How Will Coolidge Scholarship Help Me Financially

The significance of education is something I have learnt since I was a child. My parents have always worked hard to send me to the best school regardless of how far the school is away from my home. For most of my life, I have had to travel over 30 minutes to reach my school. Of course the committee can ask 'how will this scholarship help you financially?' Hence, in this essay I state that I am applying for this Coolidge scholarship in hopes to reduce my family financial burden as well as repay my parents for their sacrifices towards my education throughout the years.

Other than that, it is a dream of mine to be able to work in research labs related to the health science field in the future. To be able to do that, I must receive my bachelor’s degree and subsequently head for Master’s degree and PhD. Realizing that It is not a cheap route because postgraduate degrees are quite costly, I have decided to apply for this scholarship.

I believe that hard work is one of the most important key to success. Hence, I always work diligently during my school days in order to achieve excellence in my results. For example, I would usually ask my lecturers if I have any questions or doubts on a certain topic. I also made it a habit to go to the library during weekends to do group studies and revise materials taught that earlier week. As a result, I have obtained 4A* for my A-Levels and straight A’s for my high school examination. If I were to obtain this scholarship, it will further motivate me to study perpetually to extend this scholarship to my year 2.

Besides from my studies, I have joined several activities to further enhance my knowledge on the health science field and biomedical science. For example, during October 2018 to December 2018, I joined an internship research program in a research lab called Brain Research Institute of Monash and Sunway (BRIMS) to familiarise myself with laboratory work. In this program, I’ve learnt many laboratory techniques which further deepened my interest in research work and biomedical science. As of right now, I am working in a pharmacy to support myself and to save up for my studies in the future. This job also made me more committed towards studying this course. This is because learning about drugs, medicine and working in a health care field has motivated me to study this course. Throughout my college years, I joined a volunteering club because I enjoy helping people in need. Hence, I hope to venture into research work to be able to find the cure or causes to diseases in order to improve the lives of others.

All in all, there are plenty of benefits of receiving a scholarship. In this essay I wrote that this scholarship would help me financially and personally to a great amount. Awarding me with this scholarship will help me help out people in need and improve the lives of people with sickness by making a breakthrough in different diseases in the future.