Thank you for your interest in applying to UWC via the Global Selection Programme (GSP) for entry into the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in September 2026 (January 2027 at Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa, Eswatini). 

Please note that the GSP is limited to full fee-paying students only. There are no scholarships available. 

Visit uwc.org/gsp to learn about each school’s fees, and for more information on which schools you can apply to through the GSP. (UWC Adriatic, UWC Robert Bosch College and UWC South East Asia are not participating in the GSP for entry 2026.)

Applications for GSP Entry 2026 are open! The deadlines are as follows:

• Window 1: 18 August - 1 October

  • Selection days in November

• Window 2: 2 October - 18 November

  • Selection days in January

• Window 3: 19 November - 14 January (subject to availability)

  • Selection days in February/March

• Window 4: 15 January - 11 March (subject to availability)

  • Selection days in April

Due to SurveyMonkey Apply(SMA) restrictions, applicants in the following countries or regions must apply via their local UWC national committee where applicable : Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Russia, Belarus, Crimea region, The Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions of Ukraine. National Committee contact information is available here.

If you are a Chinese citizen living in the People's Republic of China, you must apply through the Chinese national committee. Please find more information here.

Please note that each submitted GSP application requires a non-refundable £250 application fee.

If you have any questions about the application process please find out more information on our website or email globalselections@uwcio.uwc.org

Good luck with your application!