Enhancing Written Presentation Skills
for Scholarship Application
Important Points to Note
Your application form reflects who you are?
Your application form acts an important role
in your whole application. Be sure to make
good use of it to:
impress the Selection Panel
• convince the Panel that you really DESERVE
the Scholarship
• earn the chance to present yourself at the
Selection Interview, if any
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General Tips
on filling out application forms
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Be sure to read through the
Application Guidelines and Selection
Criteria
List out the most relevant and major
achievements/activities/services only
Be CONCISE and SPECIFIC
Be ACCURATE in grammar and spelling
TYPEWRITE unless otherwise specified
ASK if you have any query
Beware of the DEADLINE
and WHERE to submit your
application
Presentation of
Achievements/ Extra-curricular activities/ Community services
Tip 1
Present your achievements/activities/services in descending
chronological order, if not specified
Tip 2
Use ACTION VERB to summarize what you have achieved
Tip 3
PRIORITIZE and QUANTIFY major achievements/activities/services
Tip 4
Include activities in the recent 3 years ONLY, unless otherwise
specified
Tip 5
Include any SKILLS that you have developed
Format & Examples
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Sample Format #1:
Year
Extra-curricular Activities/ Community Services
YYYY – YYYY
<Position>, <Name of Organization/ Programme/ Activity>
<Major Responsibilities>@
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Example #1:
Year
Extra-curricular Activities/ Community Services@
2013 - 2014
Chairman, XXXX Association
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Leaded a committee of 10 members to organize
functions for 300 students
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Organized an exhibition on “xxxx” to promote
xxxx among the public
@ Use ACTION verb to summarize what you have done
e.g. achieved, organized, publicized, promoted, coordinated, contributed etc
Format & Examples
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Sample Format #2:
Year
Achievements
YYYY – YYYY
<Award/Prize>, <Competition/Programme Title>, <Organization>
<Description of Competition/Programme>@
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Example #2:
Year
Achievements@
2013 – 2014
Grand Prize, International XXXX Competition, Society of xxxx
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A total of 100 student teams from 38 universities around the world
participated in the annual design competition held in London
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6 teams were selected to proceed to the Final,
other finalists included 3 teams from UCLA, 1 team from UBC and 1 team
from Tsinghua University
@ Use ACTION verb to summarize what you have done
e.g. achieved, organized, publicized, promoted, coordinated, contributed etc
Techniques on Essay Writing
Tip 1
Read the topic carefully, if any
Tip 2
THINK and PLAN before your start writing
Tip 3
Present your views by using the 5 Ws and 1 H
(i.e. What, Why, Where, When, Who and How)
Tip 4
Use the General Structure of Essay
(i.e. Introduction, Body Paragraph(s), Conclusion)
Tip 5
Provide evidence to JUSTIFY/SUPPORT your
views
Item 6
Write within the WORD LIMIT
WHERE to get scholarship information ?
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Visit SAO Homepage
There are scholarships
open for application by
students or open for
nomination by academic
departments from time to
time. Please click the
schedule of inviting
application/nomination for
details.
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Check your PolyU
email account
regularly
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Read SAO notices via
Student Portal
Types of Scholarships Available
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(by academic
Scholarship (Academic Achievements) Nomination
departments) vs Application (by
student direct)
Scholarship (Non-academic Achievements)
Scholarship for Overseas Exchange
Scholarship for Hall Residents