Postgraduate Scholarships

Deciding about your further studies and postgraduation would be the next big thing that you’ll have to consider after completing your graduation.

There are numerous scholarship opportunities available to further your education with zero financial burdens of repaying that back. Any funding which is offered to students for the excellence in their academics on behalf of certain individual, companies, institutions, and organization may be referred to as Scholarship.

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What is the Postgraduate Scholarship?

In the past, if you have ever received an Undergraduate Scholarship, it was because of the grades that you have maintained throughout your degree.

The postgraduate scholarships are those that help you pay for your PG degree such as MBA/Ph.D. degrees without any burden on you to repay them back. You can make use of this opportunity to pay for your tuition, room, books, or any other educational expenses.

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How can you get a Postgraduate Scholarship?

Well, this is the next big question which you will have in your mind. Postgraduate Scholarship has become very tough as there is a huge demand nowadays. These types of scholarships are usually awarded for a student’s excellence in their graduation degree or based on their application and interests. 

Thinking whether any scholarship is available for your course? Here are a few scholarships that are available for you to make your education affordable.

Scholarships for Academic Excellence 

Students with great academic excellence are awarded Merit-based scholarships. You’ll have to keep your grades high in your undergraduate degree to receive this scholarship. You may also want to score high in the standardized tests required for your graduate program. 

Here are some of the most popular standardized tests:

• MCAT - Medical School Admission Test

• GMAT - Business School Admission Test

• LSAT - Law School Admission Test

• GRE - Graduate School Admission Test used for many graduate programs.

Letter of Recommendation and Motivational letter should be submitted by the students that you deserve the scholarship, your school may consider you for scholarship on its own.

Need-Based Scholarships

You can have a check with your college or university on how to apply for Need-Based Scholarships. You should also remember to fill FAFSA form to determine for what scholarships that you are eligible for.

Major Scholarships

Students pursuing a degree in any particular field can also receive graduate scholarships from different organizations.

Students can be awarded a scholarship in their final year for the healthcare management graduate program by Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship.

Scholarships for Researching

If there is a lot of research work in your graduation studies, then you can receive money from different schools or organizations if the research topic is similar to them.

Students who have a keen interest in pursuing a STEM degree (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) are offered a Graduate Research Fellowship Program by the National Science Foundation.

Scholarships for Professional Organization

You are also eligible for various scholarships if you are a member of any organization and serving community. You’ll have to be working and be committed to the end goals of an organization to be eligible for these scholarships.

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Also Refer - List of all the Post Graduate Scholarships

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Alternative Sources of Postgraduate Funding

Well yes, other than scholarship programs you have alternative options for funding. Teaching and Research Assistantship can be the best option. This means you will teach a certain number of undergraduate courses for six to eight hours a week and earn a certain amount of money. But you have to search with each university whether they provide such roles or not.