{"id":28,"date":"2023-11-28T18:14:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistscholars.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:07:16","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/ka\/scholarship\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/ka\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tASSIST Scholars&#8217; Candidate Criteria\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ASSIST: Could you be an ASSIST Scholar?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJU8ceodjpA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n<h3>\n\t\t\tPrimarily, our scholarship candidates are:\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul> \t\n<li>Entering 10th and 11th grade (though there are a few opportunities for those entering 12th grade and postgraduates)<\/li>\n\n<li>Highly proficient in English<\/li>\n\n<li>Able to study in the U.S. for 10 months, then return to their home country<\/li>\n\n<li>Uniquely driven as students and engaged community members<\/li>\n\n<li>From any country outside the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>If you meet this criteria, we encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/assistscholars.fsenrollment.com\/users\/sign_in\">begin our application<\/a> process. Our application opens annually in July. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/ka\/scholarship\/locations\/\">Visit the page for your country<\/a> to learn more about ASSIST in your country or region:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tApplication Process Overview\t<\/h2>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/how-to-apply-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo of three girls from Germany at boarding school\" title=\"how-to-apply\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<h3>Applications for the 2026-2027 School Year Are Now Closed<\/h3><p>The initial deadline for &#8217;26-&#8217;27 scholarship applications has passed. The application for the &#8217;27-&#8217;28 school year will open no later than August of 2026.<\/p>\n\t<h3><b>Step 1: Application &amp; Academic Transcript<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Log into our<a href=\"https:\/\/assistscholars.fsenrollment.com\/users\/sign_in\"> application portal<\/a> to complete and submit these application essentials which will be reviewed to determine who will be asked to advance to the next stage of the competition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ASSIST&#8217;s online application form<\/b>: includes contact information, biographical details, and a few short answer essay questions.<\/li>\n<li><b>Academic transcript(s): <\/b>Previous school year&#8217;s full-year transcript and partial transcript from the current academic year, if available. 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