Relevant Activities

• Just as you would rework your resume for each job you applied for, you should rework your scholarship resume for each scholarship you are seeking. Most scholarships have some defining characteristic that makes them stand out from the others. One might be given to aspiring leaders as a memorial to a person who was a good leader. Another might be from a technology company looking for students interested in technology. Take the time to learn everything you can about the scholarship and the granting organization, and re-fit the activities on your resume so they are relevant to what the scholarship is looking for. In no way should you lie or expand the truth; you should simply choose to highlight the parts of the activities that are most relevant. For example, if you are applying for one scholarship that gives funds to aspiring leaders and another that gives funds to would-be educators, stress the leadership skills you learned as a camp counselor for the first and your interaction with children for the second.
  
  

Well-rounded Activities

• While Kaplan College urges students to keep their scholarship resumes under a page, you should not omit activities that make you look well rounded. While you should stay away from listing those activities that do not reveal a positive character trait or skill, like your enthusiasm for texting your friends, do not be afraid to include activities that are not relevant to the scholarship you are seeking but that make you appear well rounded. For example, if you are applying for a leadership scholarship, and your resume notes that you are an accomplished pianist, your resume suggests you are disciplined, persistent and have great attention to detail.
  
  

Extracurricular Activities

• Because a scholarship is providing funds for school, some students prioritize school activities over extracurricular activities on their scholarship resumes. Although you want to prioritize the activities that best show your positive character traits and accomplishments, do not put undue emphasis on school thinking that this is what the reviewers would like to see. Instead, Beat-Tuition notes highlighting extracurricular activities that show you are willing to go above and beyond, to do something that you want to do even if it is not offered by your school.
  
  

Team and Technological Activities

• When organizations give you scholarships, they do so because they think that you will perform successfully in college or after. Today, performing successfully both in college and in the work world means being able to collaborate, to use technology, to work at efficient speeds and to be constantly assessing and changing your plans of action. Show reviewers that you have what is necessary to succeed in today's world of work and school by highlighting the activities you have done with teams and technology. When you show reviewers that you can communicate and work as part of a group and you emphasize that you know how to manipulate technology in your favor, you go a long way in showing that you have what is necessary to succeed.