Saying Thank You

Scholarship providers often work as volunteers. They volunteer their time to put together programs, read essays – sometimes hundreds – and review applications. This takes time, but they give this time because they want to help students financially by rewarding them in meaningful ways for a job well done, the job of being a student.

Quite simply, when you have been chosen as a recipient for a scholarship, send a thank you. It can be a card, a note, even an email. But send a thank you. Here’s an example:

Dear Tri-county Scholarship Program,

Thank you very much for the $500 scholarship. I will be attending our local university in half a year, majoring in computer science with a minor in biology. My hope is to create computer programs that can be used in fieldwork to quickly categorize the varieties of plant life. Your scholarship will give me more time to study instead of working in the student cafeteria.

Thank you!

Be sure to place “Thank the committee” on your To-Do list. Just as they want to give to you for your hard work, don’t forget to acknowledge the scholarship committee for their hard work, too.