Masters and scholarships abroad

Stage 6 · Lesson 2 of 9

Tailoring for each programme

Documents, applications and offers

Keep one strong core for your : the story of your preparation and goals. Then rewrite the final part for each programme. This names the you would take, and the professors or groups whose work connects to yours.

It also says why the structure suits you, such as a track or an industry placement. Scholarships often ask about leadership, or development impact rather than academics, so they need their own answers. Before submitting, check every version for the wrong university name.

Common trapswapping only the university name, which readers notice immediately, or overpraising the university instead of showing what you would do there.

A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 2 cheat sheet entries come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

Resources for this stage

Start with· follow one of these

Practise

  • Check you cite the right papers in your statement and proposal, with correct details

Keep handy

  • Flags long, hard sentences in your drafts so you can cut them yourself

  • The EU CV format some European universities and scholarships ask for

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    A classic on clear non-fiction writing, for when you want your documents to read well

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