Students seeking scholarships to help support their studies should start making their applications at least 1 year before the time they plan to enroll in school. Scholarships are available for both graduate and undergraduate. It is best for students to get their scholarships before traveling as the chances of getting scholarship after enrolment is limited and mostly based on High academic performance and the need of individual student.
Scholarship awards can be spent on tuition, but it can also be used for books, housing, food (you can’t study on an empty stomach) or even computers and software. It will depend on the scholarship disbursement rules which will come directly from the committee awarding you the funds. When you receive the scholarship money you may receive the money in one chunk before school begins, or it can be distributed in installments between both semesters.