Western Union Scholars program Applications for the WU Scholars program are now open. Western Union supports education because we believe better education today leads to better employment outcomes tomorrow. Each year, the WU Foundation invites students from around the world, studying in the STEM fields and business / entrepreneurship to apply for one of our scholarships worth USD2,500. Last year, 164 students from 56 countries around the world were awarded one of our scholarships. Students can apply from 4 March to 30 April 2019 and would urge you to encourage students in your institution to submit their application. Should your instituion require content for your owned channels to communicate to your students, please email amanda.balbi@wu.com Watch the video to or visit wuscholars.org for more information on how your students can apply.