Scholars 6 | - Freelance Writer
Apr 20, 2019 | #1
I've been getting quite a few clarification inquiries regarding how to write a Goal of Study or Study Plan. Several international scholarships, such as the Fulbright Masters and Government Korea Scholarship (GKS) Graduate require intricate essay presentations of their goals of study / study plans for their scholarship applications. Most students write these essays as explanations of how they plan to spend every semester studying different curriculum subjects in relation to their chosen major. This is a confusion that occurs because of the way the essay is titled: "Goal of Study" / "Study Plan".
The reason for the confusion is obvious. If one were to go by the common sense meaning of the phrase, then the student, who describes his strategy for studying each semester is on the right track. The problem is, what the essay is referring to is the master thesis of the student. It has nothing to do with the semester by semester study of the student, but rather the culmination of his studies and skills development during the academic process.
The Goal of Study or Study Plan requires the student to explain how he plans to focus his studies on a particular purpose that will help him advance both academically and professionally upon the course completion. Therefore, he is being requested to present a masters thesis presentation as proof of his intentions for his studies.
As such, the goal of study or study plan must respond to the following questions:
1. What is your field of interest that you will pursue both during and off - class hours?
2. How does this interest relate to your academic studies?
3. Why is this line of study relevant to your professional advancement?
4. How does this line of study apply to your academic and technical development?
5. What is the real-life application of this study?
6. How do you plan to implement the required research?
7. Who do you hope to work with? What industries will you require exposure to?
8. How will the university facilities help you with your research?
9. What do you expect the result of your research to be?
10. How can your research be considered a success by your mentor?
11. Can you justify the viability of this research within your professional field? How?
These may seem like excessively long questions to respond to. However, these are the information that are required for both the Fulbright Study Objective and GKS - G Goal of study and study plan.
The ability of the student to thresh out his plans on a detailed basis, although the topic is subject to change, will prove several points to the reviewer:
1. The student is serious about his intentions to complete the course;
2. There is an actual professional purpose for the student's interest in the masters course;
3. The student is familiar with the research requirements of a masters course;
4. The student has given a great deal of thought to his study requirements which indicate that he will be capable of delivering the demanding course requirements so he may become a certified specialist in the field.
Once a student properly represents himself on paper, in relation to his research interests, the reviewer will have a clearer idea with regards to the qualifications of the applicant and whether he fits the profile of a student for the scholarship course. This is what makes the goal of study / study plan of an applicant one of the most important written interviews he may have for the scholarship.
The reason for the confusion is obvious. If one were to go by the common sense meaning of the phrase, then the student, who describes his strategy for studying each semester is on the right track. The problem is, what the essay is referring to is the master thesis of the student. It has nothing to do with the semester by semester study of the student, but rather the culmination of his studies and skills development during the academic process.The Goal of Study or Study Plan requires the student to explain how he plans to focus his studies on a particular purpose that will help him advance both academically and professionally upon the course completion. Therefore, he is being requested to present a masters thesis presentation as proof of his intentions for his studies.
As such, the goal of study or study plan must respond to the following questions:
1. What is your field of interest that you will pursue both during and off - class hours?
2. How does this interest relate to your academic studies?
3. Why is this line of study relevant to your professional advancement?
4. How does this line of study apply to your academic and technical development?
5. What is the real-life application of this study?
6. How do you plan to implement the required research?
7. Who do you hope to work with? What industries will you require exposure to?
8. How will the university facilities help you with your research?
9. What do you expect the result of your research to be?
10. How can your research be considered a success by your mentor?
11. Can you justify the viability of this research within your professional field? How?
These may seem like excessively long questions to respond to. However, these are the information that are required for both the Fulbright Study Objective and GKS - G Goal of study and study plan.
The ability of the student to thresh out his plans on a detailed basis, although the topic is subject to change, will prove several points to the reviewer:
1. The student is serious about his intentions to complete the course;
2. There is an actual professional purpose for the student's interest in the masters course;
3. The student is familiar with the research requirements of a masters course;
4. The student has given a great deal of thought to his study requirements which indicate that he will be capable of delivering the demanding course requirements so he may become a certified specialist in the field.
Once a student properly represents himself on paper, in relation to his research interests, the reviewer will have a clearer idea with regards to the qualifications of the applicant and whether he fits the profile of a student for the scholarship course. This is what makes the goal of study / study plan of an applicant one of the most important written interviews he may have for the scholarship.