How to Write Scholarship Letter
12/12/2017
A scholar is a hardworking, brainy and intelligent student or adult. A scholarship is an honor given to her/him. A scholarship is usually in the form of financial support either only towards education fee or towards education fee cum travel or a 100% scholarship. A 100% scholarship is where the entire program is free for the person who is getting the scholarship.
A Scholarship Letter is the medium of informing a student that s/he has been found eligible for the scholarship based on certain criteria. But this letter is given only to a chosen few. The criteria of selecting someone or finding someone eligible for a scholarship could be:
- Excellent marks in the school board or university
- Performance at the entrance exams for the school or college giving out the scholarship
DOS AND DON’T’S OF SCHOLARSHIP LETTER
- A Scholarship Letter should be handed over to the deserving candidate after a careful evaluation or scrutiny of the applications received – the lives of one or only a few is at stake
- It should be short and precise
- A Scholarship Letter should give details of the criteria for selection to keep the channel of communication absolutely transparent
- It should be typed and not hand written
- The tone of the letter should be encouraging and inspirational
- It should only talk about the scholarship and the reasons for giving it to the reader
- If the letter talks about the results of the concerned individual it is good because it really is a feather in the cap
- A copy of the letter should always be posted on the school or college student notice board so that other students also derive inspiration from it
- Always check for any grammatical or punctuation errors
- A Scholarship Letter should be given well in time so that the student who is receiving it can plan her/his future course of action
- The program for which the scholarship can be used should also form an integral part of the letter
