Make a scholarship search and application tracker
A personalized list of scholarship types to search for, a deadline tracker, and a weekly routine for applying.
The prompt
Help me build a plan to find and apply for scholarships.
About me: [grade/year, state, intended major, GPA range, activities, work, community service, heritage or identity groups I'm comfortable using, first-generation status, special talents, parent employers or affiliations]
When I need the money: [e.g. "fall 2027 tuition"]
Time I can spend per week: [HOURS]
Essays or materials I already have: [e.g. "a personal statement", "two recommendation letters"]
Do this:
1. List the categories of scholarships I may qualify for (local, school-based, major-specific, employer, community organizations, identity-based, activity-based) and where to look for each: my school counselor or financial aid office, local foundations and clubs, professional associations, and well-known free search databases.
2. Give me red flags for scholarship scams: fees to apply, guaranteed winnings, requests for bank details, pressure tactics.
3. Build a tracker template with columns: Name | Amount | Deadline | Eligibility | Materials needed | Essay prompt | Status | Submitted date.
4. Show how to reuse one strong essay for several prompts by adapting it, not copying it.
5. Set a weekly routine to keep going.
Return the categories, scam checklist, tracker, reuse strategy, and routine. Don't invent specific scholarships, amounts, or deadlines; I'll fill them in after confirming on official sites.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- e.g. "fall 2027 tuition"
- HOURS
- e.g. "a personal statement", "two recommendation letters"
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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