The students that win the most scholarships may not
have more positive qualities than you, but they use
the following strategy to get noticed by the scholarship
committees:
Get Prepared:
Get letters of recommendation from teachers or guidance
counselor or leaders in your community. Choose these
wisely (make copies).
Get a copy of your high school or college transcript
(make copies).
Get involved in your community or in school activities
or in your church. If your time is limited due to
personal circumstances, working to help with family
expenses is also an advantage.
Start writing an essay about your goals and what
you have done to date to achieve them. Think about
what makes you unique.
Get a picture of yourself. A school picture is perfect.
Anything smaller than a wallet size head shot, will
do. Buy some clear plastic binders. The goal here
is to have numerous packages made up ahead of time,
ready to submit to the various scholarship committees.
The package will include:
- a clear plastic binder and within the package
- the scholarship application ( you will have to
insert this later when you have received each individual
application)
- followed by an essay that gets you noticed
- followed by your transcript (some scholarships
do not require this, but if it's impressive, send
it)
- followed by letters of recommendation and then
- place you picture in the front inside cover(on
top of the application) in the lower left hand corner
(this is not a requirement, but it helps to put
a face to the person, for the scholarship committee
deciding who receives the awards)
Get Organized:
Begin researching scholarships that match your criteria.
Consider using a scholarship search service. Apply
for Scholarships that does not sell your information
and keeps your information private.
Once you have the scholarships for which you want
to apply, keep track of the deadlines. Create a chart
to keep on top of all dates.
The chart should include:
- Scholarship name and phone number
- Date application must be received by scholarship
committee
- Date you requested the application
- Date you received the application
- Date application with above package was mailed
- Date you called the Scholarship Agency to verify
they received your application package
Get Noticed:
As important as being prepared and organized, it
is equally important that you have an essay that gets
you noticed. Even if you feel you master the english
language, your essay should be critiqued by someone
who has experience in essay writing. Ask an english
professor to review your essay or consider using an
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Get Prepared, Get Organized, Get Noticed, Be Persistent
and Don't Give Up!
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