Introduction.
Study plans are schedules that designate studying times and learning objectives for specific courses or classes. Similar to a work schedule or a school schedule, a study plan outlines exact times for certain days and specific courses.
Create a study plan to become more organized and hold yourself accountable for learning objective deadlines. While applying for admissions or scholarships, you may be asked to submit a study plan that outlines your objectives and goals during your next course.
A few colleges demand Motivational letter independently alongside the study plan/research plan.
How to write a Study Plan?
You can create a study plan to become more organized and hold yourself accountable for learning objective deadlines.
Your study plan should include (at minimum) these 9 important notes:
- Full name
- Your most recent education
- Achievements made an overview
- Outline learning objectives and assignment schedules (if any)
- Experiment objectives/expected outcomes
- Future academic goals
- Changes in study habits
- Outline Strengths
- Write your Weaknesses & your plans to counter them
5 Steps to Create a Study Plan
Maximize your study plan and its potential with these five essential steps:
STEP #1: THE PURPOSE OF STUDY PLAN
First of all, define the purpose of your study plan. Is it for your college courses? Is it for applying to scholarships?
A study plan for applying to scholarships requires a little more research and time versus a study plan for college courses. Be sure you are including all the information that is pertinent to the purpose of the study plan.
STEP #2: THE TIME CHART IN STUDY PLAN
A time chart enables you to discover how much time you are spending on each activity throughout your day. For example, maybe you spend 2 hours a day with your dog in the park.
Create a time chart to take notes about everything you do during the day, whether it’s at work, home, or school. Be sure that the notes you are taking are very detailed.
So later you can look at your chart and decide where you can plug in an extra hour of studying and where you’re going to lose an hour.
STEP #3: SCHEDULE EVERYTHING IN STUDY PLAN
Your time chart should have helped you recognize and determine which days and what times will be the most beneficial for your studying. Take those dates and times and update them into your monthly calendar.
If your time chart shows that Wednesday and Friday from noon to two are your best studying sessions, then be sure you block those times off in your monthly calendar.
Writing it down in your calendar not only helps you remember it better but makes it seem more important, like a doctor’s appointment.
STEP #4: DEFINE STUDY GOALS IN STUDY PLAN
At the beginning of each week or at the beginning of each study session, determine why you need to study, what you need to study the most, what you need to improve on, and what objectives or goals you plan to achieve.
STEP #5: FOLLOW YOUR STUDY SCHEDULES IN STUDY PLAN
It may seem easy to miss out on one study session to go to the movies with your friends but making up the study time later in the week is going to cause you stress and anxiety.
Work hard to really stick to your time chart and study session calendar. If you skip once, you’re more likely to skip again. Do your best not to get behind.
Why do you need a Study Plan?
The study plan is a great tool to help you succeed in your educational endeavors. It will aid in the organization of your schedules and make you feel accountable.
The Study plan will help to remind you of important due dates. Personalizing your study plan requires you to sit down and think about your time management skills.
It is the Study Plan that forces you to ask yourself questions such as, “Have I spent enough time on my studies lately?” or “Did I spend more time hanging out with friends than studying for my last exam?”
Therefore, being able to answer those questions will provide insight into your current time management skills. You may find that the hours you spend hanging out with friends or playing video games is three times as much as you spend on your studies.
Tips on Writing a Study Plan
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Don’t Overbook Dates
Figure out which days are light days and which days are filled to the max on your study plan. On days where your commitments are low, pack in extra hours of studying.
Vice versa, plan on losing a couple of hours of studying on the days that appointments are scheduled on or lots of errands have to run. Be sure to look ahead and keep in mind any projects or exams that will take up a large amount of your time.
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Personalize It
A personalized study plan will also help you become aware of how much time you need to put into studying to effectively learn and understand a subject. All students are different, and some students learn much faster than others.
Students that learn at a slower pace oftentimes need more time to register learning objectives because their brains cannot process information as quickly as faster learners.
You may discover you need to study an extra 2 or 3 hours a night, for 3 nights a week, instead of studying for 45 minutes each night.
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Keep Updating Your Plan
Prior to each study period, your study plan needs to be updated to outline specific goals, learning outcomes, objectives, and study materials specific to that study session.
