Scholarship Details
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Scholarship nameWMF Empowerment Through Education Scholarships for Developing Country Students
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Sponsored organizationWells Mountain Foundation
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Host instituteYour choice of institution in your home country or in another developing country
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Scholarship Amount$$300 USD to $3000 USD
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Scholarship DurationFour Years
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Student Country of OriginDeveloping countries
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Scholarship ContinentWorldwide
Description
The Wells Mountain Foundation, through the Empowerment Through Education (ETE) program, provides undergraduate scholarships to developing country nationals to study in their home country or a neighboring country.
The Foundation believes in the power and importance of community service, therefore, all scholarship participants are required to volunteer for a minimum of 100 hours a year.
The award covers Bachelor’s Degree in any field of study but applications are encouraged from those interested in pursuing degrees that will best help their local communities – medicine, health sciences, community development, law, education, social work, business, information technology, agriculture and engineering.
ETE scholarships range from $300 USD to $3000 USD annually and are provided throughout the undergraduate education of the recipient. The average scholarship amount is $1500. Scholarships may be used for tuition and fees, books and materials, and other related costs (room rent and meals).