How to get a QS scholarship

When you open a document the first thing you notice is the layout and how it’s presented. All the QS scholarships require you to write an essay and we ask applicants to put their name, the title of the scholarship and the QS event they attended (if applicable) at the beginning of the essay. If this information is missing, the applicant has less chance of winning the scholarship.

The best essays always have good structure, starting with an introduction, where they tell us why they’re writing the essay and elaborate on the topic they will write about. Then comes the main body, where they answer the essay question and finally the conclusion. We also look at the word limit and discard applications that are way too long or too short.

We mainly expect them to answer the essay question. We want to see that the applicant understood the question and is focused on answering it, sticking to the topic from the beginning until the end.

We like to see the keywords appearing in the text, as this means we’re reading an essay meant to answer our question and it`s not a reused essay for another scholarship or a motivation letter for a university application. It`s crucial to have good grammar and spelling, but it`s also important that the essay reads well and is easy to understand.

QS’s aim with these scholarships is to help talented people reach further in their life and career with the help of education. We are looking for individuals who have great potential and are willing to study and work hard to reach their aims.

Writing the essay is their chance to show us how talented and competent they are. We’re looking for people QS can be proud of and have the potential to make a difference.

Sure. Let’s say you’re applying for the leadership scholarship and you need to write about your leadership experience. Don’t just write that you have worked at a bank as a team leader and you have done your job well and completed a project. We want to see real leadership – how you`ve empowered and inspired others, stepped outside your comfort zone and motivated others to follow you to reach a goal. Write about something you didn`t have to do, but that you did with passion and dedication.

The most important thing is to thoroughly read through the eligibility criteria and only apply if you fulfil all the requirements. Before writing the essay, I would recommend you genuinely think about your aim, what you want to reach with the essay and why you’re writing it.

Be true to yourself too. If your personality is shining through the lines we read, you’re more likely to be selected. Finally, believe in yourself! There is always a winner and it could be you.