How To Make a Good Application for the Swedish Institute Scholarship 2024/2025 with Four SI Scholars

[@alexoriakhi3319]

This session is so interesting and enlightening

[@ayarujajennifer]

A very wonderful engagement! Thank you Bolaji, Emmanuel, Ogechi, Joshua and the moderators

[@FONAfrica]

Thank you Jennifer

[@babatundeemma1206]

Thanks so much for the enlightenment.God bless all the moderator ❤

[@FONAfrica]

You are so welcome

[@FikreTadesse-e8u]

What recommendation letter and reference letter???? difference

[@waiis332]

Thank you for sharing this information. My question concerns the reference letter for the scholarship: can we get a letter from our professor as an academic letter or does it have to come from the university administration?

[@bledemionsamuel]

Thanks. This was more enlightening. I would like to ask about the stamp The stamp carries date and sign, should it be signed too? We know there is a space allocated to date and signature. Should the stamp be signed as well?

[@FONAfrica]

Some stamps have space for signature. Please, if you can, sign on it. But, if your stamp doesn't require a signature, then you are good to go.

[@kazasomahojeanclaude2941]

Thanks for the session , and i would like to ask am civil engineer and my work experiences , i worked as site engineering and i would like to ask if my leadership experiences can be project manager.

[@FONAfrica]

Dear Claude, The project manager sounds great. But, make sure it is what you did. Remember the first speaker stated that titles don't matter much on a CV, but it is your achievements in that role you should highlight. Ensure your achievement matches with what how you want them to see you. This would be a great time for you to rewatch the first speaker again, he spoke extensively on this and even answered a question from a guests about this. Success in your application, Chisom for the FON Team.

[@ebenezeressoun9640]

Please, with regards to excluding the instructions page, should I delete the instructions before printing it out or I should I should print out everything and the remove the instructions page? I don't know which one is appropriate

[@morriskiazolu1031]

In the cv socialnetworking is what

[@PeggyKereOsman]

So does this mean for every work experience we enter in our cv we must have the corresponding work experience form to back it up?

[@mystudentclass]

Plz, what's network/civil society engagement?

[@takyisamuel6505]

Thank you very much for this teaching. Please my question is; there are three places on the SI portal to be filled for work experience but only have two work experience and I also engaged in a network. Can I use the network engagement to fill the third place at the work experience on the portal.

[@FONAfrica]

Dear Samuel, It's a great idea. But remember your work experience should highlight your achievement in a role and not necessarily your role or title. If you wish to go with your idea, then ensure you state specifically what you achieved in that role. This would be a great time to rewatch the video again. Pay attention to the first speaker. He spoke extensively on his CV. Success in your application, Chisom for the FON Team

[@takyisamuel6505]

@@FONAfrica Thank you

[@abebawgetu5913]

do Work experience and letter of reference merge or summit differently?

[@PeggyKereOsman]

what if i have 3 work experience on my cv but only provide work experience form for two of them

[@PeggyKereOsman]

Is only two work experience form alriight?

[@temitopeolufemi6425]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video. This is educative. Please I want to ask Must you provide proof of work experience for all the work experiences on your CV. For example, I have three work experience on my CV but I could only get two work experience forms (of over 3000) from my referee. Please, is this fine? or I should only include just two work experience on my CV? Thanks in anticipation

[@FONAfrica]

Dear Temi, I believe I have responded to your question via email. Kindly check your mail.

[@akeemogunkoya8920]

​@@FONAfricaPlease I don't mind you send me same email. I have a similar situation. I listed three work experience in my CV, the current will be 7360 hours by February when I'll be applying for the scholarship. I am surely having work experience form for this current work. Do I still need work experience form for the previous two?

[@chinecheremkalu1791]

This is really good content, thank you. I have a question though, for the templates on Work experience and leadership experience, it has the instruction - "You must merge all the work experience forms and leadership experience forms into one PDF document. Because of the way the form is built up the section where your referee should put their stamp might end up on its own page/a second page. This is not a problem." I have 3 of them from 3 different jobs, should I merge them into one or keep them separate one per job? Also, my employer removed the instruction pages and left just the templates before they signed. Is this going to be accepted?

[@FONAfrica]

Dear Kalu, You are in the right. Kindly merge the doc. You can find a website online that helps to merge PDF files in chronological order. For the second question, please your referee is right. You don't need the instruction page. Same thing with your CV Just don't include the instruction page on any of your docs. Success in your application, Chisom for the FON Team.

[@chinecheremkalu1791]

@@FONAfrica thank you

[@BenedictEssien]

If I have only one civil network engagement,,,,,, do I have to delete the other two entries

[@kellyosahon3389]

Thanks for the teaching. Please I have question. How do I reach out to you please?

[@FONAfrica]

Reach us at flourishoppotunitiesnetwork@gmail. com

[@FONAfrica]

[e-mail]

[@brisibebrhakaemi8160]

Hi. Please I submitted my cv as a scanned pdf. Will that be an issue

[@oluwajuwonloowojori8049]

Here is full of Facts 😊😊😊

[@FONAfrica]

Thank you so much

[@derrickgyamfi3211]

Thanks for the session, please with the proof of work and leadership experience, will we have to add the instructions page to it when submitting

[@FONAfrica]

No, please don't add the instruction page while submitting. You can remove the instruction page. Kindly listen to the introductory part of the first scholar's speech, he explained how to structure the application documents. Thank you.

[@globalviral8170]

Hello admin. I figured out Sweden is particular about the queuing system, so I thought best to submit exactly on the 10th. Now my question is when did you submit and do you think it matters? Secondly is that, I now want to modify my ML although it was drafted well, I started very early and got my documents all stamped. Now if I open my application over again, modify and submit does it record my application as submitted in my previous date or the current date prior to my modification. Thank you.

[@FONAfrica]

Thank you for reaching out, it doesn't matter when you submit, so far as it's within the duration of the scholarship application. Yes, you can modify and edit your application as many times as you want. It is the last submission or edit or modification that would be reviewed. Finally, kindly reach out to the SI body via email for any specific questions you have about the scholarship. You are doing great! Well done.

[@utiprecious3904]

What if you have only two different work experiences that cover 3000hrs and a leadership experience of 6500 hrs in one unit thereby making the leadership and and work experience form to be only 3 pages, will it ok for leadership and work experience

[@FONAfrica]

Dear Precious, I would refer you to the time stamp of 45:45 - 1:04:00 where this question was discussed. I wish you success.

[@WeysNesru-ur9rr]

Does it increase the chance of getting SI scholar, I gt the university scholarship

[@FONAfrica]

Dear Nesru, The application for the SI scholarship has ended for this circle.

[@staywithola9724]

could you please answer this question? Does it increase the chance of getting SI scholar, I gt the university scholarship@@FONAfrica