How to Apply for a PLEN Scholarship

When reviewing a scholarship application, PLEN staff reviews 5 items: the application cover sheet, a current resume, 2 short essays, a letter of recommendation and proof of financial need. While the letter of recommendation and proof of financial need may come separately from the rest of your application, every item in the application must be submitted to PLEN staff before the scholarship deadline. In order to have a great scholarship application, follow the steps below!

Like asking for a letter of recommendation, asking your financial aid office for this letter as soon as possible is best. You can find someone to contact in your financial aid office on your university’s website. When you find a contact, send them the Proof of Financial Need Form from the scholarship packet and state in the email why you’re requesting this information from their office.

At every PLEN seminar, there is a resume review session, where PLEN mentors will provide resume writing advice and review students’ resumes one-on-one. We don’t expect your resume to be perfect, but we do want to get a sense of who you are, and that includes looking at your resume. A great resume is no more than a page long, easy to read, and includes your name and contact information, and your most relevant work, volunteer, leadership, and academic experience, with short descriptions of what you did in that position. If you have additional questions about resume writing, visit your university’s career services office and set up an appointment to review your resume.

There are two short answer essays included in the scholarship application. The first question asks about your career goals. Like the resume, we don’t expect your career plan to be perfect, but we do want you to get the most out of a PLEN seminar as possible. When answering this item, ask yourself the following questions: what is a career I’m interested in pursuing? What do I know about policy, and what more do I want to learn? How can I apply what I learned in my coursework to this seminar? With this question, PLEN staff wants to see how you see yourself and your future. You’ll learn a lot at a PLEN seminar that you never even thought of learning, and also having an idea of the types of questions you want to ask or career paths you want to learn more about will make your seminar experience even better.

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