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by Sundas Ali
Your statement of purpose is one of the best ways to showcase yourself to the adcom as an original, well-qualified, and purposeful candidate. A strong statement of purpose will demonstrate your knowledge of and fit for your chosen field, as well as your intellectual growth, maturity, and ability to communicate clearly. Additionally, it will show …
Great news – you’ve been invited to interview at the graduate school of your choice! This means the program is seriously interested in you, and you’ve moved one important step closer to being accepted. To make the most of this opportunity, preparation is essential. Your goal is to demonstrate not only your enthusiasm for and …
by Steven Tagle
In the more than 20 years that I’ve been a teacher and mentor, I’ve given my talk on how to perform effective scholarship searches online to hundreds of college and graduate school students. Many of them asked me, “Do you have a list of scholarships for me?” In response, I always smiled and said, “No, …
by Steven Tagle
In the final year of my MFA program at UMass Amherst, I spent significant time applying for fellowships, residencies, and funding opportunities that would enable me to continue my creative writing. At the top of my list was a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant, which funds American citizens to study, conduct research, or teach English …
by Steven Tagle
Most aspiring grad students don’t start thinking about scholarships until the spring, when schools send out admission notifications as well as details on financial aid, admission-based scholarships, and teaching positions. However, the best time to begin researching scholarships and fellowships is much earlier, when you are applying to graduate programs. As you decide which degrees …
by Karin Ash
As you are aware, whenever you are active on the internet – whether posting on social media, buying something online, or completing a healthcare profile – your information is being collected into big datasets. The field of data science has expanded such that it has affected healthcare, government, agriculture, risk and security, airline route planning, …
by Steven Tagle
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships provide one to two years of merit-based funding for 30 New Americans (immigrants and the children of immigrants) in any field at any graduate degree program in the United States. The fellowship offers $25,000 in stipend support and $20,000 in tuition support (up to 50% of the tuition bill) …
If you’ve updated your resume recently, why would you need to revise it again for your business school application? We’ll explain why in this blog! Your resume is a key part of your application that, if well constructed, can help you gain admission to the program of your choice. How it looks, what you’ve included and …
by Steven Tagle
The 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Student Program award cycle is currently open, and the national deadline is October 7, 2025 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. For this year’s competition, the program has done away with the personal statement requirement and added in its place three short-answer questions intended to evaluate how well you fulfill the Fulbright …
by Steven Tagle
The 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Student Program award cycle is currently open, and the national deadline is October 7, 2025, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. If you’re working on your application, you know that securing an affiliation in your host country is one of the most time-consuming and nerve-wracking parts of applying. Fulbright requires all study/research …
by Steven Tagle
While helping graduate students develop grant proposals for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, I’ve noticed a tendency among humanities and social sciences students to overemphasize the intellectual value of their work. Repeatedly, I found myself suggesting that they cut back their “why does this matter?” sections and add more information about how they will accomplish …
by Steven Tagle
If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve already submitted your You’ve already submitted your letter of interest to the Institute of Current World Affairs (ICWA) and have received an invitation to submit a full application, which will be due on or around August 15, 2025. That is no small feat. The institute regularly receives more than 100 …
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