 My best tip for writing a successful application is speaking to your family members and friends. I found it difficult to talk myself up but once I spoke to them it was a lot easier to articulate my qualities and where I wanted to be. Think directly to the values of the New Colombo Plan, for example building Asia-Pacific links and speak about how you can directly contribute to this program. Talk to someone who's already gone on a scholarship before so this can be an alumni or a mentor at your university and to make sure that you understand what are the steps that you need to take to apply for this scholarship. You've got to know everything that you want and know what your goals are before you start. Be really clear about your own issues.