Responsibilities of Applicants

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is submitted on time with the appropriate documentation. Late, inadequately documented, or incomplete applications will not be considered.

It is our experience that people who only use artificial intelligence (AI) prepared responses to application questions do not score as highly as those who write in their own voice. Reviewers have noted that AI generated responses are often “uninteresting” and “unimaginative” and that this can result in lower scoring of applications. Reviewers are seeking to know and understand you and your story.

To prepare the best award / scholarship applications, only use AI as a tool to help with the technical aspects of writing such as format, grammar and word choice. Be sure that your response to the questions on the application tell your story in your own words.

Revised from BC Scholarship Society (with permission).