Applicant Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the UWC 2024 – 2026 scholarships in Lao PDR you must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Lao national
• Born between 1st June 2006 and 31st August 2008
• Currently enrolled in upper secondary school and must complete Grade 10 by August 2024 before joining UWC. (You MUST be attending upper secondary ONLY to apply. Although you meet the age requirements, you are still ineligible to apply).

Required Documents

1. UWC Scholarship Application Form (will be available to download on November 15, 2023)

2. An Academic Reference: from the school principal or a schoolteacher well acquainted with the student (Template can be downloaded here).

3. A General Reference: to be completed by someone who knows you well through your out-of-school activities or hobbies (Template can be downloaded here).

4. Official transcript of the national system Grade 04 (M4); or international equivalent Grade 9 (Preferably in English). 

5. Official transcript from grade 10 to the current academic year 2023-2024* (English is recommended, but not required).

^*You can submit your current transcript of enrolment (September-December) if your first-semester transcript has not been issued.

Important note:

1. The transcripts from grade 9 to the current academic year must have the official stamp from school(s). The scan or picture of the transcript recording book with the official stamp is acceptable.
2. If a candidate fails to submit ANY of the ABOVE DOCUMENTS, his/her application will be automatically disqualified for UWC Laos application 2024 - 2026.