Are You Looking For A Scholarship?

By Adam Wesley


Mike would be 65 years old in a few months time. The manager wanted to organise his retirement party and to make sure that the company gave Mike something appropriate for all of the years he had loyally worked there. Mike answered that he would be looking forward to his retirement and be happy just doing the things that he enjoyed the most , such as gardening and photography.

The advantages of studying abroad are that it can broaden your experiences in life and improve your second language skills. By comparison to a holiday you have to pay for yourself, it can be reasonably cheap if you obtain a scholarship or two.

There are scholarships for students who wish to do this and it's no more difficult than applying for other scholarships. Your own school may already have a study abroad program which has distinct advantages for you in that they know your academic history and financial situation. You can conduct an online search for an independent program and you will see that there are plenty of opportunities.

This type of scholarship ranges from $500 to $5,000 for semester long trips and it is worth applying for several at a time, and apply very early as competition can be fierce. Some of these scholarships are for those in financial need, for minorities, first generation students or students of a particular heritage, such as those from Russia, Hungary or Palestine. It all depends on which country you would like to attend and at which particular college. It is important to realise that you must be proficient in the language of that country or your education will suffer. Some colleges only offer certain courses but again, your search will identify these for you.

If any company guarantees that they can get scholarships for you, or that they do all of the work for you in exchange for an advance fee, be aware. You have to apply for scholarships yourself and no one can guarantee that you will be awarded one. You will only be successful if yours is the winning application. Even if their service includes a money back guarantee, the conditions inherent in the guarantee to claim the refund are so strict that you will end up losing your money. If you are in any doubt about a site or company, conduct your own search to see what history they have or whether anyone else has suffered at the expense of this company.




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