Use your advantages!
Use the advantages you can. If you have a doctor for a parent, if you’re come from a specific region, if you have a visual impairment or similar, you should make it clear, if it is described as a benefit for grant eligibility. That will often give you a better shot compared to applicants without those conditions. Some grants are even exclusive to specific demographics.
Don’t overdo it
Your application itself shouldn’t be too long – no more than two A4 pages. Remember that your application is one among many and those evaluating it need to be able to do so quickly. You should write clearly about who you are and what you need money for.
You should only apply for grants relevant to the purposes that you think fit you well. It is better to apply for a small number of relevant grants, rather than a high number of irrelevant grants. You should spend more time making sure that your application is suitable for the grants and purposes that suit you in turn. That will usually get you the best results.
Use the application form
If the grant has an official application form, you must use it. It’s usually there to make it easier for the administrators to sort out the relevant applicants. You can also supplement the application form with further details in attachments, if you think you have additional information relevant to the administrator’s evaluation.
If you attach your budget, this should have all relevant information pertaining to your income and expenses
Add attachments
You should also attach things like your budget, grades, references, etc. if you think it is relevant to the administrator. For example, if you’re applying for a grant for foreign travel, the administrator might need to see how you intend to spend the granted amount, where you will be attending classes, etc.
Remember your budget
If you attach your budget, this should have all relevant information pertaining to your income and expenses, in relation to, for example, a stay in a foreign country. This might be dual housing, travel expenses, transport, insurance, vaccinations, education expenses, materials, and so on. The budget should be realistic and clearly show what your additional expenses are – that is, the expenses you wouldn’t still have, were you staying in Denmark.
Suggest an amount
It can be a good idea to write the exact amount that you’re applying for. Depending on what you’re applying for, you can either increase or decrease the amount. The larger the fund, the higher the amount you can apply for, but remember: there is naturally an upper limit, which you should define yourself. 5.000-20.000 kr. is not an unrealistic range to aim for, depending on what you intend to use the money for. You can also assume every fund can cover about 5-10% of your total needs.
You can apply while abroad!
You can still apply for grants while you’re abroad. If your expenses have not been covered, you can still apply for more money for your stay abroad. You should state that you have begun your studies, but that you’re applying for further financial support to cover the expenses of your studies. This sets you up to seem like a “serious” applicant.
