iVisa Annual Schoalrship

iVisa Annual Scholarship
The 2017 iVisa Scholarship was a success! Congratulations to Rachel L. from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. View the 2017 announcement and read her winning letter.

To continue the support for scholarship, culturalization, and travel, iVisa is proud to announce that it is continuing its US$1,500 scholarship.

Every year, on the 15th of May, scholarship applications will be reviewed and the winner for that year will be announced on the 20th of May.

How to Apply
Email scholar@ivisa.com a letter titled “Scholarship Application” (not case sensitive). The letter must contain:

A copy of your transcript. This must contain your GPA. An unofficial transcript is fine.
The application story in PDF format.
If you need to explain your situation (ie non-GPA system or something else), also include it in the letter.
Academic Requirement
Applicants must:

Have a 2.5 GPA or the equivalent to a 2.5 GPA.
Be a student at the time of application and on the 20th of May.
Application Story
Write a 500 word story. The story must discuss how: you learned of a new culture (either by making a friend from a different culture, or by traveling, or by something else) and how that cultural experience improved your life.

Minimum Writing Standard
Stories that are as follows will be discarded:

Incoherent – the writer did not revise his/her writing and just wrote whatever was on his/her mind.
Failed to meet the writing prompt – articles did not discuss culturalization and his/her personal benefit of culturalization.
Grammar and/or spelling mistake – there should be no errors in a 500 word article.
Poorly organized story and/or inconsistent story – do not discuss something else and do not deviate from the topic.
Scholarship Delivery
The scholarship winner will be contacted using his/her application email address. Payment will be handed out by PayPal in US Dollars.