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Scholarships Desk

The Scholarships Desk maintains the 1HR News funding directory. Entries are taken from the awarding body's official page, re-checked each cycle, and marked as closed rather than quietly deleted so that applicants can see the pattern of past rounds.

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The study-abroad timeline, worked backwards from the start of term Study Abroad The study-abroad timeline, worked backwards from the start of term Applicants plan forwards from today and run out of time. Planning backwards from the intake date shows immediately whether a cycle is realistic. 4 min read How to spot a scholarship scam before it costs you money Scholarships How to spot a scholarship scam before it costs you money Genuine scholarships do not charge an application fee, do not arrive by WhatsApp, and do not need your bank details to "release" funds. Here is the full checklist. 4 min read Reading a scholarship advert properly before you spend three weeks on it Scholarships Reading a scholarship advert properly before you spend three weeks on it Most wasted scholarship applications were disqualified on the first page of the advert. Five checks, done in ten minutes, tell you whether to continue. 5 min read Writing a personal statement that does not read like everyone else's Scholarships Writing a personal statement that does not read like everyone else's Selection panels read hundreds of statements that open the same way and claim the same qualities. What separates the memorable ones is specificity, not ambition. 5 min read References: who to ask, how to ask, and when Scholarships References: who to ask, how to ask, and when A reference is the one part of your application written by someone else. Which makes how you ask, and how much notice you give, part of the application itself. 4 min read The documents an overseas application needs, and when to start each one Study Abroad The documents an overseas application needs, and when to start each one Most missed deadlines are not missed by a day. They are missed because one document that takes six weeks was started in the last two. 4 min read Proof of funds: what universities and visa officers are actually checking Study Abroad Proof of funds: what universities and visa officers are actually checking Financial evidence is refused far more often for how it is presented than for the amount. What the requirement is really testing, and the errors that sink otherwise sound applications. 4 min read Studying in Ghana or abroad: how to compare them honestly Study Abroad Studying in Ghana or abroad: how to compare them honestly The comparison is usually made on tuition alone, which is the one figure that settles the least. A framework for weighing the decision on what actually differs. 4 min read The funding students overlook: local, institutional and departmental awards Scholarships The funding students overlook: local, institutional and departmental awards Most attention goes to a handful of famous international scholarships with enormous applicant pools. The smaller awards closer to home are less contested and less advertised. 4 min read