University of Berlin

Faculty of mathematics
Admission office

Subject: Motivation letter for scholarship

Dear Sirs, Madams,

I was very glad when I saw this scholarship opportunity and with this letter I would like
to express my gratitude to the Alumni Foundation of UoB for this program. I am an
graduate of a University of Sarajevo holding BSc degree in mathematics with honors.

Since I have a quite strong academic background in mathematics I believe that Master
course in advanced mathematics perfectly suits my profile and career prospects. My
ultimate goal is to work with research based groups in applied mathematics sector as
well as in local universities in order to improve research and human resource capacity
building through training.

Due to my financial situation I was able to continue my studies in my country or abroad,

since I am not in a position to finance my studies. Therefore, I will be very grateful to be
provided with scholarship to improve my education and incent my career prospects.
Knowledge gained on the studies at University of Berlin I plan to transfer to my home
country, where I intend to work in public sector or at the University.

This scholarship opportunity I perceive as an extraordinary opportunity to interact with

students and scholars from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds coming from
all the World. This type of networking is very important for integration of different ideas
and perspectives pertaining to diverse global issues.

At the end I would like to point out that I am determined to make the most out of the
scholarship program. I believe that being a student in your department would not only
empower my career development, but would give me the framework to utilize my full
potentials. Moreover I feel that as a Masters student at your University, I can benefit
from the numerous challenging career opportunities.

Once again I am grateful for considering my application and I look forward to a

favorable reply.

Sincerely,

Name Surname
with this letter I hereby wish to state my interest and apply for Master of Science degree
program in Epidemiology. I always had an interest and passion for Medicine, and therefore it is
not surprising that I have finished my Bachelor studies in the field of medicine in just five years
instead of six.

I have developed this strong passion towards Epidemiology thanks to my father who is
a Epidemiologist, working in the MoH in the Statistics Department. Thanks to him and
his scientific work, I became keen to learn more about this field. Therefore I have
enrolled into and completed in 2015 my Bachelor studies of Public Health at the
[UNIVERSITY NAME]. While attending college, I focused primarily on biostatistics and
the use of biostatistics to evaluate health impacts. During my studies I finished a
capstone project analyzing time to event data in approximately 1000 patients at four
single nucleotide polymorphisms of interest for potential development of a heart
condition. I have also designed many of the research frameworks and analysis
methods, based on the prominent research I had on my disposal. In processing data I
have used MATLAB in cooperation with other college fellows.

Theoughr my life I have often been involved in volunteering, in order to gain experience,
but also to give my personal contribution to the community. Before attending college, I
volunteered at St. Agnes Nursing Center where I have been supporting the elderly in
eating, playing games, and talking to them. While attending college, I have volunteered
in Kenya, where I worked and observed the children with Ebola.

Through Master program offered by Your University I tend to develop skills and
competences in the Epidemiology, through full understanding of risk factors for the
diseases, and its impact on population. Moreover, since my IT skills are not so strong at
the moment I hope to develop stronger computer skills for data processing in using
software such SAS, MATLAB and SPSS. Last, but not least I perceive this as an
opportunity to get the insight in the Epidemiology medical practice in one of the best
hospitals in the country, in this field.

I am applying after carefully reviewing the course curriculum. Since the research focus
and facilities available in your department complement my research interests and
requirements, I believe that being a student in your department would not only empower
my career development, but would give me the framework my utilize my full potentials.
Moreover I feel that as a Masters student at your University, I can benefit from the
numerous challenging career opportunities.

Sincerely,