The Unofficial SMART Scholarship Forum

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Wait, did they tell you you were chosen or only give you an interview? Those are two very different levels of commitment from the SF.
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I'm the first replier not OP, but this is a good point. In my case I was told that I was the person that their department at the SF was recommending to SMART for the scholarship. They said that they can't guarantee anything, because SMART has their own criteria to sift through as well, but that was the gist of it.

Wait, did they tell you you were chosen or only give you an interview? Those are two very different levels of commitment from the SF.

It all depends on what you mean about being chosen. Sponsoring facilities "choose" more students than they receive and do a ranking similar to what we had to do with the scholarship. Based off of need, priority, and budget, SMART might let a facility get one or two when they "want" four.

I would also like some more insight on this. I’ve seen posts here about people being recommended by SFs and interviewing with them and then going on to not receive the scholarship. How often does this happen?

If you were chosen by a sponsoring facility for the scholarship, what are the odds you aren't awarded? I know there are cases they won't give it to you like if your tuition is high or if you may likely not pass the background check. Is this common though?