Applying
Applying for scholarships takes time!
- Your goal is to identify scholarships you want to apply for at least a month or two before the deadline.
- Use that time to draft, get feedback, revise, get more feedback, revise again (maybe a few times) to hone into your strongest application. And you need time to request letters of recommendation (if required).
- Whether you get feedback from others or not, self-evaluation is also important: use that scholarship's selection criteria to evaluate for yourself whether the details you share in your materials are highlighting the criteria the selectors will be looking for.
Tips & resources to help you get started writing, continue writing, get feedback, self-evaluate, and ultimately submit your strongest application!
Most applications consist of these components:
- Contact information: name, e-mail address, phone number, and other information to confirm eligibility for the scholarship. Make sure your contact information is accurate!
- Essays or Statements
- CV or Resume
- Letters of Recommendation
- Academic Transcripts: Some applications will require official transcripts, others will accept unofficial transcripts. Please read instructions carefully! It is best to include transcripts from every institution you have attended to give as complete a picture of your academic work as possible.
- Prepare for scholarship interviews, if that's part of the process. Most scholarship selection processes do not include interviews, but some do.
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