ARE YOU A PROSPECTIVE COMMONWEALTH SHARED SCHOLAR?

Here are the essays you will be writing explained in brief.

1. DEVELOLMENTAL IMPACT
This relates to the problem you intend solving in your home country using the knowledge and skills you acquire during the scholarship.

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The execution time and how it can be measured will be required.

2. PERSONAL STATEMENT also know as MOTIVATION ESSAY
The essay generally relates to how you were able to overcome any background or personal limitations to higher education or academic success.
In this essay,

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avoid directly using lines like "my parent were poor and could not afford my school fees. I have to hawk pure water to support my education". There are other ways you can compose a line like this to make it sound more compelling. For example, you can say

"Having to source for alternative means to support my education due to my parents financial instability, I have learnt to succeed against all odds..."

VOLUNTARY AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Discuss the voluntary or leadership roles have you held in the past and how you

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used such roles to make positive impact in the community or in the life of others. No role is too small to include here. I remember including the various roles I held from my primary school to university level and during my

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National Youth Service.

CAREER PLANS (SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM PLANS)

Short-term is usually within 5 years after the scholarship while long term is 5 years and above.

Here, you will highlight your goals for the short term and long term and how you will attain them.

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Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?

Will be working with private or government organization, running your own organization, completing your PhD, advocating for a particular cause etc? Just ensure your plans are tangible and achievable.

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OBJECTIVES DURING THE AWARD (short essay)

What do want to do along with your study? Do you want to learn a particular skill, get some certification, visit places in the UK, networking, leadership etc. Just think about it.

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PROPOSED STUDY OUTLINE/PLANS (recently added)

Here, the scholarship body want to understand how the course(s) you applied for at the various institutions relate to your objectives.

Check the mentioned tweet below for a blank application form that will give you more

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information on the various essays. Also check my pinned tweet for extensive information on the scholarship.
https://twitter.com/Okafor_SC/status/1341521773511258112?s=19

Remember, this thread excludes any essay you might write when applying to schools.

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