Also, create a study plan that answers why you are studying, and what you need to improve on to achieve the learning outcomes you set.
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Maximize Effectiveness
While you don’t want to skip scheduled sessions in the Study plan, you also do not want to exhaust yourself in your studies. Be reasonable and allow yourself sufficient study breaks in between sessions and during your sessions.
If further help is needed in your study sessions, consider hiring a tutor or studying with a friend. In fact, having a study partner creates discussions that facilitate the learning process.
Study Plan Sample and Study Plan Example can be download from the link below:
Download: Study plan Sample
Dear Mr. Waqas,
I did B.Sc in textile engineering and i hold CGPA 3.72 out of 4:00. Can i apply for china government scholarship? If i apply how much the chance that i will get scholarship?
You can apply for CSC scholarship. 100% chances with acceptance letter and 90% chances without acceptance.
Please i want know the deadline for 2019/2020 application and submission csc documents
yes you can,
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any time i go csc web, i always get the message “Server maintenance in is in process please wait”, is there any other link?
Kindly check again, it is working now and you can now apply for CSC scholarship.
My cgpa is 3.139 done mechanical engg from uet..how many chances of winning fully funded scholarship
Dear Waqas can you share the sample study plan for PhD.
Hi respected sir,
Sir I am a graduate student of BS Computer Science and applying for CSC, sir in CSC form study plane is require, sir if you have any samples about my field, please sir send me.
Thanks
Regards: Falakniaz
Do I need an agent to apply for a CSC scholarship? I live in Ghana. And would I be given a supervisor for my masters program?
No need to apply through agent for CSC Scholarship. Application procedure is very easy. kindly have a look at CSC Scholarship application process section of our website.
I just tried the link you left on this comment and it took me to a broken link. Could you please guide me in applying to the CSG Scholarship
i have got acceptance latter.what are the required documents and how can i apply .
Salam, I am currently applying for the Chinese government scholarship but having some difficulty writing a study plan. Must the study plan be nothing less than 800 words? Thank you
For a Master degree applicant for any scholarship it is advised to write a unique Study plan consisting of at least 800 words.
Do we need to write a study plan as well as a research plan for masters students? Thank you for your help.
what about undergraduate students? how many words do I have to write at least ?
How many words is the study plan?
Ideally a study plan must consist of at least 800 words for Master degree applicants and over 1200 words for PhD applicants.
for CSC: Undergraduate students- 200
Masters students- 800
please how can i write “A STUDY PLAN” for csc scholarship…what are the process and key point too write about …thanks
Study plan sample you can view here.
HI
I NEED A STUDY PLAN FOR STATISTIC FACULTY IN MASTER DEGREE
Thank you for help.
Iam graduate of nurse i want to apply CSC scholarship
can i apply with a Higher National Diploma for Masters?
Dear Mr. Waqas!
My question is when recommendation letter is to be attested by an associate professor, is it required to get letter stamped as well signed by the professor? I am asking this because some people say that stamp is not required. Please tell me about it.
My academic record is not particularly astounding, but its not bad either. My GPA was 3.47, to tell you the truth I was capable of achieving more but at the time I got my hands full as I were quite active at the student body. This is apparent during my final year when I retired from my position at the student body my grade immediately shot up to 3.95, I did perfect especially at my thesis I even won the highest grade title in my last semester. Now its been 2 years since my graduation, and I have been working at major governmental projects since then. My question is how can I make my study plan as good as the sample above considering I was not being a model academic student at that time?
how to get acceptance letter?
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Hello good day.. Thanks for study its so excellent.. Please am so confused with other study plan i saw online. A study plan is an organized schedule that students create that outlines study times and learning goals….please i have an interview tomorow i really dont know which i will be asked of
hello..i am applying for the japanese government Mext schoolarship and i am having difficulties in contacting professors.I cant find their emails
waqas muhammad what is your opinion about the scholarship in Japan..how this study plan is differ from china..
Hi .
Can I apply for PhD in sociology on scholarship base
Sir, waqas . How we can write a good study plan to apply for scholarship as economics student in Mphill
helo waqas bro. I done Msc In Agriculture, Plz Help me writing a Reserach plan for phd for csc scholership
Found your article very helpful! Thank you soo much Mr waqas
Excellent forum for information sharing and i my self really inspired with the different format, study plan, motivation letter etc.
