How to Make a Resume for Scholarships
As the cost of college tuition and associated expenses rises, more and more students attempt to take advantage of available scholarships and financial aid. Thousands of scholarships are available to all segments of the population and to people with almost any interest and talent. A successful scholarship search simply requires that you carefully target your resume and application. Preparing a resume for a scholarship is not significantly different from any other resume that a high school or college student might need.
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Instructions
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Research your scholarship and make a list of the top five qualities required, based on the mission statement, website, and accepted students. You should address at least three to four of these traits throughout your resume.
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Write your resume using a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial. It should not exceed one page in length.
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Center your name, phone number, and email address at the top of the page. If your email address is something fun and funky like pokemonman@server.com, consider getting a new address with your firstname.lastname@server.com or something equally professional.
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Divide your resume into four sections with bold headings: Academic Experience, Extracurricular Activities, Work Experience, and Awards and Honors. Almost anything you need to put down on a scholarship resume falls into one of these four categories.
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Put your Academic Experience section at the top of your resume, since most scholarships require you to have a certain GPA. Include your weighted and unweighted GPA, any advanced placement or honors classes you have taken and any majors or minors. Include your expected date of degree completion.
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Follow up your academic experience with any extracurricular activities, and target these activities specifically for your scholarship. For example, if the scholarship you are applying for emphasizes community service, list your volunteer hours and dates at the top of your Extracurricular Activities section. Each activity should begin on a new line, and no activity should take up more than two lines.
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List your work experience in the third section. Even if you just had a summer job at the local Food Lion, you should mention it. Scholarship directors do not expect every applicant to do amazing internships abroad, but they do expect you to have spent your time doing something productive.
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List your awards and honors in the last section. Include other scholarships that you have already won; this increases your chances by telling the scholarship committee that you are responsible and talented enough that other people already gave you money.
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Tips & Warnings
Proofread your resume before you submit it.
References
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