IB Physics Scholarship Programme Free Tuition

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

This has been made possible by the partnership between the Institute of Physics and GradePod. Funding from the Institute of Physics has allowed GradePod to reduce the cost of tuition by 70% for successful applicants.

We welcome applications from students worldwide, but ask that you read the information below and follow the instructions carefully.

INFORMATION:

  • Applications will be reviewed upon submission and successful applicants will be informed by email.
  • The scholarship application will require one document: a reference letter from a respected and trusted adult in your life. The adult should not be directly related to you and should include contact details of the referee
  • Successful scholars will receive full access to TrIBe Physics until external exams are completed.
  • Successful scholars will be obliged to complete the following:
    • A short assessment on how grades/confidence have improved after two months of using GradePod
    • A review of GradePod to inform other IB students how useful you have found the course (video review preferred)
    • Read through the following webpage on the Institute of Physics Website: https://www.iop.org/careers-physics/your-future-with-physics 
    • Keep any login details and learning materials from the GradePod website private and not share with other students/teachers/websites/organisations.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Complete the application form on this webpage: www.gradepod.com/ib-scholarship 

(BEFORE YOU START) IMPORTANT NOTE:

There is no way to save the application once you've started.

Please make sure you have the answers to these questions before you start:

  1. What is your #1 challenge in IB Physics right now?
  2. What are your aspirations in life?

Please also make sure you have easy access to the following before you start:

  1. The electronic copy (word doc or PDF) of your letter of reference

PERSONAL DETAILS

Your personal details are required to contact you about the success of you application. Your data will be kept private and we won't share this personal data with anyone. If the IoP would like to contact you personally, we will request permission from you separately.

OPTIONAL DETAILS

GradePod is committed to equal opportunity in education. We do not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or any other protected class.

Information regarding gender, ethnic origin and race are optional. The information is requested for post-scholarship report generation only and in no way affects your selection for scholarship awards. 

PARENT / GUARDIAN DETAILS

It is a requirement that we can contact your parent / guardian about your involvement in this scholarship programme. Please only include details of one parent/guardian.

ACADEMIC DETAILS

In order to better serve you within the course, GradePod needs to know certain academic details. Only students at certified IBO world schools will be considered for this scholarship.

ASPIRATIONS

Please keep this section brief. Anything between 25 - 200 words.

#1 IB PHYSICS CHALLENGE

Please keep this section brief. Anything between 25 - 200 words.

REFERENCE LETTER

To complete your application, you should upload a reference in this section.

The reference letter should be from a respected adult in your life. Please choose someone who is not directly related to you (e.g. you could choose a teacher).

The reference should include contact details for your referee (i.e. full name, email address, relationship to applicant, postal address).

The size limit for this file upload is 10MB and you can upload the following formats:

  • Microsoft Word Document (.doc)
  • PDF File (.pdf)
  • Rich Text Format File (.rtf)
  • Plain Text File (.txt)

If you have any questions about the scholarship programme, please get in touch with Sally on [email protected]