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Recommendation Letter for Scholarship Application – Full Details

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An ultimate guide on how to write a Recommendation Letter for Scholarship Application. A Letter of recommendation is a letter that is made by the one who knows you, who can recommend you for something.

Now it can be a Job, Scholarship or any other thing. We will focus on How to write the best Recommendation Letter for a Scholarship. This letter plays an important role in any scholarship. The scholarship application is incomplete without a letter of recommendation.

The Recommendation letter provides information regarding the character, qualities, and achievements of a candidate to fulfil the basic criteria of a chosen scholarship. The best thing is to see the sample of a recommendation letter for student. Consider this letter as an important part of the application selection. The recommendation letter for students is highly recommended. There is no scholarship without a recommendation letter.

I have started preparing the guides and the required documents for a successful scholarship. I have also published a guide on Motivation Letter for Scholarship Application. Do not write a letter of recommendation yourself. Always ask your Boss, professor or anyone who knows you best and has the capability to write such letters. I have also provided examples of letters of recommendation for scholarship as well as a Recommendation letter sample below.

Things to Keep in Mind for Recommendation Letter for Scholarship Application

It’s very simple, and easy if you follow the right path. Do not worry as you don’t have to write it. It should be written by someone else.

Do not confused if you see reference letter. Reference letters and recommendation letter both are same.

Who can Write a Recommendation Letter for You?

Note: As we said this topic is about the Recommendation Letter for Scholarship only.

This letter will be written by a teacher, a professor, or a counsellor. it also depends on the type of scholarship and criteria.

One example of a letter of recommendation can be if you have applied to a sports scholarship program or any athletic Scholarship. Then the letter must be an athletic coach. I think you get my point and what I mean to say.

How to Write (Format of Recommendation Letter)

A scholarship letter of recommendation should fill an entire page (approximately 300 – 500 words) and contain a letterhead, an introduction, 2 body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Letterhead

At the top left or right-hand corner of the page, the author should include the following information:

  • Date of Writing
  • Full Name
  • Title
  • School or University Name, logo
  • Street Address
  • City, State, Zip Code
  • Preferred Contact (optional)

Introductory Paragraph

The introductory paragraph will briefly introduce the candidate. Name and Specific details of the candidate’s suitability will be described in the body paragraphs, so the introduction only needs to be 2 or 3 sentences in length. In the blank white space “Write your full name”.

In the introductory paragraph, the author (a teacher) simply states who they are recommending for which scholarship and the nature and length of their relationship with the candidate.

Main Body Paragraph

In the first body paragraph of the letter, the author will describe the ways in which the candidate fulfils the criteria for the scholarship like the candidate’s grades and academic performance.

The author will make their best to make recommendations worthier of consideration. This paragraph should be approximately 3 to 5 sentences in length.

In the blank white space “Write your full name”.

Conclusion

A scholarship recommendation letter should end with a concluding paragraph which emphasizes the author’s endorsement of the candidate and leaves an invitation to contact the author by email or telephone (a preferred contact, not necessarily both).

The author will also need to sign the letter by hand in order to certify its authenticity. This conclusion should leave the reader with a deep impression of the author’s confidence in the candidate and will generally run from 2 to 4 sentences in length.

The samples of recommendation letter for scholarship is given below.

1# Sample of Scholarship Recommendation Letter for student

This recommendation letter is written by a professor of a university for her student.

2# Another Example of Recommendation Letter

The sample of recommendation letter is written by a Head of a company or a project for her employee recommending her for scholarship.

Now you have a complete knowledge about a reference letter. Recommendation letter and motivation letter for scholarship both plays an important role. Here we have top Fully Funded Scholarships for 2022-23 to apply. Apply for Scholarships in 2022

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