Commonwealth-style development scholarship practice interview
Development need, study relevance, achievable outcomes and the applicant's capacity to turn postgraduate learning into public benefit. Practise the 5 questions selection panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the award
This interview assesses candidates for a Commonwealth-style scholarship focused on development outcomes. The panel wants a precise account of the problem, a course that supplies relevant methods and an achievable path from study to public benefit. Consult the official programme site for current eligibility, approved study routes and dates.
How to prepare
- Define one development problem narrowly enough to explain its causes, affected groups and constraints.
- Match modules or research opportunities to the capabilities your proposed work requires.
- Set out near-term actions, likely partners and sensible signs of progress after study.
- Prepare evidence that you have delivered useful work despite limited resources or uncertainty.
- Check the official programme site for current selection criteria and dates.
Common mistakes
- Describing a huge development challenge without defining the part you can influence.
- Listing course modules without explaining how their methods support the work.
- Confusing activities completed with benefits achieved.
- Promising rapid transformation without acknowledging partners or constraints.
What to expect
A real selection interview
5 questions the way selection panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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