There are no application fees for the WIO-COMPAS Program. Only after an applicant is accepted into a certification offering and becomes an official candidate is a fee due. Payment of the certification fee reserves a space in a specific certification offering. A limited number of scholarships are sometimes available.
Certification
•   Certification Fee - amount will depend on the extent the core costs have been covered by funds raised.
Mode of payment will be communicated by the Secretariat upon admitted into the Program.
•   Renewal Fee - USD $25

The certification fee covers:
•   Administrative costs associated with reviewing applications and enrolment
•   Assessment costs including resource materials, professional development Programs and a personal assessor
for Levels 1 and 2, and the assessment panel for Level 3
•   Accommodation and board for the Assessment Event
•   Certification awards and transcripts

Fees do NOT include costs associated with:
•   Communicating with the Secretariat and/or assessors (via phone, internet or postal carrier)
•   Personal time and resources to conduct the assessment activities
•   Candidate's travel to and from the assessment event
•   Personal expenses or daily subsistence allowance
•   Visa costs and other travel related costs to the Assessment Event venue

Scholarships
A limited number of partial scholarships are sometimes available for a select number of candidates and are based on financial need. Contact the WIO-COMPAS Secretariat for details and scholarship application forms. The amount of scholarship funding available and the rules related to awarding that funding will vary based on the donors that have provided the funding.