Sample Letter to Students

This is an example of a letter that might be sent to qualifying students at your institution. Please feel free to adapt it to your specific institution and chapter. It is offered only as a tool to assist you in informing qualified students of this scholarship opportunity. (Thanks to Baldwin-Wallace for the original example.)

Date

Dear Lifelong Learning Student (or title as appropriate for your institution):

Alpha Sigma Lambda which has its (Chapter Name) Chapter at (Name of your Institution), is offering a total of seven scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. Three scholarships in the amounts of $1500 and four scholarships in the amounts of $1200 will be awarded. You do not have to be a member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda chapter to be eligible to apply. Each college with an Alpha Sigma Lambda chapter may submit two applications. There are currently over 300 chapters in the U.S. but less than half of them submit applications.

You are being contacted because you have met the minimum requirements to apply. The scholarships are available only for students with at least a full calendar year of work needed to complete their undergraduate degree. This may include taking classes on a part-time basis. If you wish to submit an application, please contact my office (list phone number here) or (alternate phone number here) right away for the necessary forms. All parts of the application must be handed in together to the (name of your office or department) no later than (set a date that will allow the chapter councilor and/or committee at your chapter sufficient time to review all applications and choose only 2 for submission to the National Office). A local decision will be made if there are more than two requests.

In addition to the criteria mentioned above, a statement of leadership experiences by the student and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member are needed and will be evaluated on a comparison basis. Financial need will be considered but will not be a primary factor since the basis of this scholarship is for recognition of outstanding adult learners

This is an opportunity which could be beneficial to you, and I encourage you to examine the application procedures to determine if it is appropriate for you.

Sincerely,

Councilor Name
Councilor Title at Institution