Sample Scholarship Essays

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Briefly Describe your Financial Need for this Scholarship Describe Your Financial Need for this Scholarship Essay Sample	4167 views
What Does this Scholarship Mean to You? What Does this Scholarship Mean to You Scholarship Essay Sample	976 views
Why should you be selected for a scholarship? Please describe any academic achievements, communit... Why You Should You Receive this Scholarship Essay Example	819 views
State Your Need for Financial Aid Statement of Financial Need Essay Example	746 views
Tell Us About Your Need For This Scholarship Statement of Financial Need Scholarship Essay Example	707 views
How Will This Scholarship Help Me Attain My Career Goal? How Will Winning this Scholarship Help You Attain your Goals Essay Sample	700 views
National Honor Society values Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Community Service. Compose ... National Honors Society Scholarship Essay Example on Being Inducted into High School National Honor Society	681 views
Discuss your involvement in and contributions to a community near your home, school or elsewhere.... Gates Millennium Scholarship Essay Example on Community Involvement	431 views
The biographies of the members of the Horatio Alger Association offer you examples of people who ... Horatio Alger Scholarship Essay Example	423 views
Provide a short Personal Statement describing your academic and other interests. This statement s... Rhodes Scholar Essay Example 1 - Personal Statement	332 views
Provide a Personal Statement to the Scholarship Committee Personal Statement Scholarship Essay Example	287 views
What are your career goals, and how will this scholarship help? Future Career Goals Scholarship Essay Example	283 views
Why do you feel you are a strong candidate for selection to the NHS? How do you personally define... National Honors Society Scholarship Essay Example on Being a Strong Candidate	265 views
What life experiences have shaped who you are today and what challenges have you overcome in achi... Life Changing Experiences and Influences Scholarship Essay Sample	235 views
Who has been the most influential person in your life? Winning Scholarship Essay Example on Influential Person	220 views
Personal Statement Marshall Scholarship Essay Example 1 - Personal Statement	187 views
Statement of Grant Purpose Fulbright Scholarship Essay Example - English Teaching Assistantship Proposal	181 views
Please provide a Personal Statement regarding how your academic achievements, personal interests,... Personal Statement for Scholarship 250 Words Sample	181 views
Before he became America's 40th President, Ronald Reagan pursued leadership roles to inspire and ... GE Ronald Reagan Scholarship Essay Example on Leadership and Service	164 views
Describe any unusual or personal experiences or income situations that make it difficult for you ... University of Arizona Scholarship Essay Example on Financial Need	160 views
Discuss the subjects in which you have had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to... Gates Millennium Scholarship Essay Example on Difficulties	159 views
Discuss a leadership experience you have had in any area of your life: School, work, athletics, f... Gates Millennium Scholarship Essay Example on Leadership Experience	159 views
Submit a personal statement that provides information about their community involvement, career g... Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Essay Example - Personal Statement	157 views
Before he became America's 40th President, Ronald Reagan pursued leadership roles to inspire and ... Essay Example on Leadership and Service for GE Ronald Reagan Scholarship	153 views
A personal statement (within 300 words) explaining why you are interested in attending a UWC scho... United World College Scholarship Essay Example - Personal Statement	151 views
In 600 words or less, please tell us about yourself and why you are applying for this scholarship... Tell Us About Yourself and Why You are Applying for this Scholarship Essay Example	138 views
Short Answer Essays Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Scholarship Essay Example	137 views
Provide a short Personal Statement describing your academic and other interests. This statement s... Rhodes Scholar Essay Example 2 - Personal Statement	135 views
Opening Statement Fulbright Scholarship Essay Example - Opening Statement	127 views
Research Proposal Fulbright Scholarship Essay Example - Research Proposal	119 views
Please give the committee an idea of who you are and why you are the perfect candidate for the sc... Who You Are and Why You Should You Receive this Scholarship Essay Example	118 views
Narrative Autobiography Jack Kent Cooke (JKC) Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Essay Example	117 views
Describe something or someone that made a lasting impression on you and your life and why Lasting Impression Scholarship Essay Example	113 views
Personal Statement Marshall Scholarship Essay Example 2 - Personal Statement	111 views
Please describe your experience with diversity and your commitment to bring diverse groups togeth... University of Washington Erving Scholars Diversity Scholarship Essay Example	109 views
Provide a short Personal Statement describing your academic and other interests. This statement s... Rhodes Scholar Essay Example 3 - Personal Statement	109 views
Personal Statement Carol E. Macpherson Scholarship Essay Example - Personal Statement	105 views
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about that may help us evaluate your nomination ... Gates Millennium Scholarship Essay Example on Additional Information	105 views
To help the reviewers get to know you, describe an experience you have had, a person who has inf... National Merit Scholarship Essay Example 1 - Influential Person or Obstacle	103 views
Propose Academic Program for Study Marshall Scholarship Essay Example 2 - Proposed Academic Program	102 views
To help the reviewers get to know you, describe an experience you have had, a person who has infl... National Merit Scholarship Essay Example 2 - Influential Person or Obstacle	101 views
Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that you or others were treated unfairly or were n... Gates Millennium Scholarship Essay Example on Unfair Treatment	101 views
The biographies of the members of the Horatio Alger Association offer you examples of people who ... Horatio Alger Scholarship Essay Example - Personal Mission Statement	100 views
We are interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up, formed y... QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship Essay Sample	99 views
Personal Statement National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Essay Example - Personal Statement	99 views
Propose Academic Program for Study Marshall Scholarship Essay Example 1 - Proposed Academic Program	97 views
Select a torch and submit a short essay (250 words maximum) on the qualities that torch represent... Florida State University Vires, Artes, and Mores Scholarship Sample Essay	97 views
Nearly all of our Presidential Scholarship applicants demonstrate significant involvement in extr... Saint Louis University Presidential Scholar Scholarship Essay Sample	93 views
Project Proposal Fulbright Scholarship Essay Example - Project Overview	92 views
Describe an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official that occurred during or after 195... John F Kennedy Profile In Courage Winning Scholarship Essay Sample	91 views
Other than through classes in school, in what areas (non-academic or academic) have you acquired ... Gates Millennium Scholarship Essay Example on Acquiring Knowledge and Skills	90 views
Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have excelled. To what factors do you attribute your s... Gates Millennium Scholarship Essay Example on Excelling	89 views
Tell us a story that helps us better understand a person, place, or thing you find inspiring University of North Carolina Scholarship Essay Example on Inspiring Story	89 views
Discuss a current international issue, which demonstrates how international affairs and business ... University of Pennsylvania Scholarship Essay Sample	88 views
Describe and evaluate one experience that significantly influenced your academic interests. The e... University of Texas Austin Scholarship Essay Example on Influence	88 views