Why are you sleeping on Australia?

Are you aware that as a student, you can now get up to 5 years post study visa depending on what studied?

Are you also aware there are so many scholarships in Australia?

Do you want a scholarship in Australia?

Good! Now check this out👇

https://twitter.com/AaronAkpuPhilip/status/1521792142779158528?t=vBxLzSR6k_D-22_-OW00Aw&s=19

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES AND TRANSCRIPTS

Original certificates and Transcripts are considered a vital requirement of every scholarship application process.

It is important to secure your University certificates and transcripts prior to you applying for a scholarship.

1/7 It is almost impossible to secure admission or scholarship without these important documents.

In some cases, a statement of result could be accepted in place of a certificate.

2/7

A LETTER TO PHD SUPERVISORS

Dear PhD Supervisors,

On Thursday 26th August, 2021 at 2:00pm, I got off the phone with my friend doing a PhD in another institution who explained to me his horrific experiences with his supervisor. My friend has been struggling to get his family into Australia since he started his PhD journey. Like everyone else he was supposed to apply for an exemption for his wife and child.

𝘽𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙋𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙐𝙉𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎: 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝘿𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙁 𝘼 𝙁𝘼𝙑𝙊𝙐𝙍

Dear friends,

Do you hoard opportunities that come to you? Do you feel the need to share it with others to benefit or do you think sharing with others will limit your chances of having access to the opportunity?
It could be a job, a scholarship, a contract etc.

Dear Scholarship applicant,

I understand your passionate desire to secure a scholarship. I am here with a few points for you to consider while you work on your applications.

1. Be prepared for rejections. Many will come. Most scholars who have been successful with many scholarships get baptised with many rejections. The initial rejections are to test you and see if you will give up. The guarantee is that you will secure a scholarship if you keep applying.

A THREAD

THE SILENT BENEFIT OF AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE: MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

This is my personal experience from using e-signatures in my emails for a few years now and the silent benefits it could bring.

Scholarship applicants please take note: The sort of e-signature is the one used to sign off emails. Without boring you with particular defintion.

I have attached a screen shot of the two e-signatures I currently use to sign off my emails.

𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑹𝑫 𝑳𝑬𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝒀 𝑴𝑼𝑴 𝑰𝑵 15 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑺

Dear mum,

I am still shocked that it is 15years already since you left me down here. How are you holding up and what is happening up there? It has been a crazy time for us this past year because of a deadly virus. A lot of people died and the world is still suffering from it. At least you do not get to see all that now. I am sorry I always bring you bad news from down here even though I was hoping not to share any more bad news with you this year.

𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑱𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑵𝑬𝒀 𝑻𝑶 𝑬𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑽𝑨𝑳 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑴𝒀 𝑷𝑯𝑫 𝑺𝑻𝑼𝑫𝒀.

Being a PhD student and new to the research life, the rigorous process of ethical application for a complex study like mine pushed me to my limits. Although I had very supportive supervisors, they did not spare me in being critical of my work. In fact, my principal supervisor Dr @endinequity will say "Aaron sometimes it is best to be blunt with you about your work".

A SHORT LETTER

Dear Undergraduate,

I know you have been delayed by incessant ASUU strikes. I know you should have graduated by now but you are still stuck. While you feel down, I come with a few words that you can take note of: 1. You have not lost any time and you have not been delayed. This is the time to strengthen your skills.

Take up volunteering and internship positions while you are home and waiting to graduate. Remember that they will boost your CV and SOPs in the future.

TIPS IN SEARCHING FOR A SUPERVISOR

I had provided a step by step guide in writing a supervisor. If you missed it, look it up here👇

https://twitter.com/AaronAkpuPhilip/status/1331200633181929475?s=20

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Today, I offer you a few workable tips to assist you in the search for supervisors. 1. Go to the staff page within the department or school website and look up lecturers whose research interests align with yours.

WRITING A WINNING STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

PART B:

In part A, we addressed questions 1-4. We will be continuing the thread by finalising Q4 before going on with Q5 and Q6.

If you missed PART A, catch up here:

https://twitter.com/AaronAkpuPhilip/status/1343137026170744832?s=20

Mentioning your limitation is a strength-based approach in SOPS. An example of how you can do this:

“𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘉𝘊 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴...

WRITING A WINNING STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP)

PART A

This VERY long thread will break down the process of writing an SOP using six questions that have worked for me in the several admissions and scholarships I have secured.

Get a drink and let us begin. Writing an SOP requires thorough research and planning. Writing an SOP involves writing a story of your academic and professional experience.

Remember that volunteering or internship roles also count when you are writing your SOP.

WRITING TO A PROSPECTIVE SUPERVISOR AND REQUESTING FOR SUPERVISION

I present to you 7 steps that have worked for me and I hope it helps you.

A thread

1. Have a clear subject line: Ensure that the subject line of your email says the reason why you are writing. For example; “Request for PhD Supervision”. A bad example of a subject line is: “Research proposal and CV”. This does not tell the prospective supervisor why you are writing.