Grants, Awards, Prizes and Scholarships - StJohns.
However, an alternative to applying for a scholarship, is to enter one of the many competitions that offer prizes to help you study. Most of these are essay competitions run by educational organisations, and not only can you win cash prizes, but it also looks great on your CV. Below you can find a list of competitions currently running.
The ISRF and the Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour (JTSB) intend to award a prize of EUR 7,000 for the best essay on a topic within the area of social behaviour and its investigation. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Essays selected for the shortlist by the Editors and the ISRF will be judged by a joint ISRF-JTSB academic panel (the ISRF Essay Prize Committee).
WIPO National Intellectual Property Essay Competition 2020 for young Nigerian Students (Scholarships to attend the WIPO Summer School in South Africa) May 23, 2020 UNECA Youth Innovators Competition and Design Bootcamp 2020 on COVID-19.
Reach Cambridge Summer Scholarship Essay Competition 2020. The University of Cambridge has opened its doors, by partnering with the Reach Cambridge organization which is the organizing body of the Reach Cambridge Essay competition for impressionable 15 and 17-year-old high school student to show off their essay writing skills, and in turn win a full scholarship to the university, to be awarded.
Academic competitions for schools and colleges Several colleges and departments of the University of Oxford run competitions which are open to students from schools and colleges. Preparing an entry for one of these competitions is a valuable experience for academically motivated students, so please do encourage your students to enter.
The college you decide to attend probably has a bunch of bursaries and scholarships made available by rich alumni and their families. Head on over to your college's website and you should be able to find an extensive list: some will be need-based, some will be merit-based, and some will be are-you-related-to-the-guy-who-donated-the-money-based.
Scholarship application essays often carry a TON of weight when deciding who will receive the scholarship but it’s not always easy to stand out in crowd of applications. Even if your student fits the scholarship criteria exactly, they’re still likely to be one of a number of applicants with similar grades, accomplishments, community involvements, and aspirations.