Important documents for your scholarship application

As part of the scholarship application process, you will be expected to attach or submit documented evidence in support of your scholarship application. The supporting documentation that you will need to supply will depend on the information you provided in your application. In this article, Im going to talk about five very important documents for your scholarship application.

Scholarship Essay

This is a very important aspect of the scholarship application as it will be used by the scholarship committee to ascertain if the student truly need the scholarship. A scholarship essay as we all know is a piece of writing, were the student  talks about himself, ambition, driving vision, why he needs the scholarship and how he intends to use the scholarship to develop his country/community. Scholarship essays should be properly written as it can make or mar ones scholarship application.

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Proof of financial hardship

Since scholarships are generally given to the less privileged, the scholarship committee will like to see a documented proof of financial hardship before they can start working on your application. This document can come in the following form;

• A certified copy of your latest task assessment notice and a statutory declaration stating that you do not rely on others for your financial support.
• If you are financially dependent on others, a certified  copy of the latest task assessment notices for all those who contribute to your support.

If in your application, you have experienced drought, bushfires, floods, supporting documents of details of this should also be provided if possible.

 

Two reference letters

 

These are letters people write for you, attesting to your good conduct. It is important t you only choose people that know you very well as the scholarship committee might want to contact them to get certain information about you. Always choose one lecturer that knows you well and one of your relatives preferable your uncle.

 

Offer/admission letter

Some scholarship awarding bodies may require an offer letter, expecially if the scholarship is awarded by a school authority. So you have to read the scholarship instructions well, to know if you are to attach your offer letter with your application .

 

These are the four very important documentations you need for you scholarship application.