Hello sir AoA!
What kind of documents should be ready before applying for csc???
hello brother
i completed BS(IT) with 65% marks and have a lot of international certifications .
chances to get csc scholarship ?
please is there a service charge?? do i have to pay some money as a visa application process fee?
sorry…do i have to pay money as a scholarship application process fee?
After writing the study plan do i also have to write motivation letter for PhD program? what are the major difference between the two, please?
Dear Mr. Waqas
I did sociogy and i got 3,40 out of 4. Can i apply for China Scholarship ? If i apply how much the chance that i will get scholarship?
Dear Mr. Waqas
I did sociology and i got 3,40 out of 4. Can i apply for China Scholarship ? if apply how much the chance that i will get scholarship?
Greetings!
My name is Ihsan Ullah and I just completed my bachelors degree in Electronics. I acquired 3.82 GPA out of 4.00 GPA. Now I wish to apply to china for masters and I am hoping if you could assist me in this regard as I don’t know about the procedure of how to apply to CSC scholarships.
Your help in this regard will be highly appreciated, Thanks.
please dear would you mind me if you tell me how can I meet advisor for agricultural product processing and storage engineering in jiangsu university
Hi. What are the differences between a study plan and a research plan or are they the same?
Study plan is actually given by Master degree students and research proposal is actually a detailed version of your study plan which is asked by doctoral degree students to provide alongside their applications.
hello Mr. Yousaf,
I want to ask that if I apply for Phd. program then I don’t need to submit study plan
how can one submit fee for registration in china also do we need to send original recommendation latter or just need to submit notarized copies
Hibakmuse03@gmail.com
can u plz guide me that what should be written in proposed study plan ?
Muhammad me i have ssce certificate, so how can i write for study plan
Please, anytime I visited the CSC link to create an account, after entering my email and password, the response I did got is that the email and the password is not valid, please what can cause this?
Dear Waqas,
I have bachelor degree–B.Sc Engineering Technology in Electrical from UET Lahore, and i hold CGPA 3.35 out of 4:00. Can i apply for china government scholarship for MS Engineering Program? If i apply how much the chance that i will get scholarship?
i want to study for master but am having a diploma certificate,will i be accepted?
really i want to say you are so gentle that you answer the all questions one by one as they asked !!
The language of the study ( phd) is English or china
Please can you get admission for masters program without writing a study plan? Also I did Bachelor of Education in Accounting and got 3.1 out of 4.0 as CGPA. Can I get opportunity to study MBA in Finance in Chinese Government Scholarship.
Dear Brother, Is it necessary to fill out both university online registration form and CSC form. Secondly how can we guess that the very university required online registration too??
I am currently applying for CSC and need help on how to go about writing a study plan . Am applying for masters scholarship with a GPA of 3.59 and what are my chances of getting this scholarship base on academic merits?
am Gozah from Ghana currently working my thesis for MPhil in Mathematics (Financial engineering). i will be graduating in July, can I also apply for the CSC scholarship now. however, i have MBA certificate and what is the chance of winning the scholarship if I want to PhD in Financial Engineering and Mathematics.
should recommendation letter be written by only Professor, what about senior lecturer.
Please l want to find out if l can use diploma in marketing to apply csc schorlarship
Sir,
Is it true that the “Chinese Govt scholarship under CSC ” only provide “going air ticket” and then the Candidate pays the return air ticket ? en-lighten me about the scholarship value/benefits
I am applying in Master Degree. WHAT is the basic need study plan or research proposal? Kindly Help me.
are these scholarship available now? and ending date is 5 March 2018?
I would love to apply for csc scholarship but am finding difficult in getting a school with my choice of study. Am interested in
M.sc clinical psychology, child psychology, developmental psychology or early childhood studies. Please can you refer me to any of the Chinese school that offers this course. Thanks
Blessing from Nigeria
I’m now tried to apply a PhD scholarship at Hungary. But the problem is writing a research proposal, I mean I don’t know the correct format and contents should be there as a proposal. In a limited number of words and pages how can I writes a short summery of research proposal?
