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You are invited to apply for the Wells Mountain Initiative (WMI) Scholars Program 2025 open to students from developing countries. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
WMI is a public charitable foundation based in Bristol, Vermont, USA, which has been approved under the United States Internal Revenue Service.
This Scholarship is generally granted for the full period of study; however, recipients must maintain good grades, participate in community service and meet WMI deadlines for submitting an official copy of school/course grades, completing the semester report.
Tips for Becoming a Competitive Applicant
The following are suggestions to enhance your application:
Important Dates
Their Ideal Candidate – A student, male or female, from a country in the developing world who:
Applications must be received by March 1 of each year to be considered for the following academic year. WMI Scholars are selected through an in-depth multi-step review process. The selected WMI Scholars will be emailed on August 1. Their names will also be published on our website homepage and the WMI Facebook page. Those who are not selected will also be notified after August 1.
Family members of WMI Staff and of WMI Scholars are not eligible to apply.
Please note: Use of uncredited ideas and content created by other persons and use of uncredited AI-generated content is plagiarism and goes against the policies and ideals of WMI. Any applicants found to have plagiarized their essays will be considered ineligible for a scholarship.
*Scholars planning to study in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK or Western Europe will not qualify for a WMI Scholarship
Applications from qualified applicants will be accepted until March 1, 2025. Before applying, they strongly encourage you to read the WMI Scholar Program Information Sheet and also the Frequently Asked Questions for Prospective Scholarsdocument. These two documents will assist you in determining your eligibility and guide you in the application process.
The following are required elements for an application to be considered complete:
*Recommendation letters vary throughout cultures. We have created Guidelines for Effective Application-Recommendation Letters to assist applicants in seeking letters that will be supportive of their application. Read this document and share it with the individuals who will be writing your letters of support.
**Official grading keys must be provided by the school issuing the grades or the government issuing the national exam. Grading keys that are not official will result in your application being disqualified. Contact your secondary school, university, or government for this document.
How to Apply
There are two ways to apply: Online, or by mailing in a completed application packet to our office.
APPLYING ONLINE: You will be redirected to a portal where you will be asked to create a free account (username and password), fill out information and upload documents. We strongly suggest that you apply online as it will provide you with the opportunity to save your work and return multiple times. You will also guarantee that your application, once submitted online, will be received and reviewed.
File format types accepted are: JPG, PNG, GIF, DOC, DOCX, PDF (version 10 or newer).
MAIL-IN: You will need to print the 2025 application form below (available December 1, 2024) and it is your responsibility to clearly complete it and attach all required supporting documents before sending it to us. Applications must be received by March 1, 2025 in their office. Applications that arrive after March 1, 2025 will not be reviewed. This means that you must allow at least three weeks to mail your application to them from abroad. Only send one completed application. Incomplete or additional mailings with supporting documents will be discarded. They highly encourage applicants to apply online to ensure the delivery of their completed application. DO NOT email them completed applications with multiple attachments; we do not accept applications sent via email.
Resources
2025 Wells Mountain Initiative Paper Application
WMI Scholar Program Information Sheet
Guidelines for Recommendation Letters
Questions can be directed to [email protected]