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Intro
When should you start applying for scholarship?
Applying for Scholarships
Best Strategies to Win a Scholarship
Post winning scholarship
Tips
Recommendation letters & Essays

Scholarships vs Grants: In
general, grants are given based
on financial-need, while
scholarships are merit-based
and awarded to students based
on their academic
achievements, extracurricular
activities, field of study, and
more.
Intro.
To scholarships
Scholarships come from a variety of different sources,
including clubs, organizations, charities, foundations,
So, every free businesses, colleges and universities, the government
thing will always One time payment vs
and individuals. Colleges and universities offer financial
have great gradual payment
assistance in the form of merit aid as well, so don’t
amount of forget to contact the schools you are considering to see if
competition you qualify for any merit aid.
There is a scholarship for everyone!
When should you start
applying for scholarship?
• There is no single deadline.
• Every scholarship, school,
college and university has
different deadlines.
• However, many schools,
especially in the US, the
deadline are usually in spring.
• This means that you will start
your school in Fall, which is very
typical here in the US.
 Applying for
scholarships
• Finding scholarships that match your profile.
• Writing essay (based on the prompt provided by the

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scholarship committee.)
• Letters of recommendation
• School or university diploma and transcript
• GRE or GMAT or IELTS or TOEFL Scores
• Having a good test score – GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL – will
always increase your chances of getting a scholarship.
• If you are one of those students who doesn’t perform well
in standardized tests, but earned a great GPA in your
undergraduate degree, you still have a decent shot at
scholarships. Your score has to be decent, but NOT bad. 5
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Best strategies to win a
scholarship
Your goal should be to apply to as
many scholarships as possible while
keeping the quality of your
applications high.

There are 4 steps in this strategy.

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 Step 1: Figure out your profile
When you begin your search for scholarships, you will quickly
find out that there are scholarships for everyone. Stricter
eligibility rules in a scholarship is better, which means you will
have higher chance of winning.

First step involves figuring out your current situation

and future goals to prepare your profile.
• What academic year are you?
Step 1 • What do you want to major in?
• What are your career interests?
• What extracurricular activities are you involved
in?
• What do you like to do in your free time?
• What do your parents do for a living?
• What city/province do you live in?
• Are you a member of a minority group?
• What colleges are you applying to?

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 Step 2: Find scholarships that matches your profile

• You either do this online through search

portals such as Google, Duck-Duck Go,
Step 2 Yandex, etc.,
• Spend 2 hours for a day or two to find
what fits your profile.

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 Step 3: “Rank” your scholarships
Next, asses all the scholarships that you
qualify for on a few different levels:

1.Eligibility criteria. The stricter the eligibility

requirements, the better for you, since that
means fewer people are eligible to apply.
Step 3 2.Application requirements. Scholarships that
require an essay or a custom letter of
recommendation will take more time to apply
to, which limits the time you’ll have to apply to
other scholarships.
3.Award size. This one’s easy–bigger
scholarships are more worth your time.
4.Deadline. Prioritize scholarships with
upcoming deadlines

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 Step 4: Apply!

• With all of your scholarships scored and

sorted, it’s time to begin applying to
scholarships and working your way down
the list!
• To make life easier for yourself, keep all
Step 4 of your reusable scholarship application
components (transcripts, test scores,
resume, letters of recommendation) in one
easily accessible folder on your computer.
Additionally, try setting a goal of applying
to one scholarship each week to stay on
top of deadlines without feeling
overwhelmed.

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 Post winning
scholarship

#01 Maintaining a certain level of GPA/grades

#02 Submitting your transcript each semester.

#03 Other requirements such as attending certain

orientations, conferences, events, and/or doing an
internship of fellowship.

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#04 Doing your taxes
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Start early (application process, essays, recommendation

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letters, English language tests, standardized tests-USA)

TIPS
Avoid scams, find scholarships at the original website

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of the scholarship providers or universities.

Leadership skills and Volunteering are weighed

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significantly by universities when considering students
for scholarships.

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Any achievements matter. This includes being at the top

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of your class, oratory competitions, paper publications,
winning any type of sports competition, being recognized

TIPS
as the top employee of the month, etc. Use these
achievements to strengthen your scholarship application

Demonstrate your ability to lead by stepping

05. forward whenever you can.

While most students avoid applying for scholarships with more

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requirements in terms of application work involved, these types of
scholarships could be a better bet for this very reason. Your
chances can be higher due to less competition. You may have to
put in a lot of work in terms of writing essays or assignments, or
recording videos, but in the end, a scholarship is worth the work

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 Some scholarship applications ask for your
recommendation letters from professors or
anyone who you report to professionally. Find
someone who knows you well and can give you
Recommendation a good recommendation
Letter
Your recommendation letter should highlight
your academic, leadership and people skills.
The person recommending you should mention
how he knows you and objectively assess your
achievements
 Essays
Letter of Intent/Interest: A letter of intent, or letter of interest, is like a cover letter. It’s a formal letter, ideally
addressed to the decision-maker regarding your application. The goal of a letter of intent for graduate school is
to provide an overview of your goals in applying, highlights of your experience, and why you’d be a good fit.
You’d probably also want to close with a call to action.

Personal Statement: Rather than a letter, a personal statement is an essay. It's intended to show who you are as
a person, your personal and academic goals, and why you might be a good fit for the program. An important
distinction here is “who you are as a person.” Personal statements should speak to what you want to study and
why. But you'll probably want to frame it as a personal narrative that helps the reader get to know you as an
individual.

Statement of Purpose/Study Objective: The biggest difference between a statement of purpose and a personal
statement is the intent. While also an essay, a statement of purpose generally focuses specifically on your
reasons for applying to a program. The content should focus on the program itself and the specific achievements
and experience that make you a good candidate. A statement of purpose could also be known as a graduate
school statement of intent, a goal statement for graduate school, or an academic goals essay
 Essays
The essay portion of the application is your chance to shine. Even if you’re not a strong writer, it
gives you the opportunity to express your personality, ideas, and opinions. You only have a certain
amount of space and scholarship sponsors want to see how you’ll use it.

• How will this scholarship help you?

• How have you contributed to your community?
• Tell us about yourself.
• Tell us about a time you failed and what you learned from it.
• What are your academic and/or career goals?
• What impact has sports had on your life?
• Why do you deserve this scholarship?
• Tell us about a time when you had a belief or idea challenged.
• How are you unique? (your background, identity, interest, or talent)
• Why do you want to study/pursue [X]?
Mistakes to avoid in essays

•Plagiarism

•Copying a full sentence from someone else or internet

•Using content from your previous essays

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