A: The Essay or Personal Statement (a critical piece of the application): " Clearly communicate your goals and reveal interesting aspects about yourself and your personal experiences as they pertain to the purpose of the scholarship. " Include specific, concrete examples of what you have done to illustrate how those experiences have served to inform your life, as well as your present and future choices and goals. " Write from a depth of awareness of your experience and passion for your interests that will distinguish your story (if five other people could state what you write, then search more deeply and be more specific)." Ask for feedback on your writing from a variety of sources: the Writing Center, the Scholarship Advisor, your program advisor, faculty, people who know you well and those who don't know you well. " Be prepared to revise your statement a number of times for greater clarity and depth. ** A video recording is available of Leslie Olsen, Writing Center Coordinator, giving a workshop to students on how to write the personal statement. To view the video, go to the Media Center and ask to view the Scholarship Workshop video on Writing the Personal Statement. The video is 35 to 40 minutes in length. Accompanying handout of her outline is available at the UWB Scholarship Office, Room UW1-171.
A: Include your educational background, your work history, volunteer and/or travel experience, and additional community, leadership, or field involvement.
A: The resume for a campus scholarship is the place where the applicant can list the breadth of one's experience as it pertains to the scholarship; whereas, the personal statement is the place where one can describe or explain in more detail pertinent, specific experiences that are included on the resume. The resume gives the Committee Members a summary of the applicant's relevant experiences at a glance, offering a more general but comprehensive picture. This includes educational history or background; work history; and any community/global involvement, travel, activities, or volunteer work that show how the applicant demonstrates one's commitment to community, leadership, or a field of study, etc. The resume can show a well-rounded picture of the applicant as a background for the more in-depth focus that the applicant will convey in the personal statement. While a well organized and appropriately revealing resume can strengthen a scholarship application, the personal statement still is the more critical and powerful piece, as it is the avenue to convey the connections and human soul element of the applicant's experiences.
A: Submit your original application materials: application form, personal statement, nad resume. If 3 copies are required, then make three copies each of the entire set of application materials to submit along with your original set (total 4 sets).
A: If you have applied to a UWB program, then we have your official transcripts in your admissions file, and you do not need to submit additional transcripts. If you are planning to apply to a program but will not have your application materials to the Admissions Office by the date of the scholarship deadline, then you would need to submit official transcripts.
If you are receiving financial aid from the government or university, you must let your university financial aid officer know if you receive an outside scholarship. The scholarship may affect your financial aid package. However, this could be to your benefit, as UW Bothell and many other universities reduce or replace the loan award instead of or before they reduce grant aid.
