Standard administrative requirements to apply for scholarships is a filled registration form, copy of diploma and transcripts that had legalized and translated into English, the curriculum vitae (CV), photographs, and photocopies of their passports. In addition to these documents, the following are some of the letters we have to prepare as well as preparing a scholarship application file.
Letters of recommendation
Magic letters of recommendation is quite influential in our scholarship application. According to one member of the mailing list (mailing list) scholarship, Ronald, a letter of recommendation written on letter-headed paper (letterhead) university would be more influential to the selection committee.
"The position of scholarship also includes important thing, at least the head of the study program / department chair, and dean of the faculty if possible. More cool again if possible a letter of recommendation from the president," said Ronald, as quoted News Indonesia Choice from Yahoo Groups mailing list scholarships on Thursday (23 / 8/2012).
However, Ronald give smth. Extra, there is also a number of scholarships that require letters of recommendation in formats they are prepared in the form of its own. Affairs a letter of recommendation is tricky. Ronald called it "tricky". The reason, says Ronald, we have to prepare some letters of recommendation for college and several different scholarship programs.
"To work around this, ask for a letter of recommendation that it commonly, the university letterhead, and asked for some fruit," he advised.
Ronald also has another trick, the scan (scan) letters of recommendation, and then print them in color for scholarship applications submitted / university. "If the number of scholarships for the original request letter, then we leave," said Ronald.
Another point to consider when asking for a letter of recommendation is to include a telephone number and email professors or lecturers who gave advice on the letter's recommendations.
Mail nominations
In addition to letters of recommendation, there are some scholarships that require a letter nomination. This letter is issued by the university designated as a prerequisite for applying for a scholarship. In this letter explains the unique qualities / special scholarship program applicants and the applicants intended.
"If the university intended not give this nomination letter, meaning the applicant can not apply to the scholarship she wants, and she had to look for other scholarships," said Ronald explained.
Letter of Acceptance
Letter of admission (letter of acceptance) explains that a college has accepted us as prospective students on campus. In a research-based studies scholarship, letter of acceptance can also be given by a professor who will accept us in the laboratory lead.
Certificates of proficiency tests
The scholarship applicants must attach certified test range capabilities, especially foreign language skills. For example, a certificate of proficiency in English that is often used is the Test Of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Typically, the minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 550 and IELTS 6.5.
In addition to English, there are also scholarships that require certificates of language proficiency in the mother country of the destination, for example, Japanese and German.
Ability tests that have to be met is the Academic Potential Test
(TPA). In the international version, known as TPA Graduate
Record Examinations (GRE) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). GMAT is usually used as part of the S-2 requirements apply to the field of business.
Personal essay
For scholarship applicants, we also have to make an essay telling about yourself, the study of S-1, and we are applying for the scholarship motivation.
Ronald suggests, this essay should connect the background study and
current work with the S-2 study plan, career, and vision for the future of
applicants. According to him, this essay to be one of the deciding factors. In fact, arguably more important than GPA.
"If the GPA, TOEFL and values of another sort of test that will not change much, then this essay can always be revised many times. So, alocations a lot for this essay and ask a friend who is good English to proof read essays us, "he suggested. (RFA)
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