Hello, erudite men and women. This enquiry goes out particularly to scholars abroad. Here's an ambitious mind willing to be schooled and enlightened regarding how to successfully bag a scholarship abroad, particularly for a post graduate degree. I've heard a number of stories about people who secured scholarship and ended up being stranded on the other side, some other few unluckily got ripped of their hard earned funds, no thanks to the horde of greedy scammers who pose as travel agents. A number of people started their career here in Nigeria off an enviable footing, some started with Top auditing firms (KPMG, PWC, Ernst and Young ) IOCS (Halliburton, shell, chevron) among others and even scaled the ladder of their career through to the top as managers and directors, yet, jettison such an enviable and breathtaking career growth for a post graduate degree most often, with an hope to switch to the academic sector.
Questions
1) How did you go about it?
2) How easy was it for you in respect to the rigors faced during the course?
3) Is a track of excellent academic record and stellar grades a must?
4) And looking back, do you think it's was worth it towing the path in question?
5) Are Exams like IELTS, GRE and GMAT needed?
Please share your experiences, both good and bad.

Following the thread.

First things first is RESEARCH, doing your homework is important to secure scholarships. And the internet is big enough to do so, you are currently researching that is why you've put this out there. That is decent effort. As for scammers and fraudsters, that is usually a result of desperation and improper research. So how do you go about securing a scholarship?

1. Research, do a SWOT analysis of yourself, ask yourself what you have, and where you want to go - it will be pointless having a 2:2 and looking at scholarships targeted at 1st class graduates, so an honest evaluation of one's self is necessary
2. After researching, prepare ahead - list down what you need to acquire in order to be eligible for some of these scholarships, you might have all the requirements or might not have it, so the things that can still be acquired such as GRE, GMAT or IELTS/TOEFL which maybe strict for certain scholarships should be taken care of.
3. Apply Apply Apply. Scholarships are a game of numbers, the wider you cast your net, the more the chances of you landing one - Depending on where you are looking, there are usually easily 10+ scholarships each year, with extensive research, one may even find up to 20+ scholarships one is eligible for
4. Planning, scholarship search, application and processes are quite stressful and rigorous, you must plan ahead carefully so that you don't give yourself a burnout.
5. As for the experience, sure the experience is worth it, since you are not paying for your tuition or upkeep - it is a good way to improve your employability at minimal cost to you (especially the fully funded scholarships)
6. However, considering the Nigerian graduate market and age cap, If you are 26 or 27, I usually suggest careful examination of benefits, as upon completion of studies, one maybe ineligible for certain graduate jobs in Nigeria like KPMG, GTBank, Access Bank, EY and other age-sensitive graduate schemes
7. Scholarships can open way to employment in other countries, so once on the postgraduate program it is a good idea to start exploring your options for employment in places you are eligible
8. Scholarships are hard as the competition is stiff, Good grades/excellent academic credentials often help but are no way a guarantee of a scholarship. So it is advantageous to have solid grades
I hope this helps

JIREN01:
Hello, erudite men and women. This enquiry goes out particularly to scholars abroad. Here's an ambitious mind willing to be schooled and enlightened regarding how to successfully bag a scholarship abroad, particularly for a post graduate degree. I've heard a number of stories about people who secured scholarship and ended up being stranded on the other side, some other few unluckily got ripped of their hard earned funds, no thanks to the horde of greedy scammers who pose as travel agents. A number of people started their career here in Nigeria off an enviable footing, some started with Top auditing firms (KPMG, PWC, Ernst and Young ) IOCS (Halliburton, shell, chevron) among others and even scaled the ladder of their career through to the top as managers and directors, yet, jettison such an enviable and breathtaking career growth for a post graduate degree most often, with an hope to switch to the academic sector.
Questions
1) How did you go about it?
2) How easy was it for you in respect to the rigors faced during the course?
3) Is a track of excellent academic record and stellar grades a must?
4) And looking back, do you think it's was worth it towing the path in question?
5) Are Exams like IELTS, GRE and GMAT needed?
Please share your experiences, both good and bad.

ExpertNLer:
First things first is RESEARCH, doing your homework is important to secure scholarships. And the internet is big enough to do so, you are currently researching that is why you've put this out there. That is decent effort. As for scammers and fraudsters, that is usually a result of desperation and improper research. So how do you go about securing a scholarship?

1. Research, do a SWOT analysis of yourself, ask yourself what you have, and where you want to go - it will be pointless having a 2:2 and looking at scholarships targeted at 1st class graduates, so an honest evaluation of one's self is necessary
2. After researching, prepare ahead - list down what you need to acquire in order to be eligible for some of these scholarships, you might have all the requirements or might not have it, so the things that can still be acquired such as GRE, GMAT or IELTS/TOEFL which maybe strict for certain scholarships should be taken care of.
3. Apply Apply Apply. Scholarships are a game of numbers, the wider you cast your net, the more the chances of you landing one - Depending on where you are looking, there are usually easily 10+ scholarships each year, with extensive research, one may even find up to 20+ scholarships one is eligible for
4. Planning, scholarship search, application and processes are quite stressful and rigorous, you must plan ahead carefully so that you don't give yourself a burnout.
5. As for the experience, sure the experience is worth it, since you are not paying for your tuition or upkeep - it is a good way to improve your employability at minimal cost to you (especially the fully funded scholarships)
6. However, considering the Nigerian graduate market and age cap, If you are 26 or 27, I usually suggest careful examination of benefits, as upon completion of studies, one maybe eligible for certain graduate jobs in Nigeria like KPMG, GTBank, Access Bank, EY and other age-sensitive graduate schemes
7. Scholarships can open way to employment in other countries, so once on the postgraduate program it is a good idea to start exploring your options for employment in places you are eligible
8. Scholarships are hard as the competition is stiff, Good grades/excellent academic credentials often help but are no way a guarantee of a scholarship. So it is advantageous to have solid grades
I hope this helps

Wow..
Explicit.
I got a handful of info reading this..
Towering intellect. #obrigado