Personally delivering your application (Sample)
Date…
(Scholarship) Coordinator
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
504 C Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Dear Scholarship Coordinator:
I recently learned of the (scholarship/internship/fellowship) offered by your organization. I believe I would make an ideal candidate. Please send me an application and any other information pertaining to the (scholarship). I have enclosed a self-addressed stamped envelope for your convenience. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to receiving the requested paperwork.
Sincerely,
(your signature)
(Your mailing address)
Master’s-Level Application Requirements
1. Cover page that provides the following information about the applicant
* Full name
* Address
* Telephone number
* Email address
* College, school, and program of study (for example: College of Health Sciences; School of Health Sciences; Master of Public Health program)
* Statement that the applicant is applying for a master’s-level Commitment to Social Change Scholarship
2. Writing a short essay
3. Toefl score
4. The transcript
5. Position statement that
* Describes the applicant’s past and current projects or activities that demonstrate his or her capacity to effect social change
* Identifies the applicant’s role or level of involvement in these projects or activities
* Explains the link between the applicant’s social change goals and activities and his or her program of study (for example: How will your University degree help you achieve your social change goals?)
* Is double-spaced with 1-inch margins, and is a minimum of two pages and a maximum of five pages in length
* Is written in APA style
6. Two (2) letters of recommendation that specifically address the applicant’s ability to effect social change. (No more than two letters of recommendation will be accepted.)
* Letters of recommendation may be written by
o Colleagues who can specifically address the applicant’s role in projects or activities discussed in the applicant’s position statement
o Individuals, groups, or organizations who have benefited from the programs or activities discussed in the applicant’s position statement
* Letters of recommendations must
o Discuss the applicant’s role in social change projects or activities outlined in the applicant's position statement
o Explain the relationship between the applicant and the colleague, individual, group, or organization writing the recommendation
o Be written in support of the applicant's submission to the Commitment to Social Change Scholarship (Blanket letters of recommendation, in which the Commitment to Social Change Scholarship program is not specifically referenced, will not be accepted.)
o Be submitted electronically to .... the author of the letter, not the applicant
7. Additional required supporting materials
* The applicant’s current curriculum vitae
* Supporting documentation (maximum of two documents) that provides detailed, concrete evidence of the social change projects and activities described in the applicant’s position statement, which may include, but is not limited to
o A presentation developed by the applicant about the project or activity
o Project-related materials such as brochures or fliers
o Newspaper articles written about the activity
