How to Apply

All 18 UWC schools and colleges provide a two-year pre-university education for students aged between 16 and 19 years. In these final two years of secondary school, the academic curriculum is the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).

There are three main ways that you can apply to be an IBDP boarding student at UWC Red Cross Nordic or other UWC schools:

Through the UWC national committee in your country of residence or citizenship – applications for entry 2025 are open or will be opening soon depending on the country. Financial needs based scholarships are often available through national committees. Contact your local national committee to find out more.

Through the UWC Global Selection Programme (GSP) which is an application programme for a limited number of full fee-paying places only, for which there are no scholarships available.

Directly to UWC Red Cross Nordic in cooperation with Vestland Fylkeskommune. This option is only available for youths living in Vestland, Norway.

UWC Red Cross Nordic provides full and partial scholarships to National Committees who are able to reach out to the type of students fitting with our selection criteria. In line with our statutes, we offer 30% of our places to students from the Nordic region and the remainder to an intake drawn from all across the world. Given the generous sponsorship of the Nordic states, we are looking to provide scholarships for students who would not usually be able to receive this level of education, either at home or abroad. Our National Committees are asked each year to reach out to students in their communities who have the spark, potential and desire to succeed – and who have done absolutely outstandingly in their own contexts.

In parallel with our statutes, we strive to be an inclusive community. We encourage our National Committees to select functionally independent students whom they believe have the intellectual potential and personal resilience to benefit from, and contribute to an education at UWC Red Cross Nordic.

If you would like to apply to UWC Red Cross Nordic via the GSP or if you have any question about application, please contact our Admission Department at admissions@uwcrcn.no

For information from the UWC International Office about the process of applying, please click here.