Here’s a sample recommendation letter for scholarship with some tips and format.
SAMPLE RECOMMENDATION LETTER FOR SCHOLARSHIP – Here are some tips for writing this letter and a format you can use as a guide.
A recommendation letter is a formal document that describes a person’s qualifications and suitability for a role. There’s a pool of highly competitive participants and applicants out there, and this letter could be used as an advantage. A well-written letter would be effective in making you stand out from the other applicants.
In writing a good recommendation letter, some of the things you must consider are the following:
- Being concise in describing how you know the person, identifying their strengths, and indicating the skills that make them qualified.
- In giving examples, be concrete and specific. Avoid generalizing when telling stories about a student’s character.
- Indicate the reasons why the student is a good fit for the role.
- Make the letter unique.
- In the introduction of the letter, explain how you know the student. In the body, tell stories about the character of the student and describe his or her personal strengths, intellectual interests, integrity, and leadership ability.
- Make a direct recommendation, and in the closing, express your openness to further questioning.
Here’s a letter format you can follow:
[Name]
[Address]
[Contact]
[Date]
[Recipient Name]
[Recipient Address]
[Recipient Contact]
SALUTATION (example: To Whom It May Concern: or Dear Mr./Ms./Dr. [Last Name])
BODY OF LETTER
(single space in between sentences and double space in between paragraphs)
(you can use the block style format)
CLOSING SALUTATION (example Respectfully yours, Yours sincerely, Cordially, Respectfully, and for the less formal letter, you may use All the best, Best, Thank you, Regards)
SIGNATURE
(Under your closing, leave four single spaces between your typed full name, title, and other contact details you may want to include)
Here’s an example body for this recommendation letter:
To whom it may concern:
I am writing this letter to recommend to you Angelica Cruz for the Science and Technology Scholarship program of the city. I was her Math teacher during her 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.
Being her mentor at such a period of time, I must say that Miss Cruz possesses skills and abilities that make her fit to have the scholarship. She is critical and analytical in solving problems and her ability to grasp theories and concepts easily always impresses me.
There are summary and periodical examinations that she gained perfect scores and she has always been an active participant in our discussions. I have great respect for her capacity and abilities and I believe that she is a deserving candidate for the scholarship program. I strongly encourage you to consider her for this scholarship.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at 555-5555 or [email protected]
Sincerely,
(sign)
Norma Quinto