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CURRICULUM VITAE
If you're aiming for a competitive fellowship, your CV needs to tell your story clearly and powerfully. Here's how to build it:
ð. ðððð«ð ð°ð¢ðð¡ ð ððð«ðšð§ð ðð«ðšðð¢ð¥ð
Write 2â3 lines about who you are, your focus area (Leadership, STEM, or Arts), and what drives you.
ðð¹ : ððŽð±ðªð³ðªð¯ðš ðŠð¯ð·ðªð³ð°ð¯ð®ðŠð¯ðµð¢ð ðŠð¯ðšðªð¯ðŠðŠð³ ð±ð¢ðŽðŽðªð°ð¯ð¢ðµðŠ ð¢ð£ð°ð¶ðµ ðŽð¶ðŽðµð¢ðªð¯ð¢ð£ððŠ ðµðŠð€ð© ðŽð°ðð¶ðµðªð°ð¯ðŽ. ðð¹ð±ðŠð³ðªðŠð¯ð€ðŠð¥ ðªð¯ ððŠð¢ð¥ðªð¯ðš ðºð°ð¶ðµð©-ððŠð¥ ðððð ðªð¯ðªðµðªð¢ðµðªð·ðŠðŽ.
ð. ðð¢ð ð¡ð¥ð¢ð ð¡ð ððð¥ðð¯ðð§ð ðð±ð©ðð«ð¢ðð§ðð
List roles, projects, or volunteer work â but focus on whatâs relevant to the fellowship.
ðð¹ : ðð³ðšð¢ð¯ðªð»ðŠð¥ ðŠð€ð°-ð¢ðžð¢ð³ðŠð¯ðŠðŽðŽ ðžð°ð³ð¬ðŽð©ð°ð±ðŽ ð¢ð€ð³ð°ðŽðŽ 10 ðŽð€ð©ð°ð°ððŽ, ð³ðŠð¢ð€ð©ðªð¯ðš 1,200+ ðŽðµð¶ð¥ðŠð¯ðµðŽ.
ð. ðð¡ðšð° ððŠð©ððð, ððšð ðð®ð¬ð ðð®ðð¢ðð¬
Use bullet points to show what you achieved, not just what you did.
ðð¹ : ððŠð¥ ð¢ ðµðŠð¢ð® ð°ð§ 8 ðµð° ð€ð¶ð³ð¢ðµðŠ ð¢ ð¥ðªðšðªðµð¢ð ð¢ð³ðµ ðŠð¹ð©ðªð£ðªðµðªð°ð¯ ð·ðªðŠðžðŠð¥ ð£ðº 5,000+ ð°ð¯ððªð¯ðŠ ð·ðªðŽðªðµð°ð³ðŽ.
ð. ððð ðð°ðð«ðð¬, ððšð®ð«ð¬ðð¬ & ðð€ð¢ð¥ð¥ð¬
Include anything that shows initiative â online courses, workshops, or special skills related to your field.
ð. ðððð© ðð ðð¥ððð§ & ðð¥ððð«
Use simple formatting, clear headings. Make it easy to scan in 30 seconds.
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Use clear fonts (e.g. Arial or Calibri)
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Keep it 1â2 pages
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Use bullet points, not paragraphs
ð§ ð¥ð²ðºð¶ð»ð±ð²ð¿: A good CV doesnât list everything â it highlights the right things.