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Western Union Family Scholarship

The Institute of International Education is proud to administer the Family Scholarship Program on behalf of Western Union Foundation.

The Family Scholarship Program is intended to help two members of the same family move up the economic development ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. For example, one family member may request assistance to attend college and the other family member may request assistance to attend English as a Second Language (ESL) course.

Eligibility

  • All applicants must be age 18 or older.
  • Both of the applicants must have been born outside the United States.
  • Both applicants must be living in the United States currently.
  • Applicants must have only been in the US for seven years or less
  • Applications must include educational providers for primary and secondary award recipients (must be 2 family members).
  • Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education, language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy.
  • Scholarships may not be used for advanced degrees (Masters, PhD).
  • Scholarships will only be made to nonprofit accredited higher education institutions and nonprofit training/educational providers.
  • Applicants MUST reside in the following metro areas:
    United States: Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC; Miami, Florida
  • Western Union employees, Western Union Agents and dependents are not eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Criteria

  •   Families that have overcome barriers to pursue their educational goals
  •  Families that are involved in their communities
  •  Personal educational goals
  •  Plans to attain goals
  •  Plans for utilizing the scholarship
  •  Demonstrated financial need

Scholarship Amounts

Recipients are eligible to receive scholarships in amounts of $1,000-$5,000 per family. (For example, one scholarship recipient may receive $1,500 for an ESL course and the other recipient $3,500 for tuition at a university).

Process

Recipients are determined in a selection process independently managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE), an international non-profit educational exchange organization. All scholarship awards will be paid directly to the educational providers. No payments will be made to individuals.

To Apply

Please visit the Western Union Foundation Family Scholarship page to apply.

IIE will send a confirmation via e-mail if you have provided a valid e-mail address. If you do not have a valid email address confirmation will be sent by U.S. mail.

Please be advised that due to the volume of application submission activity, IIE staff cannot verify receipt of applications and supporting documentation via telephone inquiry.