Dear Scholarship Enthusiasts, you know we keep you updated from time to time. Well, in the spirit of keeping you updated, it’s time to start going through those documents and files again in preparation for the Chevening 2024 Scholarships. If you remember, we made a post at the beginning of the year about scholarships to […]
SENDING A POLITE FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO PROFESSORS: What, When, and How to Write
A follow-up email is significant to your chances of getting a scholarship for many reasons. One, it presents you as being serious, organized, and tactical. It demonstrates that you know what you’re doing which is a positive reflection on your person and application. Following up is a professional method of communication that ensures your application […]
HOW TO SUBMIT A CONVINCING WRITING SAMPLE FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
What is a Writing Sample? A writing sample is a document used to ascertain your writing capacity and competence. It is requested for several reasons, jobs, schools, internships, and scholarships. It allows the employer or graduate admission office to review carefully your ability to write for the level that’s required of your job. For graduate […]
5 MOST IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIPS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2023
In the spirit of the new year and festivities, we have decided to keep you up to date with the best scholarships to watch out for as the year unfolds. There will always be Scholarship opportunities, but there are major opportunities from countries across Europe like the Commonwealth Scholarships, Erasmus Mundus, Chevening, DAAD Germany, and […]
DETERMINING THE BEST ACADEMIC CALENDAR & POSITIONING YOURSELF FOR NEW SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Dear scholarship enthusiast, it is good to be back after the holidays, and compliments of the season to you all. Thinking about how to gear you up for the new year, we decided to start by giving you tips on how to position yourself strategically for scholarship opportunities this year. Every year, there is an […]
8 COMMON STUDENT VISA INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND HOW TO ACE THEM
You have been granted admission, you even got a scholarship. A date has been set for your Visa Interview, so what’s next? One of the hurdles experienced as an aspiring international student is the visa interview questions. That time you are on the hot seat and you don’t want to ruin anything because that is […]
HOW TO GET A FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP IN AUSTRALIA 2022
Are you considering Australia for graduate or undergraduate funding? One of the underrated and rarely mentioned countries to get a scholarship for graduate studies in Australia. While most scholarship enthusiasts focus on Canada and US, Australia was busy giving out fully-funded research scholarships to willing applicants. Why is Australia hardly mentioned? Is it because of […]
6 COLD EMAIL TIPS THAT WORKS FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
As dreadful as sending a cold email sounds, do you know you can get a place in a graduate program with it? Most scholarship enthusiasts worry about what happens after sending a cold email. Will it get a response? Will the professor find their proposal worthy? What should they include or not? These and many […]
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD ACADEMIC CV FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
In the previous article on the essential documents you need for your graduate school applications, the curriculum vitae was one of the documents listed. Many scholarship enthusiasts make mistakes here, thinking that it is just written to get a job. They include information that is not necessary to appear on an academic CV in it, […]
COLD EMAILING YOUR WAY TO GRAD SCHOOL IN 3 PARAGRAPHS
In seeking scholarships for graduate colleges, many ways are employed to get to the desired destination faster. You may have done your part by getting a good GRE score, writing a mature academic CV and putting together a well-detailed statement of purpose, but how do you personalise your scholarship search? How do you directly make […]