5 Tips To Applying For A Scholarship
Most International scholarships Zimbabwean students qualify to apply for are also available for most developing countries, which makes it difficult to get one. If you are looking into applying for an International Scholarship you might want to consider the following tips to increase your chances of getting the one.
Here are five tips to applying for a scholarship.
1. Make sure you’re qualified for the scholarship
Ask yourself if you’re qualified for the scholarship you’re applying for. Be honest with yourself about the truth on international scholarships. The reality is scholarship are earned and not just given out to students because they can’t afford to pay for themselves or because you come from developing country. Your qualifications ave to be enough in order for you to qualify for a scholarship.
2. Don’t apply for every scholarship
It might seem like the best idea to apply for every scholarship you come across but applying for a few actually increases your chances of getting one. This will save you time and effort and also gives you more time to make a great scholarship application letter, complete all your application requirements, and submit your application on time. Applying to a scholarship that is matched to your citizenship, qualifications, and interests generally gives you better chances.
3. Take note of annual scholarship programs
Always take note of annual scholarship programs because most of them are well-funded scholarships which means they have enough funds to sustain the program for a long time and they have ample number of scholarship available. So don’t worry about missing a scholarship deadline or rejection, there’s always another chance annual scholarships.
4. Discover school specific scholarships
Besides the scholarship programs offered by major international organizations and universities there are other numerous scholarships offered by specific schools of a university. School-specific scholarships are scholarships offered by a particular school under a University, they are the best to apply to because they are targeted to your field of study. Few people know about these scholarships because they are not as easy to find as university-wide scholarships and not as known as popular scholarships which means there is lesser competition in applying for school-specific scholarships compared to university-wide scholarships and popular scholarships.
5. Work on improving your chances of getting a scholarship
You need to understand that there are more students looking for scholarships than there are scholarships available. To increase your chances of getting a scholarship:
- Find scholarships that only few know about
- Apply only for scholarships that are best matched to you
- Stand out in your scholarship application
