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How to Grab YOUR Opportunity

How to Grab YOUR Opportunity. Aliaa El Zeiny 24 th December, 2012. Do you want to study abroad? Do you have a dream of going to a top school like Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge? If yes, can you afford it? If you can’t! This presentation if for YOU!. What is a scholarship?. schol·ar·ship

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How to Grab YOUR Opportunity

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  1. How to Grab YOUR Opportunity Aliaa El Zeiny 24th December, 2012

  2. Do you want to study abroad? • Do you have a dream of going to a top school like Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge? • If yes, can you afford it? • If you can’t! This presentation if for YOU!

  3. What is a scholarship? • schol·ar·ship Noun • Academic study or achievement; learning of a high level. • A grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement

  4. How do You search for a scholarship? • Use a good search engine: www.google.com • Keywords: • Type of Support: Scholarship, Grant, Fellowship • Egyptian, International Students, Developing Countries, African Countries, MENA region • Your major: Biology, Literature, Engineering • The degree you are seeking: BA, MA, PhD

  5. What to look for in a Call for Proposal? • Study Subject(s) • Eligibility • Selection Criteria • How to Apply? • Scholarship Application Deadline

  6. How to find a scholarship on a university website? • Go to university website: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/ http://www.ox.ac.uk/ • Look for the Section : Prospective Students • Check out: Fees and Funding

  7. Important Websites: • http://scholarship-positions.com/ • http://www.scholarshipsworld.org/ • http://www.fundsforngos.org/

  8. Watch out!! • Try to apply for FULL Scholarships/ Waiver of fees • Check out if Accommodation/ Living Expenses are covered? • Stipends are essential… • Medical insurance • Working permits

  9. Essentials • Your Grades (GPA) • Your English Language level of proficiency • Test Scores: • SAT: Standardized Admissions Test • GRE: Graduate Record Examinations • GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test • TOEFL: Test Of English as a Foreign Language • IELTS: International English Language Testing System

  10. My Experience • MEPI/ Tomorrow’s Leader scholar • AUB Alumni, major Political Science

  11. Thank you higher.education@bibalex.org www.bibalex.org www.bibalex.org/he_funding

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