Mentorship

Sampe documents and general instructions for scholarship application

May 08, 2022

Mentorship, Online, Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

As mentioned in my previous post, scholarships are offered to candidiate base on specific eligibility criteria which could range from merit (whatever its definition might be) to diversity and inclusion of underrepresented groups. However, the common denominator is, these candidates need financial assistance for professional development.

One key advice which you should bear in mind in your hunt for scholarship opportunities is to avoid plagiarism. I know, we all at one point in time have to stand on the shoulders of giants in order to grow but give credit to whom it is due. Intellectual honesty is very important. You may wonder, why am I taking a tangent and being stoic on this subject?! Simple. Primarily because it is very crucial not only in getting a scholarship but to toward your profession success (or failure) altogether. Pay attention to this truism. You are going to get suggestively tempted to not be original but doing so could be at your detriment. So avoid using other people's motivation letters, study plan or similar documents as your own. Be yourself. Tell your own unique story. That will help you stand out.

Having got that out of the way, here are a few sample documents and templates to help inspire you develop your own application portfolio. This is not exhaustive, neither it is the best there exist. However, it could be a great first step in developing an intuition of how these documents are developed.

Motivation Letter Template
Study Plan Sample
Research Proposal Sample (disclaimer: it's Computer Science-based but the ideas and structure should translate easily to other STEM-based disciplines maybe even beyond)

This page is a work-in-progress and will continue to be expanded upon to aid more smooth application process for potential candidates.

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Mentorship, Online, Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

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Guides to Securing Scholarships Overseas

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Mentorship, Virtual Event, Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

Objectives

The democratization of the Internet has opened vistas of opportunities for young people coming from underprivileged backgrounds to gain scholarships for further studies. This massive outpour of information has also saturated facts with fiction about what it takes to gain a prestigious scholarship program amid the ever-growing competitiveness among candidates for a few slot of opportunities. Thus, our aim in this webinar, the first of its kind (at least to our knowledge for the West African context), is to distill the essence of a scholarship, the does and don't in one's quest to get a scholarship and a general thinking paradigm to have to become a successful scholar. The paradigm in question is problem-solving and leadership-oriented ways of thinking because to be successful, one has to be so in the selfless service to humankind.