Looking for a recommendation letter? In this blog, we have handpicked a few useful samples for you. These recommendation letters are applicable to all types of scenarios involving students, academicians, jobseekers etc.
Letter of recommendation (Sample1)
Sub: Recommendation letter for {student’s name} for {course}
Dear Mr/Ms {Recipient’s Name},
I am {Your name}, the {Title} of {College’s/School’s name} and the reason behind writing this letter is to recommend my student {student’s name} for the {course/programme name} of {New university’s/Job Institution’s name}, {city}. I have been acting as his/her professor/teacher and career advisor since three months now and hi/her interest in your university’s program makes me elated because that is a progressive step in his/her life.
As a dedicated and smart student that s/he is, the work s/he has done in these months of college/school speaks for itself. S/he excels in { the subject of candidate’s interest} and has made us in {competition/program the candidate has participated in}. He/ She is also the head of debating society and has set an exemplary standard for the juniors. The friendly nature, communicative personality and confident aura around him/her speak for itself and it is not surprising that s/he is every faculty member’s first choice in all aspects.
I thoroughly believe {candidate’s name} is an ideal candidate for this vacancy/fellowship/seat and all of us at {your institution’s name} is proud to send one of our best students for it. In the case of any queries, you can drop me a mail at {your email ID}.
Sincerely,
{Your Name}
Letter of recommendation for a student scholarship (Sample 2)
Sub: Recommendation letter for {student’s name} for {scholarship name}
Dear Mr/Ms {Recipient’s Name},
I, as a/the {title} of {your institution’s name}, am writing this letter to recommend my student Mr/Ms {candidate’s name} for a scholarship programme, {name of the programme/course}, in your institution/university. S/he has been a student of {your institution’s name} for {duration of studying} months and I have been his/her {the subject/course you have taught} professor/teacher/principal and mentor during his/her college/school life. I have known {candidate’s name} for {number of months} months now and I feel proud to tell you that s/he has been one of our best students till date.
As Mr/Ms {Candidate’s name}’s mentor, I can assure you of his/her excellence in the field of {name of the field that the candidate excels in and is applying for}. During his/her time here, the teacher’s panel always knew that this student was meant for greatness. An unending desire to learn, communicative personality, and a polite demeanour are some of the things which can touch upon the positive traits of {Candidate’s first name}. His/Her project/presentation/paper on {name of the topic} was so amazing that we still use it as an example for our current batches. As you can make out, {Candidate’s name} has been one of the most intelligent students of this institution along with being an ideal example for the generations to come. S/he had a keen interest in improving his/her skills to the level of perfection and had a firm belief in lending a helping hand to the fellow students. The fact that s/he has topped every batch during his/her journey in this institution is not surprising at all.
Our institution is proud of Mr/Ms {Candidate’s name} and we are well aware of his/her educational goals in life. Your institution can add another glorious feather to his/her cap and this scholarship can help him/her immensely in realizing his/her ambitions. I am sure of {Candidate’s first name} caliber and intelligence, and I am positive about him/her being an ideal choice for this scholarship. If you have any doubts or queries regarding Mr/Ms {Candidate’s last name}, feel free to connect with me at {Your email iD}. You can also call me at {Your phone number} in the case of any questions.
Regards,
{Your signature}
Letter of recommendation for a scholarship written for a personal contact (Sample 3)
Sub: Recommendation letter for {student’s name} for {course name}
Dear Mr/Ms {Recipient’s Name},
I, {Your name}, am writing this letter in support of Mr/Ms {Candidate’s name} and his/her application to your school’s/college’s/institution’s Scholarship program. I, as {Candidate’s name}’s {Your relationship to the candidate}, would like to request you to accept this letter as a formal letter of recommendation. I have known {Candidate’s name} since {number of months} months now and according to my observation, s/he is the most deserving candidate for a full/fifty percent scholarship to {name of the scholarship program/course/name of university/name of the institution}.
