Scholarship: University of the People Tuition Free Degrees - Online
Place of Study: University of the People
Programme; Bachelors Degree
Deadline: 14 Dec 2017
Study in: Any Country (online)
Commencement Date: 1 Feb 2018
Brief
University of the People (UoPeople) is the world’s first non-profit,
tuition-free, accredited online university dedicated to opening access to
higher education globally. Using open-source technology, Open Educational
Resources, peer-to-peer learning, and the assistance of academic volunteers,
UoPeople is designed to provide access to university studies for qualified
high school graduates, despite financial, geographic, societal or personal
constraints. In February 2014, UoPeople received accreditation from the Distance
Education Accrediting Commission, a U.S. Department of Education authorized
accrediting agency.
UoPeople offers
associate and bachelor degree programs in business administration, health
science and computer science, as well as an MBA program. The University has
partnered with leading academics to provide high quality
academic instruction and with international companies such as Microsoft
and HP for internships, mentoring and career services to prepare the
UoPeople student for employment following graduation.
Host
Institution(s):
With a convenient virtual web address, the University of the People is
accessible anytime, anywhere with any internet connection. UoPeople
academic leadership comes from top universities such as Harvard, Yale,
NYU, Cambridge, Oxford and many more. UoPeople has partnered with Yale
University for research and New York University.
Fields of study:
UoPeople offers associate and bachelor degree programs in business
administration, health science and computer science, as well as an MBA
program.
Target group:
Students from all over the world. Currently the university has students from
over 200 countries.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
University of the People is an American online university offering
distance-learning courses. University the People is a tuition-free,
non-profit institution. The University does not charge students to take
classes, does not charge for any reading and other study materials, as
well as does not charge for annual enrollment.
In order to remain
sustainable, University of the People charges processing fees per
end-of-course-exam. These processing fees are collected towards the end of each
course, and not at the start of your studies.
However, for those individuals who are unable to afford
even these minimal fees, UoPeople offers a variety of scholarship funds to
cover all, or part, of the processing fees. These funds are designed to
meet the unique and diverse needs of its students.
Some of the scholarships can be found below:
Emergency Refugee Assistance Scholarship Fund –
open to all students
Fondation Hoffmann Scholarship – open
to all students
UoPeople General Scholarship – open
to all students
Vietnamese Scholarship Fund –
students from Vietnam
Eligibility:
UoPeople accepts students who have graduated
high school, have access to a computer and the Internet and have
sufficient English skills to study at the University. Applicants need to
complete the application requirements and undergo an application process
in order to be accepted into the program.
Application
instructions:
The admission process is administered in 5 terms annually. The next
deadline is 14
December 2017 for term starting 1 February 2018.
Interested applicants should apply today.
For detailed information
on how to apply for this scholarship and the University in general, please
visit the official website.
Website:
UoPeople Full Scholarships List
of all available scholarships: http://www.uopeople.edu/tuition-free/our-scholarships/
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