Scholarship_Essay

To whom so ever it may concern, My name is XYZ; I am a first-year MBA student, from India, at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. I have chosen this academic degree to achieve my goal to become a Product Marketing manager. After finishing my undergrad in Material Science & Engineering from PTU, India, I gained five years of experience in marketing research and analysis, product development, and strategic planning. As a Business Analyst in a mid-sized start up manufacturing company, Precision Products, in India, I worked on the business development team that increased the company’s’ client base by analyzing market. I also lead few consulting projects for the company for which I understood and handled customer complaints and services. As a Research Engineer at LG Electronics, South Korea, I worked with the product development team to re-engineer, re-design products by finalizing product specifications based on existing market trends, technology and customer demands. I, after learning the language and working deli gently for 1 year, was made the leader to develop the first ever combination washing machine for the North American market which is a big success. After completing MBA, as a short term goal, my ideal working environment would be in which I can contribute most utilizing my skills, unique areas of expertise in market research, my analytical and innovative bent of mind, consulting experience and everything that I have learned and developed in my career until this point. I totally understand the importance of customer satisfactions and that many companies are focused on that to expand their business both locally and internationally, especially in Asian countries. I am concentrating my studies in marketing and operations to better understand these aspects. For this summer, I am looking to work for a marketing based or a consulting company, where I can apply my experience and whatever I have learned so far at the Foster School for the company. In addition to the learning experience in the school, I am also committed to helping the Marketing club at Foster School of Business achieve greater heights. I, being the Vice President of technology and Communication, am helping the club members in better preparing for the future career roles by connecting them with alumni and successful entrepreneurs of Seattle and beyond. I am also a member of Network of India Professionals (NET IP) and am involved with charity work such as serving dinner to homeless people and contributing money and clothes to the needful. Without any source of income for the academic year, however, will make life very difficult for me being in great financial difficulty as I am already on loan. Receiving the scholarship will provide me with the peace of mind and security to manage my rent, utilities, transportation and book expenses. The scholarship will allow me the time to focus on preparing myself for the career I am looking to get into and continuing my community work. I trust the scholarship selection committee to consider me for the support I need to continue my studies here at Foster School of Business and to actualize my professional goals Sincerely, XYZ