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I don't have specific books or sources to recommend you, but I can speak from personal experience. You might be able to get some information online about tips  for applying for grants or scholarships.Before you apply, it is important to identify the nature of the scholarship. What kind of scholarship is it? What are its preferred qualifications? It may help to talk to someone who has gotten this grant or scholarship before and ask for their opinion about it, because chances are, they're probably more knowledgeable about the scholarship or grant and could give you insight of what is expected of a successful application!Some tips I would recommend include:(1) Don't make a laundry list of all your achievements, especially without proper context (unless they specifically tell you to).At the end of the day, application readers are people as well, and what people least like to do is to read a lengthy laundry list of achievements, especially without supporting context. Ideally, you should focus on a few personal and meaningful achievements that allows your character to shine through and go into great depth for each of them. No one likes to sort through a lengthy list, but most people like to read stories, so write your essays or responses in the form of stories! Being able to condense the most signNow aspects of your life into a powerful, moving story is one of the most valuable skills in applying for grants or scholarships. Don't just list these achievements, show how they changed you positively as a person or shape the person you are today!(2) Don't be afraid to write about something that's personal (unless it's extremely uncomfortable for you to do so)Usually personal experiences that are written as stories stand out the most as they are concentrated on a human aspect of your life and presented in an engaging format. Don't be afraid to write about something unconventional, even if you think it might not appeal to the readers initially (but be careful to always tie this back to how it has changed you positively as an individual and human being). In short, you want to be unique - show the readers your perspective of the world, or how certain events in life have shaped you into the person you are today!(3) Don't be afraid to show weakness!It is a sign of strength to be able to talk openly about your personal weaknesses. In the end, we are all human, and application readers understand that (believe it or not, they're humans as well)! With competitive scholarship or grant programs, application readers are probably inundated with lists of achievement from other applicants. By now, they're probably already impressed with your achievements from previous application forms and letters of recommendation, but what they really want to see is a more personal, human side of you. Being able to write about your weaknesses (and how you worked to improve these weaknesses and become a stronger, more worldly, etc.. individual) in a compelling manner would present a strong case for your application profile.(4) Proofread, proofread, proofread (and get feedback!).Ideally, you should proofread every application component at least three times over an interval of three or four days. It wouldn't be ideal to do it in a day because your brain gets tired and won't be able to properly identify mistakes or things that could be done better. Have people who know you well read your essays and ask them for feedback. Do the essays portray an accurate depiction or representation of you or your life stories?Have people who don't know you well read your essays and ask them for feedback. Is the person portrayed in the essays an accurate representation of yourself to the scholarship or grant selection committee?(5) Start early.Out of all the tips above, I think this one is the most important. Starting early not only greatly decreases the stress of having to rush to meet the deadline, but also allows for enough time to produce powerful, moving essays that present a compelling case for your application. Great essays are hard to write and take much longer than you think, so start early (even if you don't being writing)! For me, personally, great ideas and life experiences are really difficult to choose so I like to look at the prompts early and keep them at the back of my head. When I'm not doing something that involves a tremendous amount of brain power (e.g. walking to class, commuting, showering, etc...), I like to think about them, and most of the time, good ideas come to me through this process. I know that this doesn't work for everyone, but it did really well for me, so it might be something you could consider doing as well!Welp, it's 2 a.m. and these were the only ones I could think of at the moment, so feel free to post a reply below for a follow-up if you'd like some clarification or some additional tips.Good luck!

I was selected for a summer internship 2016.I tried to be very open while filling the preference form: I choose many products as my favorite products and I said I'm open about the team I want to join.I even was very open in the  location and start date to get host matching interviews (I negotiated the start date in the interview until both me and my host were happy.) You could ask your recruiter to review your form (there are very cool and could help you a lot since they have a bigger experience).Do a search on the potential team.Before the interviews,  try to find smart question that you are going to ask for the potential host (do a search on the team  to find nice and deep questions to impress your host). Prepare well your resume.You are very likely not going to get algorithm/data structure questions like in the first round. It's going to be just some friendly chat if you are lucky. If your potential team is working on something like machine learning, expect that  they are going to ask you questions about machine learning, courses related to machine learning you have and relevant experience (projects, internship). Of course you have to study that before the interview. Take as long time as you need if you feel rusty. It takes some time to get ready for the host matching (it's less than the technical interview)  but it's worth it of course.