Tri-Council Scholarship competitions
Writing a compelling support letter for scholarship applications is crucial. Understand your audience, know your subject, and highlight the candidate's excellence in academics, research, leadership, and EDI initiatives. Ensure the letter is detailed, yet professional, and showcases the candidate's uniqueness effectively. Avoid discipline-specific jargon, focus on the student over the research proposal, and provide evidence-backed skills, especially in areas like leadership and volunteerism. Preparation is key, so review the student's research proposal and CV before crafting the support letter.
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Tri-Council Scholarship Competitions Writing a compelling support letter
Importance of writing a good support letter
Know your subject
Constructing a support letter Ensure the letter is easy to navigate with separate paragraphs talking about the candidate s excellence in academics, research, and leadership, as well as activities that display a thoughtfulness towards EDI
Be detailed but not personal
Preparing to Write Make sure that you have read the student s research proposal to be included in the application and have seen their CV before writing
Uniqueness of the candidate
Avoid Discipline Specific Lingo
The student is more important than the research proposal
Evidence supported skills
Evidence supported skills
Volunteership or Leadership
Additional resources suggested by ranking committee members https://csw.arizona.edu/sites/default/files /avoiding_gender_bias_in_letter_of_refer ence_writing.pdf
