“HUNTING” TEMPORARY SCHOLARSHIP
Depending on the nature of each program, candidates will have to write essays or participate in an interview (or both).
In addition to long-term study abroad scholarships, there are many short-term seminars and programs … for full-scale scholarships. What do candidates need to successfully capture these opportunities?
FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONDITION
According to Pham Tien Manh – K2014 student of Natural Resources & Environment Management, English Programs, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, studying at Masaryk University (Czech Republic) within the framework of the Erasmus+ short-term student exchange program in 2017 – “In an English speaking environment 24 hours, vocabulary, reflexes, presentation skills and rhetoric in English are extremely important if you don’t want to get lost group”
Pham Tien Manh (in the front) and his international friends at the Czech Republic
But, standing in front of the rivals from countries that use English as their native language, how to create a “highlight” for your essay?
Read as much as possible. Reading here means reading and understanding the information about the program, the content and outstanding issues related to the program topic, the relevance of the topic to the organizing country as well as with Vietnam…
Le Diep Kieu Trang – the face of a successful businessman and she is also a valedictorian during high school and until her graduation from MBA at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), shared: “The valedictorian is not the best learner but people who meet the goals that match the most program “. The elaboration and investment in the essay are especially important for candidates who have not had a lot of achievements and seniority in their work. When you felt that the record and your achievement did not create enough impression on the Selection Committee, make your CV more richly-reasoned to increase persuasion.
After finishing writing, you should take it to some “seniors” to have a piece of advice. Avoid the case of writing “Have your cloak to make when it begins to rain”, the Selection Committee is always a professional examiner and they will feel this easily.
Investing and refining the essay carefully is one of the key points of the Scholarship Selection Committee. – Photo: Sciencemag
As for Mai Hoang Bao – K2015 student in Civil Engineering, English Program, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, has won the 2017 Study Tour Grand Prize of Japan Civil Engineering Association. “Study well in school, it is not enough, students need to participate in many social activities and scientific research to diversify their knowledge and skills “. As a result, the CV of Bao is “weighing” with the Selection Committee.
HONESTY AND PERSEVERANCE
Another important point is that you should make every effort to fulfill the promises in the essay or interview. In the technological age, cross-checking information is like shooting a sitting duck. Maybe the luck smiles at you for the first time, but the next few times you will heavily need effort.
Some candidates for German and US scholarship programs were dropped because of lack of trueness
Keeping the promise and updating regularly “successfully” with the program will create sympathy for the Organizing Committee. This means you will have more opportunities for future scholarships and programs. The Organizing Committee (previous programs) will not hesitate to issue recommendation letters (an important factor for many scholarships) or transfer your information about other programs and scholarships they know.
Usually, at the end of short-term study programs, there will be summarizing sessions between the Organizing Committee and the recipient, mainly around making comments to improve the following programs. Please share your ideas enthusiastically, as detailed as possible, which makes them believe that you have participated in the program seriously.
Ms. Nguyen Tran Phi Yen (lecturer of the University of Social and Humanities), whose face is receiving a lot of support for prestigious programs such as the Global Young Leadership Forum of UNESCO (USA), scholarships about Management at Stanford University (USA) … she admitted that in parallel with the above achievements she also received countless failures. Therefore, it is equally important to persevere because the opportunity does not always smile at you.
ANSWER QUESTION “WHY WE CHOOSE YOU?
For those with achievements related to the workshop topic, do not hesitate to list fully to prove you are the best choice for the program (just list the awards, achievements related to the content of the seminar).
After all, you always need to answer the question “why should we choose you?”. Besides, you also need to note the deadline and the number of words specified. Many programs use electronic pages to “filter” directly files that are late or have a number that exceeds the specified number.
