Empowerment Through Education (ETE) Application
Empowerment Through Education (ETE) Application
Prospective Scholars
Our Ideal Candidate – A student, male or female, from a country in the developing world, who:
- Successfully completed a secondary education, with good to excellent grades
- Will be studying in his or her country or another country in the developing world
- Plans to live and work in his or her own country after graduation
- Has volunteered prior to applying for this scholarship and/or is willing to volunteer while receiving the WMF scholarship
- May have some other funds available for his or her education, but will not be able to go to school without a scholarship
The scholarship awards are determined by the board of directors of the Wells Mountain Foundation and awarded once a year. Applications must be received by April 1 of each year to be considered for the following academic year. The selected WMF Scholarship recipients will be emailed on August 1. Their names will also be published on our website homepage and the WMF Facebook page. Those who do not receive a scholarship will also be notified after August.
Tips for Becoming a Competitive Applicant
The following are suggestions to enhance your Empowerment Through Education scholarship application:
- Become a member of a community service group and record all of your service activities (dates, activities, time spent, photographs, etc.)
- Collect your secondary school transcript, national exam results and grading keys to interpret your results
- Request two letters of recommendation on official stationery from two people who know you professionally/personally and can showcase the reasons you deserve this scholarship
- Have all of your documents translated into English
- Always apply to the Empowerment Through Education Scholarship with the current application form (If it is for the year 2017, apply only with the 2017 application)
Important Dates
- December 1, 2016 – The 2017 Empowerment Through Education program application will be available on our website. Completed 2017 Empowerment Through Education scholarship applications will start to be accepted on this date.
- April 1, 2017 – The 2017 Empowerment Through Education scholarship application deadline.
Empowerment Through Education Program For 2017
Applications from qualified applicants will be accepted until April 1, 2017. Before applying, we strongly encourage you to read the Empowerment Through Education information Flyer and also the Empowerment Through Education Application Frequently Asked Questions document. 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:
- Clear personal photo
- Two essays (topics are stated on application form)
- 2017 application form
- Personal essay statement
- Two recommendation letters*
- Official transcript of grades from secondary school
- Official grading key to interpret grades**
- Official transcript of grades from tertiary studies (if applicable)
- Official grading key to interpret grades**
- Official results from your national exam
- Official grading key to interpret scores on your national exam**
*Recommendation letters vary throughout cultures. We have created ETE Recommendation Letter Guidelines 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
If you qualify, now is the time to apply for this exciting opportunity! Since 2005, we have supported more than 175 students worldwide. Please note that in our recent years, we have only been able to select approximately 3% of applicants to become a part of this program. The number we select is based solely upon limited funding, as nearly all applicants are extremely deserving. As our organization grows, so will the Empowerment Through Education program. We encourage you to apply AND to continue searching for additional ways to finance your education.
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 accpeted are: JPG, PNG, GIF, DOC, DOCX, PDF (version 10 or newer). WARNING: Documents saved as a PDF file in Adobe versions 9 and older, will appear blank and your application will be considered incomplete.
MAIL-IN: You will need to print the 2017 application form 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 April 1, 2017 in our office. Applications that arrive after April 1, 2017 will not be reviewed. This means that you must allow at least three weeks to mail your application to us from abroad. Only send one completed application. Incomplete or additional mailings with supporting documents will be discarded. We highly encourage applicants to apply online to ensure the delivery of their completed application. DO NOT email us completed applications with multiple attachments; we do not accept applications sent via email.
We wish everyone luck in preparing their applications. We encourage all applicants to remember that acceptance in the Empowerment Through Education program requires a dedicated interest in community service, improving your nation, and working within your country after graduation.
Questions can be directed to: info@wellsmountainfoundation.org
ATTENTION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS!
It has come to the attention of WMF that someone is trying to defraud those who apply for our scholarships. No matter what you may be told there are NO FEES required to submit a scholarship application to the Wells Mountain Foundation! You only need to submit a complete application through our website, by our one deadline each year of April 1. If someone contacts you saying a fee is required, please forward that email to info@wellsmountainfoundation.org. We would very much like to prosecute this fraud.
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Welcome to the 2017 WMF Empowerment Through Education program application.
Applicants should meet the following criteria when applying for this scholarship program: (1) successfully completed a secondary education, with good to excellent grades, (2) plans to study within his or her developing country or another country in the developing world, (3) plans to live and work in his or her country after his or her graduation, (4) has volunteered prior to applying for this scholarship and is willing to volunteer 100 hours per year while receiving the ETE scholarship, (5) may have some funds avaliable for his or her education, but will not be able to attend school without scholarship support.
*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 to complete your application.
**Be sure to logout when you have completed a session. Logging into two different computers or two browsers on one computer at the same time could result in the loss of information from your application.
***Please DO NOT apply if you: (1) Are planning to study in a developed country (US, Canada, UK, countries in Western Europe, Australia, etc.), (2) If you have earned a bachelor's degree, or (3) Plan to study for a master's or PhD. This scholarship opportunity is for students seeking their first higher education degree (certificate, bachelor's degree, Medicine and Surgery, etc.).
The Wells Mountain Foundation is a public charitable foundation based in Bristol, Vermont, USA, which has been approved under the United States Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)(3). The purpose of the Foundation is primarily to support programs and individuals in developing nations or other situations of extreme poverty.
Each year the Empowerment Through Education Program provides support to students as they pursue various educational objectives. Support is provided for post-secondary school (university, polytechnic, trade school). Support is not provided for graduate degrees or study in the US, UK or other developed countries. Financial support is primarily to cover the costs of the education itself and directly related expenses including books and supplies.
Scholarships are generally granted for the full period of study; however, recipients must maintain good grades, perform community service and provide copies of all semester reports, school grades and validation of community service hours. The scholarship can be discontinued at any time in the event of unsatisfactory performance or dishonesty.
The scholarship awards are determined by volunteer reviewers and the Scholarship Committee of the Board of Directors and are awarded once a year on August 1.
Applications must be received by 11:59 PM EST on April 1, whether mailed or submitted through our online scholarship application process via website, to be considered for the next academic year. Only send one completed copy of your application with all required documents. Incomplete applications or additional mailings with supporting documents will be discarded. Applications may be submitted via the postal service, but we prefer you use our online application process. If you do mail in your application, it must arrive (not postmarked by) on or before April 1. Please allow three weeks for delivery to ensure your application's arrival by April 1. We won't consider applications sent by email.
All applicants will be emailed in the first week of August. A list of all scholarship recipients will be published on our website and on our Facebook page on August 1.
Scholarship application mailing address:
Wells Mountain Foundation
25D Main Street
Bristol, Vermont 05443
United States of America
IYPORTAL, we’re dedicated to helping young people succeed. We open doors for youth with a holistic approach that emphasizes life skills in combination with a mix of technical, vocational, and entrepreneurship training. As a result, young people are prepared to enter the workforce, create their own opportunities, and be agents of change in their communities.
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