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Why did you accept the NUS
Sports Scholarship?
I accepted the NUS Sports Scholarship because
its tuition fee coverage and allowances not only
alleviates the fi nancial burden on my parents, Discipline in terms of being able
but also allows me to focus on trainings dur-
ing the holidays, rather than having to worry to balance academics with sports
about fi nding a part-time job to cover my uni- trainings as a student-athlete, while not
versity expenses. In addition, the scholarship’s
coverage of hostel fees was especially helpful completely neglecting family and friends.
to me. With my busy training schedule, staying
on campus allowed me to have additional time
for my studies, which was otherwise spent
travelling back and forth between campus and
my home. More importantly, I felt that the
NUS Sports Scholarship is an affi rmation of my Why do you think you were awarded the
past efforts to excel, while providing additional
support for me to further pursue my sporting scholarship, and what are the qualities a
endeavours. scholar should possess?
I am grateful to be awarded the NUS Sports Scholarship
What was the scholarship through my sporting achievements. I felt that confi dence in
tackling the interview questions was a big plus point for me,
selection process like? as it showed preparedness and self-belief, thereby leaving
The selection process was a review of my past a lasting impact on the interviewers. During the interview,
sporting achievements and academic perfor- I also shared about my passion for Track and Field, and how
mance, followed by a panel interview, com- much the scholarship meant to me, which was especially im-
prising of 5 to 6 Professors and Deans holding portant given that the scholarship is awarded to those with
various portfolios. The panel asked me about outstanding sporting achievements.
my interest in the NUS Sports Scholarship, and
also posed questions to fi nd out more about Personally, my take on the qualities of a Sports Scholar
me as an individual. Although I struggled at the includes discipline, resilience and a heart to serve the
beginning of the interview, I kept in mind the community. Discipline in terms of being able to balance
panel’s search for a holistic student who excels academics with sports trainings as a student-athlete, while
beyond sports, which led me to share more not completely neglecting family and friends. Resilience in
about myself in various aspects, be it in sports terms of pressing on after meeting with setbacks, whether
or non-sports-related areas.