How to write a winning scholarship essay - Gen Tanabe, Kelly Tanabe 2018

What are some typical questions that you ask?
Judges’ Roundtable: the Interview

Because scholarship committees have similar goals—to get to know you beyond the written application and to determine your fit with the award—they ask similar questions. Here are some actual questions you are likely to be asked.

Brent Drage

Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship Program “We typically ask questions related to the autobiographical essay that the student has submitted. We ask applicants to expand on their thoughts and ideas in their essays. We also ask them how they plan on contributing to the world when they graduate. How are they planning on making an impact?”

Jacqui Love Marshall

Knight Ridder Minority Scholars Program

“Typical questions include: Tell me about what you know about the newspaper business. Why do you want to enter into this career? How do your parents feel about your decision to pursue a career in newspapering?”