon assessment of each family’s situation. The national committee tries to as much as possible meet the preference of each candidate as well as the financial offers made by each UWC colleges / schools.

Places in UWC are offered on a competitive basis. All applications will be carefully reviewed. From the initial list of applicants, a short list of candidates will be chosen for a selection day in mid-March 2018. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly and called to join with their parents/guardians. Decisions on successful candidates made by the UWC national committee in Laos will be communicated to the selected students and their families by the end of March 2018.

Successful candidates are nominated to specific UWC schools and colleges by the national committee. The schools and colleges generally accept the nominated candidates on the recommendation of the national committee but reserve the right to make the final decision on every candidate.

Please also note:

- An application is made to UWC and not to a particular school or college (although you will be asked to state your preference).
- Applicants with disabilities who are self-sufficient in their everyday needs are encouraged to apply.

Please make sure you find out as much as possible about UWC before going ahead with your application. It is important that you understand the aims of UWC and the commitment involved in the programmes that are offered. For more information please go to www.uwc.org.

To be eligible to apply for the UWC 2018 – 2020 scholarships in Lao PDR you must meet the following criteria:

- Be a Lao national
- Born between 25/08/2000 and 25/08/2002
- Enrolled in upper secondary school (have completed Grade 10 by August 2018 before joining UWC).

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

You can choose to apply online or by post (you do not need to complete both as they are the same content). If you decide to fill your application by hand and post it, you can download the form in either Lao or English here. If you decide to apply online, these are the 2 steps you need to follow:

1) Fill all fields by clicking on Start My Application Online button below. This process might require a long time and a stable internet connection. Please save your answers somewhere so you do not lose all the work done if your connection breaks.

2) After submitting your application online, you will receive a confirmation email with a link where you can upload your supporting documentation (academic records + 2 references). You can find the templates for the academic and the general reference here. Your application will be reviewed only after completing these two steps.

IMPORTANT: Candidates applying online can only submit one application per email address (different applications need to be submitted from different email accounts). For submitting your application successfully, you need to use the same email address for steps one and two described above.

Your full application should be completed online or received at the PO Box 1286 (Vientiane Post Office) by the 13th February 2018.

UWC WILL NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED VIA FACEBOOK OR EMAIL

Whether you apply by post or online, your final application must include the following parts:

1. UWC Scholarship Application Form, consisting of the following parts: Applicant Information; School Information; Profile questions;2 essay questions.

2. Academic Reference: from the school principal or a school teacher well acquainted with the student;

3. General Reference: to be completed by someone who knows you well through your out-of-school activities or hobbies.

4. Official record of final examination scores (national system Grade 4 or 5; or international equivalent Grade 9 or 10) and the first semester of the current academic year 2017-2018.

For further informatoin on UWC or how to apply please contact:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uwclaos/

info@la.uwc.org

Please list the colleges below in your order of preference (1 to 4), 1 being the most wanted:

In the case that further scholarship opportunities available, please mark if you would be interested in attending any of the following UWC schools (tick as many as you would like):

Note: The Colleges’ academic year runs from September to May, except at Waterford Kamhlaba UWC where the year runs from January to November and UWC of South East Asia where the year runs from August to June.