Application guides
Finding the right scholarship is the easy half. These guides cover the part that actually decides the outcome.
How to Write a Statement of Purpose for a Scholarship
The structure selection panels expect, what to put in each paragraph, and the openings that get an application set aside in the first ten seconds.
12 min read
Scholarship Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
The questions that come up in almost every scholarship interview, what each one is really testing, and how to prepare without sounding rehearsed.
10 min read
How to Get a Scholarship Without IELTS
Which countries and universities waive the English test, what they accept instead, and how to check properly before you assume you qualify.
9 min read
Fully Funded vs Partial Scholarships: What They Actually Cover
What 'fully funded' does and does not include, the costs that catch people out, and how to work out whether an award is genuinely enough to live on.
8 min read
Scholarship Application Timeline: A 16-Week Plan
Working backwards from the deadline, week by week, so documents and references are ready before you need them rather than after.
8 min read
Nine Mistakes That Cost People Scholarships
The errors that appear again and again in rejected applications, and what to do instead. Most have nothing to do with grades.
9 min read