Sample Scholarship Thank You Letter

Sample   S cholarship   T hank   Y ou   L

etter  

 

[Date]  

 

Dear  

[ Name   o f   S cholarship]   f or   e xample,   H -­‐E-­‐B   S cholarship   E ndowment   D

onor(s),  

 

First   p aragraph:   s tate   p urpose   o f   l

etter  

 

I  was  very  happy  to  learn  that  I  was  a  recipient  of  the  [Name  of  scholarship.  

I  am  writing  to  

thank   y ou   f or   y our   g enerous,   f inancial   s upport   t owards   m y   h igher   e ducation.  

 

Second  paragraph:  share  a  little  about  yourself,  your  background,  goals,  and  indicate  why  the  

scholarship   i s   i mportant   t o   y

ou.  

 

I  am  a  Mathematics  major  who  plans  to  pursue  a  teaching  career  in  the  secondary  level.     I  am  

currently   a   junior   and   plan   to   graduate   in   the   fall   of   2012.       After   graduation,   I   will   seek  

employment   a t   o ne   o f   o ur   l ocal   p ublic   s chools   w ith   h opes   o f   i nspiring   o ther   s tudents   t o   a chieve  

a   h igher   e ducation.  

 

Third  paragraph:  close  by  thanking  the  donor  again  and  make  a  commitment  to  do  well  with  

the   d onor   i

nvestment.  

 

By  awarding  me  the  [Name  of  scholarship],  I  am  able  to  concentrate  on  what  is  important  for  

me,  education.     Your  financial  generosity  has  allowed  me  to  be  one  step  closer  to  my  goal  and  

has   i nspired   m e   t o   h elp   o thers   b y   g iving   b ack   t o   t he   c ommunity.     I   h ope   o ne   d ay   I   w ill   b e   a ble   t o  

help   o ther   s tudents   a chieve   t heir   g oal   j ust   a s   y ou   h ave   h elped   m e.  

 

Sincerely,  

[Sign   y our   n ame]  

[Type   y our   n

ame]  

[Your   a ddress]

 

[City,   S tate,   Z

ip]