Information for Scholarship Applicants (students)
Both full and partial applicants are asked to pick a recommender – an adult that knows the student well and that can write a letter of recommendation on the student's behalf. This person can be a teacher, a coach, an employer, etc., but they CANNOT be a member of the student's family. Please give your recommender sufficient advance notice (2-4 weeks recommended) to write this 1-page recommendation letter.
To help your recommender with writing your letter, please consider providing them with your:
CV/resume
Class schedule/transcript
Scholarship application questions
Deadline for the letter (either Friday, October 27th for full scholarship or Monday, November 20th for partial scholarship)
Information for Recommendation Letter Writers
In a letter that is 1 page or less in length, please address the following questions:
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Please consider the relationship you have with the student (ex: teacher/student, coach/player, mentor/mentee) and how long you have known this student.
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In other words, what makes this student special? Please share any stories or anecdotes that displays the student’s personal qualities.
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Please include information about student’s performance and financial need. Additionally, please indicate which scholarship (full or partial) the student is applying for.
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Please explain the student’s financial situation. If this is not already known, please discuss with the student to better understand the financial barriers they have to attending HMCA.
How To Submit the Recommendation Letter
For scholarship applicants, please remind your recommendation letter writer to submit their letter BEFORE the deadline of the scholarship that you are applying.
For recommendation letter writers, please submit your recommendation letter to outreachandscholarships@hmcasia.org. Accepted forms of letter include: PDF and Word Document.