The slide deck I recently presented at Minerva3.0 - IEEE Kochi Hub WIE Event held in connection with International Women's Day.

1. How to
crack
Scholarship
Opportunities?

2. Hello!
I am Megha Ben
I am an IEEE CS volunteer
I enjoy designing graphics
I am a final year B.Tech Student at CET
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3. Why
am I
here
today
???
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We Tech Qualcomm
Global Scholar
2015
Richard E
Merwin
Scholar
2017
GHCI
Scholar
2016
Richard E
Merwin
Scholar
2016

4. Scan and you shall find!

5. Do you
hide
from
opportunities?

6. Scholarship Story
My

7. How
I built an
appreciably
good
LinkedIn
Profile.

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9. “ Opportunities are never lost;
Someone will take the ones you miss.
Seize the moment!
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10. Eligibility Criteria
Check if the criteria matches your profile.
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11. Go through the question
statements. Repeat.
Repeat.
Each time you will find something new!
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12. Open a doc and start
listing down your “key”
points under each
question header.
Bullet points preferred.
Note: you might be confused at this phase. Don’t panic.
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13. Check out the whole
website. Every single
corner.
Don’t miss out the testimonial part. You will get most of the “key” points
from their website itself ;)
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14. Rework on your “key”
points.
Align it more towards what they are looking for.
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15. Get in touch with
previous scholars.
You may have a look at their application document now (if they share it).
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16. Build your answers
strong.
Word limits matter!
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17. Keep iterating. Repeat.
Repeat.
Until you are satisfied.
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18. Get it reviewed.
Make the changes that are suggested.
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19. Apply in time!
Don’t wait till the last minute.
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20. LoRs Matter
● Approach recommenders ahead of time.
● Keep a draft for LoR ready.
● Ensure your “key”points and content in LoRs match.
Note: Approach someone who know you well. Don’t blindly
approach anyone.
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21. “ Always try to show the willingness to
work harder than anyone else.
Hardwork rarely goes unnoticed!
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22. You won’t
regret
applying!
Even if
you don’t win,
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23. Once a
scholar,
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first
Interact Build Connections
second
Inspire
third
Give Back
last

24. How
supportive
are your
parents?

25. When was the
last time you did
something
for the
first time?

26. What would
you do
if you weren’t
afraid?

27. “ In the future, there will be no
female leaders. There will
just be leaders.
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28. Questions?

29. Thanks!
You can reach me at:
megha.ben.in@ieee.org
meggy2benny@gmail.com