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National Scholarships
National scholarships are extremely difficult to win. Typically,
there are so many applicants for each scholarship that the competition
is extremely tough; to be competitive your application must be absolutely
stellar.
Example: Each year a large corporation gives 200 regional
scholarships ($10,000 over 4 years) and 50 national scholarships ($20,000
over 4 years). Even though there are 250 scholarships available,
there are more than 100,000 applicants. Odds of winning one of
these are very low due to the large number of applicants.
However, if you’re interested in applying for a large national
scholarship, you should. Just keep in mind you’ll have
formidable competition.
Recommendation: Apply to only those national scholarships whose eligibility
requirements are so specific that the number of scholarship applicants
is reduced. As a result, such scholarships are less competitive.
Example: A women’s golf association offers a scholarship
of $8,000 over 4 years to only female golfers with high academic achievement. If
you qualify for this golf association scholarship, your chances of
winning are good because the number of applicants is limited (only
senior-year high school females who consistently golf are eligible
to apply and only those with excellent grades will win).
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