I have always looked up to {Candidate’s first name} as a person of principles, intellect, and patience. During our time together in {the university/college, coaching etc}, s/he always helped me with my academics, like a professor would. You would be surprised to know that our batch depended a lot on {Candidate’s name}’s notes and looked forward to his/her helping hand in {name of the subject the candidate excelled in, preferably the subject/course related to the motive of the scholarship program}. Not only his/her batchmates but the teachers/professors believed in {candidate’s name}’s abilities and expected him/her to reach greatness in every aspect. I have never seen a more dedicated and hardworking person than {candidate’s name} and I see him/her as a pioneer in his/her field of interest in the coming months.
Keeping in mind all his/her merits, I am sure that Mr/Ms {Candidate’s surname} would be the ideal person for this scholarship program and your institution would be as proud of his/her work as we are. I strongly recommend Mr/Ms {Candidate’s full name} for this program in {University’s name/institution’s name}. In the case of any doubts or queries, you can connect with me on {Your phone number} or email me at {Your email ID}.
Yours Sincerely,
{Your signature}
Letter of recommendation (Sample 4)
Sub: Recommendation letter for {candidate’s name} for the position of {vacancy/position/role}
Dear Mr/Ms {Recipient’s Name},
As the {Title} of {School’s name}, I am writing this letter to support my student, {Candidate’s name}’s desire to join {College name}. {Candidate’s first name} has been our student throughout his/her school life and you’d be glad to know that s/he has represented our school in the International Science Fair at Amsterdam too. You can very well imagine {Candidate’s first name}’s calibre and academic intelligence, and let me assure you that there’s a lot more to him/her along with this achievement.
{Candidate’s first name} was an extraordinary child since the beginning. S/he was calculative, disciplined and polite at the time when his/her peers were completely opposite to him/her. S/he has been a class and later, batch topper since the third standard and I feel proud to say that s/he is one of the top twenty-five twelfth board exam toppers in the city. Apart from his/her academic interests, s/he has been quite active in extracurricular activities. S/he is an avid reader, actor, and an excellent basketball player. There have been incidents where s/he single-handedly led the team towards victory. S/he is quite a leader and has been elected in various positions like Head boy/Head girl, sports captain, school prefect etc and I believe in his/her ability to lead this world in a better direction some day. S/he is very interested in pursuing astronomy and there is quite a chance of him/her being one for our country due to his/her physical agility, calculative personality and analytical thinking.
I would take the liberty to say that {Candidate’s first name} is one of our best students and we’re proud of him/her in every way possible. I’d like to recommend him/her strongly since I believe that your institution can give him/her the right path and deserved exposure. In the case of any doubts, feel free to drop me an email or call my number mentioned above.
Regards,
{Your signature}
Letter of recommendation for graduation (Sample 5)
Sub: Recommendation letter for {student’s name} for {course name}
To whom it may concern/ {Name of the addressee with salutation}
As the {Your title} of {Your institution’s name], I am writing to you in support of my student Mr/Ms. {Candidate’s name} and his/her noble desire to join {Graduate School’s name} for {Name of the course the candidate is seeking admission in}.
Mr/Ms. {Candidate’s surname} has been my student for {number of months} and I have always seen her as a bright and intelligent one. He/She has been the topper of his/her batch since the very first semester and his/her skills in {any one extracurricular activity like sports, debates, dance etc} are a proof that an ideal student can pursue and excel at his/her other interests as well. He/She is determined, sharp and analytical to the level where he/she can even point out the disparities in a teacher’s presentation. He/She is even taking an extra elective course in {name of the program} to satiate his/her hunger for knowledge. Mr/Ms. {Candidate’s surname} is known to be the life of his/her batch and is undoubtedly one of the best students {Your institution’s name} has ever produced.
I feel elated to recommend Mr/Ms. {Candidate’s surname} for your graduate school as I am positive about his/her hard work and intelligence. I am sure that he/she will be a proud addition to your school and continue to be the bright star that he/she is. In the case of any query or doubt, you can connect with me at {Your email ID} and I’ll be happy to solve them.
Best regards,
{Your signature}