You often apply for scholarships, so it's best to make sure they're as perfect as possible. You dug, you have something, you have everything. But before applying for a scholarship, it’s best to go through something else.
Who can give better advice than students who have successfully applied for scholarship funding? With that in mind, we asked some of the winners of this year’s QS Scholarship to share their best advice when looking for and applying for a scholarship. He said so.
1. Submit as soon as possible.
This is one piece of advice that you are tired of listening to, but our scholarship winners say it is very important for their success. “There is a certain amount of money for schools, and it will be easier to get a scholarship if you apply in advance,” said Alexis Sezmazia, one of the colleagues at this year’s QS-IE University.
2. Check the options on the university website.
If you know the universities you want to study in, the institute website is a good place to look for scholarships. Doris Feng, 2015 QS Connect Masters 1-2-1 colleague: "I suggest you go to the university website you want to apply to. You will provide a lot of funding and other resources.
3. Consult with other scholarship winners
Our scholarship winners also emphasize the importance of searching outside the university to find alternative scholarship providers, such as the QS Scholarship Scheme. "Research is important," says Tui Famova Tan, who has successfully applied for the QS-Manchester Business School Scholarship. "Talk to people and find a variety of sources of funding, such as libraries, the Internet, or books."
4. Pay special attention to the title of the application article.
Once you have identified the scholarships you can apply for, the next step is to ensure that each of your written scholarship applications is well-targeted for testing. Take the time to analyze the title of the article “Choose all the keywords, take the time to understand them” and stick to the questions when answering.
5. Ask someone else to read your application.
In addition to helping you identify spelling mistakes or other mistakes, a constructive response can help you better understand your strengths and achievements. "Scholarship applications have always improved so much," said QS Academic Excellence Scholarship Winner Steven Yarvis, "This can help you sharpen your text and check your grammar."
6. Manage time well.
Time management is especially important if you wake up because of a few scholarship applications. Make a calendar of all deadlines and give yourself enough time to work on each application, and submit the necessary documents. Valentina Sandulova, this year’s QS EDHEC-Business School Scholarship winner, applied for a full-time job. He advises, "Be patient, keep up the good content, and make sure you manage your time well."
7. Sign up, sign up!
Finally, the last and most popular advice from our scholarship winners is very simple: stop doubting yourself and start writing applications! “I didn’t know if I would apply for other scholarships in the first place because they were competitive,” says Lee McPherson, QS Leadership Scholarship recipient. "But it was one of the best decisions I've ever made."
All our scholarship winners show that they received a large number of rejected letters before they could even meet them, and prove that it is important and beneficial to keep applying. You never know which scholarship application will be successful. Finally, Wedding says, "The most important thing is not to give up on your dreams."
8- Check your details
This may seem out of the question, but check your name, address, and correct spelling for the school of the future. It is important to have the correct information to receive these awards. You may have weird things on your mind when you're filling in different styles and applications, so it's best to cover your basics. This is also the time to answer all your questions.
9- Don't keep the money
If the scholarship asks you to pay the application fee, ask. You do not have to pay for a scholarship. Also, no one can guarantee you a gift. These are likely fake websites, so do them. There are plenty of other possibilities.
10- View the grant application instructions
Did you complete everything you asked in the app? Do you need all the parts? You always want to make sure you do what you ask. It's not fun to click submit, you forgot to join the article or need a recommendation or other cases.
11- Read articles and short answers
Try to approach your message as if you don't know what to say. This will help you avoid any stupid mistakes: mistakenly typing “if” instead of “if” or “an” instead of punctuation, punctuation errors, sentence parts, etc. Also ask yourself, “Does this make sense?” Is my opinion/argument clear? “You can always ask someone else to read things.
12- Make sure everything is up to date
If you have started a scholarship application, make sure that all the information you have used is up to date. Examples may include FAFSA and CSS statements, updated GPAs, transcripts, or school awards/achievements. If you are reusing application components such as an article, make sure that its content matches the award you are applying for.
