Hi all,

I was nominated by my department for a faculty scholarship, and got a call for an interview that will take place very soon. But I don't know how to prepare well for the interview. I have never had such an experience before. Could anyone give me some advice or share your experience with me?

I am also browsing some websites about winning scholarships. Hopefully I can be more familiar with this type of interview. But I would like to hear more from you guys.

Thanks!

Well done on getting an interview. Is it a PhD scholarship, and is it one where you get to decide on the topic, or one where a topic has already been agreed on and funded by the department?

Hi Chickpea,

No, it is not a PhD scholarship. I hope that I can get one because I will start to apply for PhD programs. It is just a faculty scholarship for students who have done very well in the program in the last term. Did you have any scholarship interview before? How did you prepare?

Hi dotdottung,

Sorry, I'm not very clear about what type of scholarship it is. I got a PhD scholarship (mine was what is referred to as 'competition funding', where the uni has several PhD topics proposed by members of staff and the student applies for one of the topics, without knowing whether it will go ahead). In my case, I prepared as I would for a job interview, going over the skills I had, why I wanted the place/funding, what ideas I could bring to the topic, and so on. I'm not sure if this is helpful, but in any interview I would say it's a good idea to practise beforehand with someone asking you questions if you can, as it helps you to form your answers.