How to Win Scholarships - Leveraging your gap year to fund your university tuition

We all know post-secondary education is very expensive and a huge financial burden that students have to carry. Thank goodness for scholarships!. However, looking for scholarships, writing  beautifully crafted applications and effectively communicating your skills can be challenging! But don’t worry, in today’s episode we invited scholarship expert Janet MacDonald from MyCampusGPS, who shares her incredible insight on the scholarship process and how you can be a successful candidate. 

Janet and Michelle also dive further to unpack the greater value besides the money and how scholarships can become a tool you can leverage to make you a better job candidate and land those dream positions. 

Topics Discussed

• Meet Janet MacDonald from MyCampusGPS and learn about the helpful resources she provides students. 
• Looking beyond the money, how will scholarships help you stand out among other job candidates. 
• How gappers can leverage their time and experiences of their gap year when it comes to the scholarship process. 
• What skills funders look for when reading scholarship applications. 
• How taking on a leadership role will help you develop the necessary skills and qualities that can be applied to applications, but more importantly your own experiences. 

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• https://www.mycampusgps.ca/ 
• Contact Janet: justjanet@mycampusgps.ca
• Get support to light up your gap year! Book a free 30-min call: https://www.cangap.ca/call

Connect With The Canadian Gap Year Association

• Join “Gapper Connect” on Discord to connect with students thinking about a gap year, current Gappers, and alum all in one place! https://www.cangap.ca/gapperconnect

• Find more resources at the Can Gap website https://www.cangap.ca/

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