Scholarship Application Essay Questions

2024/2025 Scholarship Application Essay Questions

Strengths and Achievements:

Identify and describe two (2) of your strengths (examples: creative, problem solver, flexible, reliant) and/or achievements (examples: leadership activities, awards, accomplishments, honors). How do you plan to leverage these to achieve success in your future academic and career pursuits?

Extracurricular Involvement and Community Service/Volunteerism:

Choose ONE of the following to answer below:
- Community Service/Volunteerism: Explain what you have done to make your community a better place to live. Give examples of specific projects in which you have been involved with over the last year.
- Extracurricular Activities: How has your active participation in extracurricular activities shaped your personal growth, leadership skills, and commitment to community service and how do you envision leveraging these experiences to make a positive impact in your future academic and professional endeavors? Give examples of specific organizations, clubs, sports, memberships, etc. in which you have been involved with over the last year.

Career Goals and Plans:

Describe a specific moment or experience that influenced your choice of career path. How do your current academic and extracurricular activities align with your long-term career goals? Discuss any challenges you anticipate in achieving these goals and your strategies for overcoming them.

Handling Systemic Challenges:

Reflect on a situation where you encountered a systemic challenge, such as inequality or discrimination. How did this experience shape your perspective on societal issues, and what steps did you take to address or navigate these challenges? Discuss the impact of this experience on your values and commitment to making a positive change within your community or chosen field.

Current Challenges and/or Barriers:

Describe a current challenge and/or barrier you are facing along your educational journey. In describing, explain how a scholarship will support you in overcoming the challenge and/or barrier and outline alternative avenues you have explored or are currently exploring to overcome this challenge.

(Tool TIP: Barriers might include: cultural adversity, financial hardship, learning challenges, health struggles or family circumstances).

Partnership 4 Kids Scholarship:

Military-Related Scholarships:

Answer the essay question below that is most applicable to you:
- Military Service Member: How has your military service prepared you for the next step in your career?
- Military Spouse: What are the positive aspects of being part of your spouse's military service?
- Military Dependent-Child: How has your parent(s) military service positively influenced your goals?

Institute for Mexicans Abroad Scholarship:

Describe how this scholarship will help you to achieve your educational goals and dreams and what specifically will change as a result of receiving this scholarship.