eSign General Scholarship Application Made Easy

Esign general scholarship application

[Music] how to apply for scholarships like a pro scholarship judges walk through hundreds even thousands of applications to determine who makes it to the final stage so you have to submit an application that would get you noticed in today's video we'll bring you steps to apply for scholarships like a pro before you apply for the next scholarship be sure to watch this tutorial to the end start early knowing that his family could not afford his postgraduate education Adebayo started applying for masters scholarships from his 300 level he believed there were a lot of scholarships out there and he was willing to do whatever it took to get one he was denied many scholarships but eventually one came through you don't have to wait until you need a scholarship to start applying you have to give yourself time to get ready speaking about this Charles Adele Juba a champion scholarship winner said I remember the first time I went to chavin in scholarship eligibility page it seemed impossible to get it at that time but as the year passed I was thinking of each of the eligibility criteria starting Ellie would give you enough time to tick off all the eligibility boxes so that you can prepare a competitive application when you are ready to apply so start early set goals and guidelines al-fulani a graduate of geography took a systematic approach to win two different scholarships his first challenge was to find universities that offer courses within his scope of study and that fits his qualifications due to lack of fun he resolved to apply for scholarships that required an application fee but he saved up money to take the GRE and TOEFL tests he set a goal to apply for ten scholarships between December 2016 and March 2017 but got to submit 9 applications then his next and very important step was to work with mentors to guide him through his decisions while several of our lobbies scholarship applications we are rejected the order to offer him scholarships like a follow be most scholarship winners applied to more than one scholarship before getting that one it's like applying for a job you don't stop applying because of feelings go through but each application and interview makes you a better candidate beside this group of what you want to study set goals and set guidelines to stay focused on your goal and have a support group find scholarships that are right for you there are thousands of scholarship programs out there but you have to narrow down to the ones you're eligible for go to WWE not after-school Africa dot-com to browse through thousands of scholarship programs based on your course of study preferred study destination level of study or your nationality you can also get the scholarship digest and assess over 1400 funding opportunities in the boom tips to complete your scholarship application when you have your list of scholarships to apply for the next step is to identify the application period and start applying here are five tips to help you get to work number one gather the necessary documents each scholarship program has their specific requirements but there are common documents that are required here is a general list typically each scholarship requires some and not all of this online or offline scholarship application form secondary or high school certificate for undergraduate degree certificates for postgraduates transcripts TOEFL or IELTS scores for english courses SAT or GRE essays letters of recommendation statement of pathos motivation letter or personal statement birth certificate employer letter international passport some applications are more lenient with your requirements than others according to you soon another scholarship winner his scholarship application did not require an application fee or English proficiency exams since his secondary school certificate indicated a good score in the English language but this is not the case for every University our country some documents like your academic results and language test scores are fixed meaning you may use the same document for every application whereas other documents like essay and letter of recommendation are flexible you have to tailor them for each application number to describe your accomplishments let's assume you have been a volunteer at an NGO that trains young girls on technology skills and you applying for a scholarship the award candidates in the field of steam education instead of writing volunteer for girl child education initiative write something like this volunteer for girl child education initiative designed one month cost content to Train four hundred and eight girls on beginner software development skills the farmer says nothing about what you did while the latter elaborates the most important job you did as this organisation the evaluators may know nothing about the organization but they sure can imagine the impact of your work you can use the same activity in a different scenario for instance isn't the same illustration if you are applying for a scholarship that is forecast on leadership potential your description might read something like this volunteer for girl child education initiated responsible for recruiting and booking volunteer facilitators and trainers same activity but different perspective and facin what is important to the specific scholarship number three highlights your most impressive points first you have limited space on your application form to present yourself draw attention to your best selling points first when mentioning your accomplishments our experiences puts them in order of importance you have valuators may only look at the first two and move on so while mentioning extracurricular or leadership experiences prioritize the information in the order of relevance and value to the specific program you are applying to number four be impressive to stand out according to chuka mot scholarship award winner it's competitive but I think that the differentiating factor is how you present your application to be impressive is to evoke admiration for the quality of your work what you present in your application is important how you present it is even more important a scholarship application is more than a piece of paper than the eyes of the evaluators it is you take every opportunity to show the judges that you really deserve the award remember it is not the quality of your accomplishments that matters it is the quality of your contributions number five submit all required documents we acts Letizia to share some of my experience assessing can on call in scholarship applications and common mistakes applicants make in the application this was what she had to say I wouldn't call it a mistake but when the scholarship asks for a particular document don't send another document think that they will forgive you while I was at Colonel Collins we saw that quite often that completely disqualifies you from the opportunity the point is to follow instruction and prove all the documents you are asked to provide once you have completed your applications get external help from a reliable person it is difficult to spot all errors in your own material a fresh reader will catch the words that you missed and find the spelling problems easier once you're done submit your application and hope for the best in summary stats le set goals and guidelines find scholarships that are right for you highlight your most important points first describe your accomplishments be impressive to stand out make the effort to submit all the required documents and get someone to proofread the application got a question leave it in the comment session Tom Bob and share this video if you are yet to subscribe to after school Africa channel this is likely a good time to subscribe until next time your success