UWPIAA Scholarships Available for Alumni Relatives January 2011

UWPIAA is committed to helping Up with People develop the next generation of global citizens and leaders and has approved the disbursement of a $500 scholarship for a deserving relative of an UWP alumnus/ alumna to participate in the new Up with People Program for January 2011.

Has your son or daughter, sibling, step-sibling, half-sibling, step-child, cousin, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandchild, step-grandchild been accepted to Up with People Program and is he or she ready to explore the world? Has he/she already demonstrated extraordinary leadership potential and is she/he looking for additional funding to cover the program fee? Then recommend they apply for the UWPIAA Alumni Relative Scholarship now!

Application forms must be submitted by November 15th, 2010 to be considered for the January 2011 semester start.

Who should apply?

• Applicants must have been accepted into the Up with People Program .

• Applicants must be a relative (sibling, step-sibling, half-sibling, child, step-child, cousin, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, step-grandchild)* of an alumnus/a of Up with People. An “alumnus/a” is defined as an individual who was accepted into the Up With People or World Smart program and who completed orientation, who has traveled as cast or served as staff member of Up With People or World Smart, who was in any national traveling cast of Sing Out, or who was on the staff of PACE magazine.

*Please contact admissions@uwpiaa.org for eligibility of other relatives.

Selection process and criteria:

• An alumni committee representing various eras and regions without ties to any of the applicants or their alumni relatives will determine the scholarship winner based on confirmed eligibility and their best judgment of most deserving recipient. Factors to be considered in the process will be: demonstrated leadership potential and the applicant’s personal statement. If deciding among multiple qualified candidates, we will consult with Up with People Admissions regarding comparative financial need of the qualified candidates and will give preference to candidates with greater need.

• All applicants will be notified by e-mail as soon as the committee has chosen a scholarship recipient.

In the event that no qualified relative applies for any semester’s scholarship, no scholarship will be awarded that semester and the $500 will go back into UWPIAA’s general operating funds.

Please submit online to pastpresident@uwpiaa.org or fax to: +49 (0)69 9866 2173

before relevant deadline:

November 15^th for a January program start

May 15th for a July program start

(1) Please share with the Scholarship Committee details on what you are currently doing. Are you attending school? Are you working (full time / part time)? Please also describe any volunteer and recreational activities you are engaged in. (200 word limit)

(2) Please tell us how your relative’s experience with Up with People affected your decision to participate in the Up with People Program. (200 word limit)

(3) Please let us know why you have chosen to participate in the Up with People Program and why you think that we should invest in you with the UWPIAA Alumni Relative Scholarship. (350 word limit)

(4) Please share with us what fundraising activities have you planned and have planned until your tour starts. What has worked and what hasn’t? Do you have other means to fund your UWP tuition?  (200 word limit)

(5) Please share with the Scholarship Committee how will you apply your Up with People experience once you complete the program. How do you feel the experience will change you, and affect your personal goals? How do you plan on being involved as an alumnus/a?  (350 word limit)

Thank you for completing the application! Make sure you submit it before the relevant deadline!