The Zimbabwe National Committee applications for September 2024 Entry are OPEN!

There are two application deadlines this year:
Applications for the UWC RBC Special Open Nomination (see here for more information) are due on 17 January 2024.
Applications for the general UWC Zimbabwe places are due on 16 February 2024. 
Any candidates from the UWC RBC Special Open Nomination who are not successful will be automatically sent into the general application round that closes on 16 February 2024. There is no need to reapply.  

Eligible applicants: recent O-Level graduates who wrote O-Level/IGCSE exams in June or November 2023.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Cover letter, detailing your motivation for applying to UWC. What interests you about the UWC schools and ideals? What makes you a strong candidate? How do you currently live the UWC ideals in your own life? 

2. Full academic records from the beginning of high school. If possible, please submit your school reportsand grades from each year. 

3. ZIMSEC or IGCSE Grades. Candidates whose November 2023 grades have not yet been released are encouraged to apply. Please submit your school's predicted grades. 

4. Biography. In your biography, please specify: Your full date of birth (date, month and year). All primary and secondary schools that you have attended. Please note whether you received any financial assistance for your schooling. Your family background - Where do you come from? Who do you live with? What do your parents/guardians do? Your extra-curricular activities and interests in recent years. Your academic interests. 

5. Explain any disruptions to your education and how you navigated them. 

6. Taking into account the mission of UWC, write an essay about what you consider to be the most important social problem in your surroundings. What would you propose as a solution for this issue? What role might you play in implementing your proposed solution? 

7. Two letters of recommendation from school or community leaders. These can be written by a teacher, headteacher, pastor, sports coach, or activity leader. It is a good idea to ask someone who knows you well enough to speak to your character. 

8. Contact details: Please include at least one email address and two phone numbers where you can be contacted quickly.  

Submission Formatting - please follow the instructions carefully:

a) Submit all documents to selection@zw.uwc.org 

b) Submit all documents as attachments to an email. Please do not send a link to a googledrive.

c) Label all documents "Your Surname_Document Contents". Eg "Moyo_Biography".

d) Include your full name in the header of each document that you submit.

Please send any application questions to our email : selection@zw.uwc.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted by the end of March, your application has not progressed to the next stage. No application materials will be returned. 

SPECIAL OPEN NOMINATION ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Applications for the UWC RBC Special Open Nomination (due on 17 January) need to submit further documentation. 

If you are applying for the French Open Nomination, please submit evidence documenting how long you have studied French, or your level of French proficiency, as well as your interest in French. 

If you are applying for the German Open Nomination, please submit evidence of your German knowledge and interest. 

If you are applying for the Sustainability Open Nomination, please submit documented evidence of your prior commitment to sustainability (involvement in projects, leadership of programmes, testimony from partners, etc.).