1. The academic and personal benefits you believe that you will gain from receiving this scholarship 2. Why and/or how the award will assist you in being able to complete your degree 3. An explaination of your financial plans to cover the remaining costs of your tuition and expenses at NKU (internships, family funds, applications for other scholarships, on-campus employment, etc.). As the quality of the essay is evaluated by the scholarship review committee, students should be attentive to grammar and spelling.