How to end motivation letter on strong and positive note? - Erasmus Scholarship

questions trapped in the head of scientist

Being a scientist is a big challenge in Indonesia.
Scientist well-known as an infamous career, with low salary, low fund while the research cost increasingly high.

My name is Diva. I graduated from Indonesia majoring Physics. My final project discussed about perovskite materials as an absorber layer in solar cells. During my last project, I learned many things about laboratory work. I learned how to prepare the wet chemical experiment by myself, which I have never done before, synthesized the precursor, depositing the thin film, assembled it as solar cells, characterized the sample and developed the new, low-cost and straightforward method. I successfully did it, but the lack of characterization instrument made my project just success, many questions still trapped in my head waiting for an explanation.

Developing a new material and applying it to the surrounding benefits is an exciting thing. I see myself as a scientist in the future; as a scientist, research is a must. To have the ability in the research required both experimental knowledge and theoretical explanation in depth that will be obtained through the sample characterization. Therefore, I enrolled in the Erasmus Mamaself program because its aim to train the awardee on large-scale facilities in material characterization and its development. Joining in a large family of Mamaself is also an advantage, meeting people who share an equal vision with us, struggling in material science and it will create a conducive environment to increase cooperation and links across researchers, universities and even countries that will continue to spur material science progress. And this is what I started waking up now, join a research group to add experience, join research symposia to add community link in the same field.

Concerning my previous background and what I am doing now, I think I am very compatible with this program because it fits with what I am doing, and will answer all the question I have wondered so far. The last, being at two different universities during the study is an exciting thing, where we will meet new people, new cultures, and new friends, and I am ready for that.

As I mentioned above, being a scientist is a big deal. But if we do by interest then all that will be done comfortably, and by applying to this program I hope to be a scientist is the right choice because with a good community, great experience, all the challenges to be faced become more interesting.

Diva, you have a bigger problem that just closing this motivation letter on a strong note. You do not have a strong motivation letter to begin with because you did not write a motivation letter. A motivation letter describes the reason behind your desire to become a scientist. What are your academic, scientific, and career objectives? These are the 3 strongest motivations behind your desire to undertake this masters degree course. Without the explanation surrounding the inspiration that you have for these 3 areas, you won't be able to write a strong motivational letter. What you will have is the letter that you wrote, which is just a list of the problems scientists face in your country even when that scientist is a skilled person. You must first represent your 3 motivating factors and how it aligns with the objectives of Erasmus or the course you have chosen to study before you go on to explain how your academic background has helped you fit into the program you have chosen. I don't really see any strong personal or professional traits on your part that would convince me that you have the capacity to stand out as an applicant and as a scholar, should you win the scholarship. There are no honors or recognition from your college days or profession that would indicate you are already a minor success in the field you have chosen. This is an important consideration when awarding a scholarship. You haven't really managed to set yourself apart from the other applicants because there is no stand out information about yourself or your scientific skills that makes you a better candidate than the strongest candidate the reviewer has read about so far. While this is a good draft for the motivational letter, it is not an effective motivational letter. You may want to rethink the content and improve upon it while you still have the time.