Having learnt about questions and answers in the part 1 session of this section, here is the 2nd the phase. This is a summon/clarion call to those who are on the verge of going to a scholarship interview.
The outlines here will predispose them to what to expect while they are on the hot seat. Meanwhile, the benefit is that it aids one to be miles ahead in giving productive answers and whenever without giving the interviewer and iota to raise his doubt over one’s stance on a question.
We’ve outlined 5 points earlier. Check out other 5 questions that are asked in most scholarship interviews both domestically and internationally.
- Why Should We Award You this Scholarship?
Subtly, this comes in other diplomatic forms, which you’d have to be discreet enough to decode they mean this. At times, the interviewer could probe by asking: Do You Think You are Qualified for this Scholarship? Don’t You Think What I’m Seeing Here as Per Grades Make Our Officials Wink at Offering You this Offer? Do You Have Other Qualifications that Stand You Out Aside from All These in Your CV?
Whatsoever could be written here, they mean the same. This is a psychological attack on anyone. This works to check how deep your thoughts could be, and how you see yourself in the whole pursuits of the scholarship.
- Humbly tell them some academic qualifications you’ve got. Let them know your area of strength and a few areas of weakness you’ve got. This would show the interviewer that you’re a master of SELF.
- Your speaking eloquence is demanded at this spot. How you’re going to express yourself for the next 45sec is left to your speed and word efficiency.
- Enlist the criteria/attributes majorly outlined by the organizer to qualify a potential beneficiary with the tangible and non-tangible proofs you have. Let the interviewer know that was what impugned you to pursuing them.
- Don’t wink, don’t speak beyond 1.5 decibel amplitude. Be as clear as crystal. Derailing from this format would make everything seem preplanned.
- Always rescind to some major points made by the interviewer. Picking a short a jotting paper would have been fascinating but it’s smarter when you jot down point off-hand.
- 2. Would You Home Return Whenever You’re Through with Your Studies?
Many scholarship organizers, if not all, don’t expect you to stay back in the hosting country once your staying duration expires. Many expect you to return back to your country.
Eventually, this would always be stated in the scholarship instruction, and you’d have seen it before applying. Peradventure, the scholarship organizers have branches over there and are found of retaining best students back in the hosting country, then you’d have to be diplomatic in the delivery of your speeches. You could say:
“Definitely, it would be a pleasure to return to my country after the completion of program. It’s a heartfelt pleasure to serve my root and ensure that everyone benefits from these investments deposited into me by your company.
Besides, this would be of immense value to you at the end because my people ‘d forever be indebted to you. Many people of my likes would also want to partake in every of your coupons. I wouldn’t have loved to stay, but if your company insists that I stay, then I wouldn’t give it a second thought.”
3. Have You Received a Scholarship Before Now?
This has a trivia effect in your score. Most of the times, interviewers want to use the question to find out if you’ve always depended on scholarships to study. There’s a possibility that those who have had scholarships in their first degree would want a fully-funded scholarship when pursuing their second degree.
So, the interviewer would want to probe further by asking further questions on how much the scholarship worth at that time, how long it lasted, was it a single or multiple scholarship, etc.
Being plain at this point won’t cost you the lifetime privileges of scooping this scholarship. After all, composure tells the interviewer whether you’ve been lying or not so it’s better you’re straightforward here so that you won’t jeopardize the scores you’ve built earlier on.
4. Marital Status
Interviewers want to know about your relationship life. Your sexuality matters, especially in a religious-oriented settings/destination like Dubai. They want to have an idea of the number of children you’ve got. Would you like to take them along? Provided that it’s paramount you take them along, can your spouse work.
In fact, if you’re heading to Australia to study, interviewers would want to find out if your spouse’s area of discipline falls in the GREEN Level of expertise. If it doesn’t, then you might be queried on your additional thoughts on how you intend to take care of the family while you study.
Basically, you can’t claim you are wealthy at this point because if you are, you wouldn’t be seeking for a scholarship in the first place. In addition, some countries don’t offer scholarship beneficiaries’ spouses work permits. Some limit their longevity of working to limited hours per weeks.
5. Have You Traveled to the Hosting Country Before?
Climate adaptation is one thing. The organizers don’t want to push you into what you have no idea of. Talking and discussing it with you on the round table might not go a long away. So, they might want to shred you off if you’ve been there and you have an idea of how the region looks like as seasons change.
Previous medical/health implications in relation to Ammonia, air borne diseases, and some like pathogens could lead to your disqualifications when asked. Once this is well answered, you might be qualified for the next round of the scholarship processes.