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by Steven Tagle
Successful scholarship applicants play the long game. Learn seven habits that can help you find better opportunities, stay organized, strengthen your materials, overcome rejection, and increase your chances of securing funding.
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Learn five practical strategies for creating a strong Fulbright application, from developing a cohesive story and selecting a location to securing affiliations and presenting your qualifications confidently.
by Steven Tagle
Graduate school funding is never guaranteed. Learn when to begin searching for scholarships, where to find outside opportunities, and how a consistent application strategy can improve your chances of securing financial support.
Applying to graduate school can be a stressful process. As an applicant’s parent, you naturally want to help, but how can you do so? Maybe you never went to graduate school, or it has been decades since you applied. The process is not the same as it was years ago. Furthermore, your child is now …
by Steven Tagle
Assistantships are one way to fund your graduate education. They are more often awarded to PhD students than to master’s students. (However, this varies depending on the type of master’s program. A department may also sometimes have funding available for exceptional master’s students). You could be awarded a teaching assistantship (meaning you help teach a …
by Steven Tagle
When students and their parents first start searching for educational scholarships online, they’re often bewildered. As a consultant, I am often asked: “So, what’s the trick?” I wish I had the keys to a simpler, more organized version of the internet, but the truth is, I don’t. The internet is messy, and scholarships are hard …
by Steven Tagle
Most students looking for scholarships start with the same question: “Where can I find a list of scholarships that fit me?” Though many balk at the task of sorting through thousands of potential opportunities, this endeavor is absolutely essential. Anyone searching for scholarships must develop individualized search strategies based on their knowledge of themselves and …
by Steven Tagle
When you decide to go to grad school, you are making a financial decision that will dramatically affect your earning capacity for the duration of the program and throughout your life. While the school’s reputation, available mentorship opportunities, and research resources are important factors to consider when deciding which university to attend, students often forget …
[powerpress] Find out how you can benefit from Stride Funding [Show Summary] Tess Michaels shares what’s new at Stride Funding, the innovative educational financing company she founded, and reflects on the impact that her Harvard Business School MBA has had on her impressive success today. Interview with Tess Michaels, Founder and CEO of Stride Funding …
What is the Schwarzman Scholars Program mission? The Schwarzman Scholars Program is a fully funded 1-year master’s program in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Designed in collaboration with prestigious universities such as Harvard, Oxford, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford, the program’s mission is to “build a global community of future leaders who will …
Everything you need to know about the Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program Overview: What is the KHS Program? Who is eligible to apply? Unique application deadlines and procedures KHS Acceptance Rate Application elements: Resume Recommendation letters Institutional letter of endorsement Short answer questions Essay question Video statement What is the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program? The Stanford Knight–Hennessy …
[powerpress] How can an international student pay for grad school in the U.S. or Canadian graduate education? [Show Summary] MPOWER Financing has changed the graduate education financing industry by offering international students loans with no collateral or co-signer requirement. Sasha Ramani, the Associate Director of Corporate Strategy explains how they do this responsibly and shares …
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