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 2027 (or January 2028 at Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa).
Please note that the GSP is a self-funded application route, limited to full fee-paying students only. There are no scholarships available.
Visit the GSP web page 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 2027.)
Please find information on the deadlines below:
Early Decision
- Window 1: 31 March - 26 August 2026
- Includes application fee discount
General Decision
- Window 2: To be announced
- Window 3: To be announced
*Places for the GSP are first come-first served. If you have a specific UWC in mind, you should apply within the first application windows. Subsequent application windows will only open if there are remaining places available.
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 application fee. For those applying by the "Early Decision" deadline of 26 August 2026, the fee will be discounted to £125. For those applying after 26 August 2026, the application fee will be £250.
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!
Global Selection Programme Entry 2027
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 2027 (or January 2028 at Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa).
Please note that the GSP is a self-funded application route, limited to full fee-paying students only. There are no scholarships available.
Visit the GSP web page 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 2027.)
Please find information on the deadlines below:
Early Decision
- Window 1: 31 March - 26 August 2026
- Includes application fee discount
General Decision
- Window 2: To be announced
- Window 3: To be announced
*Places for the GSP are first come-first served. If you have a specific UWC in mind, you should apply within the first application windows. Subsequent application windows will only open if there are remaining places available.
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 application fee. For those applying by the "Early Decision" deadline of 26 August 2026, the fee will be discounted to £125. For those applying after 26 August 2026, the application fee will be £250.
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!