b"54A Word From Local Scholarship RecipientsWe asked recent scholarship recipients from Philadelphia to tell us about their experiences in finding,applying for, and receiving scholarships. Lya JosephBenjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship ProgramLehigh University, Class of 2025 My advice is to get in B.A., Political Science and Spanish & Hispanic Studies touch with an advisor George Washington Carver High School, Class of 2021 at your college take My university's Office of Fellowship Advising wasadvantage of available a great help in putting the Gilman Scholarshiparesources so younational scholarship which covers the cost of studyingcan have support and abroadon my radar. They held info sessions withencouragement every step of the way!previous recipients, who were very helpful in explainingthe process and what the study abroad experience was going to be like. The application took a lot of effort when it came to the essays, especially my statement Scholarship covered my flight, suitcases, and the schoolof purpose essay, because I was trying to tell my supplies required to study abroad in Valparaiso, Chile, story in a limited number of characters; as a result, in Spring 2024. My advice is to get in touch with anit was important to decide how to best express myselfadvisor at your college. They can help you get started when describing why I was a good candidate for theon the Gilman application, or bring other fellowshipscholarship. I took time out of my week regularly toopportunities, grants, and scholarships to your attention. devote to writing and editing my essays up until theApplying to scholarships can feel overwhelming, so please deadline. I had advisors and peers of mine help metake advantage of available resources so you can have by proofreading and giving suggestions. The Gilmansupport and encouragement every step of the way! Dahya TaylorArcadia University Heights Philadelphia ScholarshipArcadia University, Class of 2029 B.S., Biology Walter B. Saul High School, Class of 2025I learned about the Arcadia University HeightsPhiladelphia Scholarship from an email forwardedby my advisor at Heights; without my advisor,I never wouldve seen the opportunity and taken it. The application was straightforward, with standarddemographic questions, but I did have to write a detailed paragraph on why Arcadia is the school for me and how the scholarship would support meMy advice to others who are seekingthroughout my time in college. I spent my effort andscholarships is be proactive; you dont needtime mainly on that paragraph because I wanted it toto stress yourself out. Dont drag your feet.be as thoughtful as possible to stand out from other candidates. Although I did the application on my own, I used a brainstorming tactic that I had learned from an essay ready to go so all you need to do is catera college essay writing summer program. This allowedit to the prompts for each scholarship application. my paragraph to flow with all the details needed toDont drag your feet because then youre going tocomplete the prompt. My advice to others who arebe too late to a scholarship that couldve been yours. seeking scholarships is be proactive; you dont One more thing: if you have an advisor who is constantly need to stress yourself out. Just make sure you havesending emails about scholarships, apply to them!"