Thank you for supporting your applicant in their pursuit of a national fellowship. The discipline-specific expertise you provide is essential to our understanding of your applicant's knowledge, experience, and potential. Having early access to your insight and analysis will inform how we support your nominee as they develop their application and prepare for the potential of finalist interviews. Your expertise also helps us construct a stronger institutional endorsement letter.
Supporting a student pursuing a national or international fellowship demands a different, more focused letter than we are typically required to produce when students are applying for campus scholarships, research experiences, or even graduate school. I've created a one-page content guide which outlines five (and a bonus) key elements for any competitive letter at the national level.
Opportunity-specific guidance for recommenders
Since many recommenders are writing for more than one competition, I’ve created brief guides which highlight important information like internal and external deadlines, defining characteristics and quick links to official recommender instructions from the foundations themselves. I do my best to create easy to use resources, but I’m happy to talk you through any step that isn’t clear to you from our directions or those shared by the foundations.
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