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Personally, I don't often get overly emotional, but once I received an email of my scholarship, I was thrilled for the first time in a while. I was ecstatic. The announcement came during a really low point in my life. I was struggling mentally due to zero progress on all my efforts to analyse my samples and acquiring results. I wasn’t sure whether I will ever complete my research. Before, I had been stuck, stranded and worried how I would finish my research without funds of my own. I had always been on the internet filling several applications and inquiring in emails in different organizations opportunities available for me to complete my study. Although I had always thought that may be one day at least one application will be successful, I didn’t know when. I had lost contact with my peers and even my supervisors. I almost gave up on my masters but I thank God I kept on grinding. The announcement put me in a great mood. The scholarship meant I don’t have to worry about my research. So, I notified a few of my friends, mentors and referees about the news. I thanked my referees for taking their time to write me reference letters out of their big schedules. All the above people congratulated me. It was a boost of confidence and a jump start to my mood. Receiving this scholarship was a true honor and unexpected gift. Now I know I am on the right track. The stress and pressure it has relieved is indescribable. I remember sharing with my friend that, for many years I have worked and saved as much as I could to pay my tuition but this opportunity was the first one with a title “letter of offer of scholarship”. I am really grateful for this opportunity. I am now preparing to go for 6months stay at my host university- University of Kinshasha.
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