Sir, I want to ask that, Japan govt is offering a teacher training scholarship program of 18 months through japan embassy.
I am a teacher and I have specialty or Master in Math.I have Filled “Reach Feild” as Mathematics Education.
I want a suggestion to fill “research plan” that may increased my chance of scholarship.Please guide me about that
M.Yousaf, I need research proposal or study plane about china pakistan cooperation on fruits and vegetables or agricultural practices. saeed.393@yahoo.com or my whatssup is 03318006106 . kindly help.
thank you regard Saeed Ahmed.
Is the study plan same as statement of purpose?
Dear,
I did BS in Computer Science with B Grade having CGPA 3.02/4.00 in 2011 from Pakistan. Now I want to get Graduation leading to Phd. Scholarship from China. What you think that is there any chances for me to get Scholarship.
Assalamuaalikum. My name is Muhammad Farukh Tanveer. i want to apply for a china Government Scholarships. I have completed my Masters with a CGPA of 3.42/4. Now i am applying for a PHD in Electrical Engineering & Information and Communication Engineering. How much chance do i have to get a full CSC scholarship???
Sir my passport will be expire in end of September .do I need to make new or apply on this one for CSC .thanks
Could you plz guide me how to write study plan??
I have done my BE in Civil Engineering with 81.6% but degree will be awarded in end of march and most of the Chinese universities deadline to submit application is in march. So is there any alternate to complete my Application in CSC 2018.
Dear Waqas Sir.
My Name Shakir Amjad
I did B.Sc in Agriculture Mechanization and i hold CGPA 3.45 out of 4:00. Can i apply for china government scholarship? If i apply how much the chance that i will get scholarship?
I get Acceptance letter For the same department
i need study plan for master
can u help me
how can one submit fee for registration in china also do we need to send original recommendation latter or just need to submit notarized copies
please reply me some as soon as posssible
plz help mi have no idea for study plan and i have done msc botany plz tell me about study plan for scholarship
online application form is not opening, i am trying from last 2 weeks
Asalam o alikum.
I want to do PhD in veterinary sciences under studentship/ scholarship, from any European country i.e Australia,Switzerland, UK etc. How i will get admission?I studied in institutes where English was the medium of instruction for all courses. However i did n,t appear in any English language examination i.e IELTS etc .
good evening ! i am going to apply for csc scholarship i a m from tunisian i would like to know my chances to get accepted is it easy if all my papers are correct and i have a good grades as well because i dont have an acceptance letter ! thanks in advance
Please can a get a sample research plan, Japan scholarship specifically Stated :Describe in detail and with specifics-particularly concerning the ultimate goals of your research at YNU. Your academic background and research methodology should be included”.
sir please tell me about best university in china which offer scholarship for master in engineering management in English.Thanks
What is the last date to apply for csc scholarship
Hi Muhammad Yousaf. Can you help. I must write study plany for csc scholarship.
If you help i am very glad. Please help me)))
I am in a management student.I am complete my master’s degree from Bangladesh University. my result are CGPA 3.22 out of 4. can I apply again master’s degree from Chinese government scholarship..
please can i have your we chat ID?
dear bro i did pharm d and i want to study in china and i have no acceptance letter plz tell me thats how much chances is for me to get an admission
Hello. How to write a study plan undergraduate?
Hi.. for the csc scholarship do I need to write a study plan for undergraduate programme?
Hi.. do I need to write a study plan for undergraduate programme for the csc scholarship?
Please can i know the differences between the Shanghai Government Scholarship of class A and Class B type of scholarship.
please i need direction on how to apply for csc scholarship
I completed Pre-engineering in 2004. After that I started doing jobs. Now I am serving a Chinese company. I want to learn Chinese. Very basic things I have learnt from Chinese here. I want to be a professional Chinese interpreter. For this I am seeking one year scholarship only for Chinese in China. Is it possible that I will get chance to get scholarship in this scenario?
Hello
I have received a letter of acceptance from a supervisor from Jaingsu university, on a condition of csc scholarship or JSU Scholarship. Even though i did not apply for the that course on the online application. Please what should i do about that. Kindly advise.
i have done my BS Physics degree with CGPA 3.1/4.0 now i want to get studentship for research in Germany, without ielts, my english is proficent for my studies, how can i get?
