Faculty recommendations are a crucial component in all fellowship applications. Their insights into students’ intellect, interests, and personal qualities help review committees develop a unique image of the candidate.
FOR STUDENT/ALUMNI FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS
URF Guide for Securing Letters of Recommendation
FOR STUDENTS TO SHARE WITH FACULTY
Many fellowships provide guidelines and detailed instructions on what to include in letters of recommendations. We have linked several fellowships below for convenience
Fulbright Scholarship for Study/Research & Fulbright Scholarship for English Teaching Assistantship (ETA)
Rhodes/Marshall/Mitchell/Churchill Scholarships
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program
PD Soros Foundation for New Americans
For additional advice on writing successful letters of recommendation, please read this article from Inside Higher Ed.