When should applications to UWC take place?
For entry in 2020 (January 2021 at Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA) there are currently no upcoming deadlines for applications via the UWC national committee route. Applications via the UWC Global Selection Programme route are still possible and fully conducted online.
Dates for entry 2021 applications are still to be confirmed, but for your reference, you can find below the country-specific information based on 2020 application dates.
Please remember that a candidate may only submit one application per year to study the IB Diploma Programme at UWC. You may not apply through two different UWC national committees or through a UWC national committee and the UWC Global Selection Programme concurrently.
What steps should I take next?
Now that you know if this is the right time to apply, go ahead and contact your UWC national committee or just go ahead and start your application right here:
Too early for you to apply? Keep the next selection cycles dates in mind!
Application deadlines 2021-2023:
| July 2020 |
| Brazil (tbc) |
Mexico |
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| August 2020 (tbc) |
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Argentina |
Colombia |
Nepal |
Refugees from Western Sahara |
| September 2020 (tbc) |
| Costa Rica |
Ghana |
Paraguay |
Singapore |
| Timor-Leste |
Uruguay |
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| October 2020 (tbc) |
| Albania |
Austria |
Bangladesh |
Estonia |
| Great Britain |
Guatemala |
India |
Liberia |
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Nigeria |
Panama |
Peru |
Philippines |
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Poland |
Syria |
Taiwan |
Tunisia |
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Ukraine |
USA
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Venezuela
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Vietnam |
| November 2020 (tbc) |
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Armenia |
Belarus |
Canada |
Georgia |
| Hong Kong SAR
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Iraq
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Italy
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Japan
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| Nicaragua
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Palestinian Camps in Lebanon
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Russian Federation
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Sierra Leone
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| Somalia
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Spain |
Switzerland
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Uzbekistan
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| December 2020 (tbc) |
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Angola |
Belgium |
Belize |
Cameroon |
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China |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
Ecuador |
Egypt |
| Federated States of Micronesia |
Germany
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Jordan
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Kazakhstan
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| Kiribati
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Kyrgyz Republic
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Macedonia
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Malta
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Marshall Islands
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Moldova
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Morocco
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Pakistan
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| Palestine |
Rwanda
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Senegal
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Serbia |
| South Sudan |
Togo |
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| January 2021 (tbc) |
| Australia |
Bahamas |
Barbados |
Bermuda |
| Bolivia
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Bulgaria |
Burkina Faso
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Cambodia
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| Chile |
Czech Republic
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Denmark |
Ethiopia
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| Finland
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France
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Greece
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Haiti |
| Hungary
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Indonesia
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Ireland
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Israel
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| Jamaica
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Kenya |
Kosovo
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Lao PDR
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| Latvia
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Luxembourg
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| Madagascar
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Mozambique
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| Myanmar
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Netherlands
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New Zealand |
Niger |
| Northern Ireland
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Norway
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Portugal
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Romania
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| Slovakia
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Slovenia |
Somaliland |
South Africa
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| Tajikistan
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Thailand |
Turkey |
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| February 2021 (tbc) |
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Bhutan |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Cayman Islands |
Congo Brazzaville |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
Dominican Republic |
GCC |
Greenland |
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Guyana |
Honduras |
Korea |
Lesotho |
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Lithuania |
Malawi |
Mauritius |
Mongolia |
| Namibia
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Oman
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Sri Lanka
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Tanzania |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Yemen
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Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
| March 2021 (tbc) |
| Benin
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Eswatini
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Montenegro
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Uganda |
