How to use the application portal

To access the application portal, click on the link on the scholarships page, or you can access the portal directly here.  

The first time you arrive at the portal, you need to Register. Submit your email address and create a password. You will be sent a verification link to that email address. Once you have clicked on the verification link in your email, you will be able to log in to the portal.  

Please be sure to add [email protected] to your email safe sender list to ensure our messages are not filtered into your junk email folder. 

When you log in,  

– Select Apply from the banner at the top of the page. 

– Select Apply for myself/Apply as Individual. See screenshot

On the next screen, you will enter your personal details. These answers will automatically populate in your application form. See screenshot

The first time you save or exit your application, you will be sent an automated email confirming that you have started an application, and your application reference number. You will use this reference number when you return to the portal to continue working on your application. Please check your email junk folder if you cannot find the email confirmation in your inbox.

Once you have started your application, you can exit the portal and return to edit it later. The application form autosaves at 60-minute intervals, but you can manually activate a save by opening a different section of the application form than the one you are currently working on. For example, if you are typing your answers in Section D, click and open any other section to enforce a save.

Log into the application portal to continue with your application.

When you log in,

– Select Dashboard from the banner at the top of the page.

– Select Applications/View your applications. See screenshot

– On the next screen, double click on your application reference number. It will open the application request.

– Click Continue this application to open the form and continue working on it. See screenshot

Once you have started an application, do not click “Apply” in the top banner menu. This will start a new blank application form. Please follow the steps above to retrieve your existing application.

Once you click the final submit button or the application deadline has been reached, you can no longer edit your application. When you submit your application, you will receive an email confirming that it has been received.

To communicate with you about your application, we will send you messages within the application portal. Each time we send you a message in the portal, you will receive a notification email alert. Please add [email protected] to your email safe sender list to avoid alerts being filtered into a junk-email folder.

To check for messages on the portal, log in, select Dashboard from the banner at the top of the page, then select View messages.

If you think your application should be ready to submit, but there is no submit button, there is an error on your form. These are the most common errors:

WORDCOUNT

A text box may have exceeded the wordcount even though the number of words you have typed is within the limit. The system calculates double spaces as extra words. Check for double spaces in your text at the beginning of sentences or between words and remove them.

MANDATORY FIELDS MISSING

If you have not answered one or more of the mandatory questions, you will have an error message which states Please complete all required fields. See screenshot

– Check the summary of your application form shown below the statement. Any fields with Required written in red underneath them will indicate a mandatory field which has not been completed.

– Click on the Edit button at the top of the section. It will return you to that place in the live form where a mandatory field has not been completed.

– Once the missing fields have been completed, the error message will change to state All mandatory fields are completed and the Submit button will appear.

If you have another issue with the application portal or cannot submit your application, you can send a message through the portal or contact [email protected]

To send us a message via the portal:

When you log in,

– Select Dashboard from the banner at the top of the page.

– Select Applications/View your applications.

– On the next screen, double click on your application reference number. It will open the application request.

– Scroll down past the application section, to Messages.

– Click on the link to create a new message.

– You can type text and add attachments, such as a screen shot of any error messages.

Log into the application portal.

When you log in,

– Select Dashboard from the banner at the top of the page.

– Select Applications/View your applications.

– On the next screen, double click on your application reference number. It will open the application request.

– Click Continue this application to open the stage 2 application form.

– You can return to edit it in the same way as the stage 1 application.

You can view your stage 1 application which you submitted by clicking on the View application form button, but you cannot edit it.

You are requested to provide details of your relevant education and employment experience.

You will be asked to upload your CV. We’d prefer this as a PDF, however if this is not possible, other formats such as Word documents will be accepted.

If you do not have an existing CV and do not wish to create one, you can use our standardised CV template here.

We would like your CV to contain the following information:

Education

• Start Date and End Date: the dates when you started and ended your course.
• Results: the result or award that you achieved when you completed or graduated from the course e.g. 1^st Class Hons, 2:1, Distinction, Pass.
• Course: the name or title of the course.
• Institution: the name of the institution, university or school where you studied the course.

Employment:

• Start Date and End Date: the dates when you started and ended your employment or voluntary position.
• Job title: your job title during your employment or voluntary position.
• Organisation: the name of the organisation you worked or volunteered for.
• Role description: provide a brief description of your role and your key responsibilities.

Aim for a 1-3 minute clip. If you create an audio clip we hope you will also submit a photo of yourself.

– If you are submitting by video or audio, prepare your clip and upload it via our secure sharepoint link. We will share this directly with stage 3 candidates.

– If you are preparing an audio file, we hope you will accompany this with a photo of yourself. You can upload your photo(s) via the same link.

Notes on submitting a video or audio file

Upon following a link, you will be taken to a sharepoint link which displays the text ‘A member of “The Snowdon Trust” is requesting files for: Snowdon Master’s Scholarship Stage 3 video submission”

Here, you can upload your video or audio file. You will be prompted to enter your first and last name – please make sure this matches your application in Benefactor.

Once you press ‘upload’, we will be able to view your submission. If you wish to upload multiple files, you can select ‘upload more files’.

Aim for around 250 – 400 words text. You can prepare a document and upload it, or enter your text directly in the text box. You can submit your photo as a file in Benefactor, or via our sharepoint link.

– If preparing a document a PDF file is preferred, but other formats such as Word documents will also be accepted.

– If writing your biography in the text box provided, we hope you will accompany this with a photo of yourself. You can upload your photo in the box named “Photo upload”.