SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Invest in new leaders

Your gift to the Unbound Scholarship Program helps aspiring young adults pursue higher education and become role models in their communities.

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The gift of brighter futures

Expanding education access in the developing world reduces global poverty, but tuition and supplies are expensive. The Unbound Scholarship Program can be the difference for students who feel forced to choose between continuing in school or dropping out due to challenges like:

  • • Lack of access to remote learning technology
  • • Limited earning opportunities to pay for school expenses
  • • Pressure to drop out of school to provide immediate financial support to their families

With your one-time or $20 minimum monthly recurring donation, students who receive assistance through the Unbound Scholarship Program can continue pursuing education — whether for secondary school, vocational training or higher education — which is often the key to a path out of poverty.

How It Works



Good grades
Individuals apply for an Unbound scholarship and are selected by a local scholarship committee based on merit, leadership potential and need.
Cash transfers
Most scholars receive their scholarships via direct cash transfers. They decide the best way to use the funds for their educational needs (tuition, books, technology, etc.).
Role model
Scholars receive personalized guidance and ongoing support from local staff.
 

Who Can Qualify


Any individual from any of the communities in the three regions of the world where we work can apply for an Unbound scholarship. Among Unbound’s scholarship recipients are high school youth, young adults, mothers of sponsored children and elders. No matter their age or stage of life, whether they are sponsored through Unbound or not, scholars can realize their dreams of an education and a better life for themselves and their families.
 

Scholarship Impact


Since its founding in 1998, the Unbound Scholarship Program has been instrumental in supporting thousands of individuals in poverty around the world in accessing education. Under one of Unbound’s five strategic program pillars, “Advancing education,” the organization is working to increase educational attainment and job readiness for hundreds of thousands of marginalized students.
9,421

The number of students globally who were awarded an Unbound scholarship in 2024.
63%

Scholarship recipients in 2024 who were women.
$4.06m

The funding disbursed by Unbound in 2024 in support of the scholarship program.

See Unbound’s annual Scholarship Impact Report to get the full impact of our scholarship program.
Learn more about Unbound’s impact on eliminating global poverty overall.