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Practical, independent guides to finding, choosing and applying for scholarships, internships and other opportunities abroad.
How to find and choose a scholarship
A practical method for finding scholarships you can actually win, checking that you are eligible, and choosing which ones deserve your time.
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How to write a motivation letter or personal statement
What selection panels look for in a motivation letter, a structure that works, and the mistakes that make strong candidates look weak.
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How to write an academic CV for scholarship applications
What an academic CV is, how it differs from a job CV, which sections to include, and how to present experience when you are early in your career.
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Recommendation letters: how to ask and what your referees need
Whom to ask for a reference, when and how to ask, what to give your referees so they can write a strong letter, and how online reference systems work.
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English tests and waivers: IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo and the MOI letter
The main ways to prove your English for a scholarship or university, how waivers work, and how to check what a specific programme accepts.
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Chevening Scholarships: an application guide
Who Chevening is for, how the selection works, how to approach the four essays and the interview, and what to prepare before the application opens.
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Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters: an application guide
How Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters work, how the scholarships are awarded, how to choose a programme from the catalogue and how to prepare a strong application.
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Türkiye Scholarships (Türkiye Bursları): an application guide
What the Türkiye Scholarships cover, who can apply, how to choose universities and programmes, and how the document review and interview stages work.
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Stipendium Hungaricum: an application guide
How the Hungarian government scholarship works, the role of your country's sending partner, how to choose two programmes and what happens at each stage of selection.
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How to apply for UN internships
Who can apply for internships with the United Nations and its agencies, how the online application works, how to stand out in the screening questions, and how to plan costs.
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How to spot scholarship scams
The warning signs of fake scholarships, lookalike websites and paid "guaranteed" services, how to check that a programme is real, and what to do if you have been targeted.
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Fully funded and partial scholarships explained
What "fully funded" really means, the common types of partial funding, the costs that scholarships often leave out, and how to build a realistic budget before you accept.
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Study-abroad document checklist: transcripts, translations and apostilles
The documents most scholarship and university applications ask for, how certified copies, translations, apostilles and legalisation work, and how long to allow for each.
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Youth exchanges and European Solidarity Corps volunteering explained
What Erasmus+ youth exchanges and European Solidarity Corps volunteering are, who can take part, what is covered, and how to find a place and apply.
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Applying from Central Asia: programmes and practical tips
Scholarships and programmes open to citizens of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, and practical advice on documents, tests, interviews and visas.
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