There are many tips/tricks on the internet if you search "scholarship essays," but a winning scholarship essay is personal, heartfelt, and not written in one sitting. For a list of Common Application essay prompts and hints, check out Princeton Review's Blog for a list of things that readers are looking for. Remember you can write just a few of really good essays, and as long as they meet the requirements of the prompt, you can use one essay for many different applications or scholarships.