I am applying China AUN scholarship but the application registration stated audit. How can i log in and complete application online?
what is the difference between:
Study plan and SOP
Study plan and research plan
when only ask to submit study plan , should a phd student require to submitt research proposal
is it a must that the study plan of undergraduate could be a minimum of 400 words
Hi iam abdul hanan done bsit with cgpa 2.48 can i aply for csc
Slam, i from pakistan. I have done M.A English language and literature from NUML university in 2017 with a CGPA of 3.34/4.00. I want to apply for Master degree in china. How much chance is for me? And how i can write a study plan? plz guide me.
Hi … thank you very much for your cooperation and your help.
i would kindly ask about the structure of the study plan
what does it consist of?
salut. s’il vous plaît j’ai fait une demande de bourse sur le site du SCC depuis Mars 2018 mais jusqu’à ce jour je n’ai eu aucune réponse.j’aimerais savoir quelle est la procédure habituelle après la demande et ce qui peut expliquer l’absence de réponse. Merci
Hi
Mr. Yousaf could you please help me write my study plan for study permit. How do we start it for BBA
Login Link Plz Dear,
I am going to be 40 years in December 2018. Can I apply CSC or UNIST scholarship in upcoming year??
Salam Sir
I complete my LLB degree from University of Swabi with 3.2 CGPA and now I want to study LLM from Chinese universities but the study plan so difficult for me I try my best many time but I failed.
Dear Waqas,
I earned my Master degree in Chemical Engineering from UET Lahore this year,now i want to do P.hd from china kindly guide me regarding research proposal.
Regards.
Dear sir,
you said in the above comment that study plan is for master and research proposal is for PhD student. So PhD student just need to submit the research proposal.? or study plan too?
Sir how can I apply for phd mathematics can you help me right now I m in china and I want fully funded scholarship
AoA Sir,
I am a law graduate and want to get admission in llm with full fledged scholarship in foreign countries like,china Australia,Taiwan etc.Therefore humbly request you be informed procedure for admission and also guide me in thiz regard.
Please what are the chances for a person with a GPA of 3.24 out of 4.00 win the CSC scholarship? Thank you
I have a bachelor of science degree in statistics with first class honored at kwame nkrumah university of science and technology , ghana. can I apply for master degree admission with scholarship in economics. If so what is my chance of getting scholarship?
Thank you Muhammad Yousaf for your assistance, I have a master’s degree in civil engineering (structural option) and so far I have published one paper, can I apply for a PhD scholarship with only one paper published?
Sir I really confused how to apply Chinese governmental scholarship I need to guid me step by step please thanks
Hi,
I am a female from Islamabad, need your help for PhD scholarship in China,
Kindly guide.
Best Regards
Hey. I complete my BBA Hons in finance now I want o to apply for CSC scholarship so I complete all the requirements but can you manage a study plan for me I will mail you all of the requirements please reply me I will wait for your response.
i’ve done my graduation from Virtual University Of Pakistan. Can I apply for CSC Scholarship?
Dear, Salam. I did my MS in Management Sciences major in Project Management. I have applied on the CSC portal in the previous session but there is no response from that side. whilst, showing “In Progress” Status on the portal.
what should I do now?
let me guide plz…………….
Sir kindly send me study plan for master program in economics
My email account is
saleem tariq377@gmail.com
Hello,
Is it ok if I add any reference in my study plan?
Best Regards,
Md Shah Neowaz
i need to apply for a china i need a study plan for pharmacology
if i want to get chinese Govermint Scholarship ( Undergrduted ) i have to write study or research plan or no ?
Hi! how can I prepare a study plan, please help me with it?
Sir how can I apply to the school address eg Nanjing University
Hi and my regards,
sir I have just filled the csc scholarship application, but now don’t know how to upload the University which i prefer.
This web help me a lot to understand how to write a study plan thank u soo much
It was a useful information about a study plane I have ever seen. But what was state in the information it did not considered in the sample at the end.
How do I apply for the Chinese Undergraduate scholarship