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mrRio
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I'm 14 and I am looking foward in studying aboard. I'm also really into coding, I have an international excellent award and a champion nationally. Can anyone give me tips or advice in getting scholarships?
Give example if you can then give example in Vietnam please
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Fanny Gomez
Auditor
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Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
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Fanny’s Answer
Honestly, you’re already doing great for 14
Keep coding and make cool projects.
Keep joining competitions.
Keep your grades up.
Look for international programs and scholarships.
Don’t stress too much about scholarships yet. You’ve got plenty of time to build a strong profile, and honestly, having a national championship + international award at 14 is a pretty good start
Keep coding and make cool projects.
Keep joining competitions.
Keep your grades up.
Look for international programs and scholarships.
Don’t stress too much about scholarships yet. You’ve got plenty of time to build a strong profile, and honestly, having a national championship + international award at 14 is a pretty good start
Thank you for the advice.
mrRio
Victor Blanco
Systems Engineer - IT Project Manager
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San Rafael, Heredia Province
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Hi! It’s great to see that you’re already thinking about your future college studies. I’m not in Vietnam, but I’d like to share some general advice that might be useful to you.
Keep building a strong overall profile. Scholarships often consider academic performance as well as extracurricular achievements. So, keep doing your best academically and continue developing your strengths in coding and competitions. At the same time, consider other activities, such as volunteering or community projects, where you can demonstrate skills like leadership, empathy, teamwork, and communication.
You still have plenty of time, so don’t stress too much about scholarships yet. At 14, I would focus more on becoming the kind of student universities will want to attract. Keep learning, exploring your interests, building projects and participating in competitions. If you do that consistently over the next few years, you’ll have a much stronger profile when the time comes to apply.
When you’re ready to seriously start looking for opportunities, there are several places you can check:
a. Foreign embassies: Identify the countries where you might like to study and contact their embassies in your country. You could ask something like: “Does your embassy maintain a list of scholarship and educational opportunities available to international students?”
b. Your Ministry of Education: Check whether the Ministry of Education in your country has an international cooperation office. If it does, contact them and ask whether they maintain a list of scholarships, exchange programs, or other educational opportunities for students.
c. Universities: Make a list of universities you might be interested in and check their websites to see what scholarships they offer to international students and what the application process and requirements are.
One final suggestion: don’t send exactly the same generic email to every embassy or university. Personalize it a little. You don't need a long email—actually, shorter is usually better. Put your main question near the beginning, followed by a few lines explaining who you are and why you are interested in that particular country or university.
You’re starting very early, which is a great advantage. Keep developing your skills and exploring your interests, and the scholarship search will become much easier when the time comes.
Hope this helps! Wishing you the very best with your studies and future plans!
Keep building a strong overall profile. Scholarships often consider academic performance as well as extracurricular achievements. So, keep doing your best academically and continue developing your strengths in coding and competitions. At the same time, consider other activities, such as volunteering or community projects, where you can demonstrate skills like leadership, empathy, teamwork, and communication.
You still have plenty of time, so don’t stress too much about scholarships yet. At 14, I would focus more on becoming the kind of student universities will want to attract. Keep learning, exploring your interests, building projects and participating in competitions. If you do that consistently over the next few years, you’ll have a much stronger profile when the time comes to apply.
When you’re ready to seriously start looking for opportunities, there are several places you can check:
a. Foreign embassies: Identify the countries where you might like to study and contact their embassies in your country. You could ask something like: “Does your embassy maintain a list of scholarship and educational opportunities available to international students?”
b. Your Ministry of Education: Check whether the Ministry of Education in your country has an international cooperation office. If it does, contact them and ask whether they maintain a list of scholarships, exchange programs, or other educational opportunities for students.
c. Universities: Make a list of universities you might be interested in and check their websites to see what scholarships they offer to international students and what the application process and requirements are.
One final suggestion: don’t send exactly the same generic email to every embassy or university. Personalize it a little. You don't need a long email—actually, shorter is usually better. Put your main question near the beginning, followed by a few lines explaining who you are and why you are interested in that particular country or university.
You’re starting very early, which is a great advantage. Keep developing your skills and exploring your interests, and the scholarship search will become much easier when the time comes.
Hope this helps! Wishing you the very best with your studies and future plans!
Victoria Whooper
Assistant Arts Professor
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New York, New York
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Victoria’s Answer
Wow! You're already doing a fantastic job! I would say to simply keep up the work that you're already doing, stay open to learning more, and recognize how the skills you're learning can translate across the field of science and technology. I would also encourage you to look into summer programs for young scholars across Asia and see what connections you can build at those institutions; for example, NYU Shanghai has a Summer Academy for precollege students, with a focus on AI and emerging technologies.
Taking part in a program like the one mentioned above can help you gain mentors and build connections at a particular school, which is one of the many ways students obtain scholarships and sponsorship -- building connections.
Wishing you all the best!
Taking part in a program like the one mentioned above can help you gain mentors and build connections at a particular school, which is one of the many ways students obtain scholarships and sponsorship -- building connections.
Wishing you all the best!