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Scholarship time planner: how many applications fit your week?
Quick answer
Your estimate
- Total hours
- 24
- Application hours
- 18
- No-essay entries
- 32
- Essay applications
- 9
Per week: 2.7 no-essay entries and 0.8 essay applications a week
Total hours = hours per week × weeks. Application hours = total hours − setup hours − (check-in minutes × weeks ÷ 60), not below 0. No-essay entries = floor(application hours × no-essay share × 60 ÷ minutes per no-essay entry). Essay applications = floor(application hours × (1 − no-essay share) × 60 ÷ (reuse share × reuse minutes + (1 − reuse share) × scratch minutes)).
- No-essay awards are usually draws for one or a few students, so count them as a bonus.
- A reusable essay is the biggest time saver: the planner shows it as a lower time per application.
- An apply-for-you service changes the math by sending one application to many scholarships, but it charges a membership; see Apply-for-you services.
How should you use the hours?
Spend the first week on setup: one document with your grades, activities, awards and two versions of a reusable essay (short and long). Then keep a weekly rhythm: check deadlines and email first, finish one essay application, and use spare minutes for no-essay entries. Put deadlines in one calendar, whatever platform you use.
Frequently asked questions
Are the time estimates accurate?
They are starting guesses, not measurements. Time yourself on your first few applications and change the numbers.
Does the planner save my numbers?
Only in the page address, so you can bookmark or share it. Nothing is sent anywhere.