Fillable Printable Thank You Letter Template

Thank You Letter Template

Modifiedfrom“CoverLetters”byEngineeringCoop&CareerServices(www.coop.engr.umd.edu)

ThankingYourScholarshipDonors

A.JamesClarkSchoolofEngineering

ScholarshipProgram

ThankingYourScholarshipDonor

ThescholarshipprogramintheA.JamesClarkSchoolofEngineeringisfundedthroughgenerous

contributionsmadebyouralumni,industrypartners,andfr iendsofthecollege.Itisimportantto

acknowledgethosecontributionsthathelpeasethefinancialburdenofattendingcollegeforsomany

engineeringstudents. Scholarshipdonorsareinterestedinlearningaboutthestudentstheysupport.

Thegoalofathankyoulettertoyourdonors istothankthemfortheirgenerouscontributiontoyour

educationandtosharealittleaboutyourselfsothat your donors canlearnabout you.

SuggestionsforWritinga ThankYouLetter

§ Keepyourlettertoonepage.Conveyyourmessageinaclearandconcisemanner.

§ Useastandardbusinessformat.Yourthankyoulettershouldbepreparedonacomputer.

§ Useyourresumeasareference.Workorresearchexperiences,study abroad,invo lvementin

studentorganizationsorstudentprojectsareallgoodtopicstoincludeinyourletter.

§ Proofreadyourletter.Makesurethedonor’snameandthenameofthescholarshiparecorrect.

Checkforspellingandgrammarmistakes.Sometimesitishardtoproofyourownwork,sohave

someoneelsereadtheletter beforefinalizingit. 

Example Format

YourStreetAddress

City,StateZip

Date

Mr.andMrs.JohnSmith

StreetAddress

City,StateZip

DearMr.andMrs.Smith:

Firstparagraph: Explainwhy youarewritingtheletter.Besuretoidentifyyourscholarshipand

thatyouarestudentintheA.JamesClarkSchoolofEngineeringattheUniversityofMaryland.

Second(andpossiblethird)paragraph:Tellthe donoralittleaboutyourself.Youcanbriefly

describeyour research, anyspecialprogramsorstudentorganizationsinwhichyouparticipate,

student projects, workexperience, leadershipexperience,etc.Youcanalsowriteaboutyourplans

afteryougraduate.

Closingparagraph: Thankyourdonoragainforthescholarship andletthedonorhowmuch you

appreciatetheirgenerouscontributiontoyoureducationandtheA.JamesClarkSchoolof

Engineering.

Sincerely,

[Handwrittensignature]

YourNameTyped

SAMPLETHANKYOULETTER#1

1000TurtleCourt

CollegePark,MD20740

August14,2006

Mr. andMrs. TerryPin

1234DiamondbackWay

Annapolis,MD20714

DearMr.Pin,

IamwritinginappreciationofyourgenerouscontributiontothescholarshipawardsfortheA.James

ClarkSchoolofEngineering.Withyoursupport,Ihavereceivedthe TheresaPinEndowed

Scholarship,whichwillhelp metocontinuemystudiesattheUniversityofMaryland.

IamanundergraduatestudententeringmyfourthyearatMaryland,withamajorinMechanical

EngineeringandaminorinSpanishLanguageandCultures.Iamparticipating intheGemstone

HonorsProgram,whichinvolvesathreeyearinterdisciplinaryteamresearchproject.MyGemstone

teamiscurrentlyworkingondevelopinganewtechnologyinengineeringeducation,particularlyin

thefieldofmicroelectromechanicalsystems,whichwehopetomarketbytheendoftheyear.Iam

alsoteachinganintroductoryGemstonecoursefornewstudents,preparingthemfortheUniversity

andGemstoneaswellasexploringanddiscussingvariousissues.AnotherprogramthatIam

invo lvedin isQUEST,whichisajo intprogrambetweenthebusinessandengineeringschoolsthat

focusesonproductqualityinnovationandteamdynamics.Thesetwoprogramshaveprovidedme

withgreatopportunit iestoworkwithstudentsofdifferentmajorsandconductresearchindifferent

settings.

ThissummerIamholdinganinternshipwithExxonMobil,whereIhavetheopportunitytoworkon

projectsinvolving machinerydesignandreliability improvement.LastsummerIworkedasanintern

forAnheuserBusch,workingasagroupmanageronabottlingline.ThereIhadtheopportunityto

studythemachinery involvedinthebeveragepackagingprocess,aswellasmanagepeopleandwork

onproductionprocessimprovement.Theseworkexperienceshavetaughtmeagreatdealandgiven

meexperienceinboththeengineeringandmanagementfields.

Aftergraduation,IplantoattendgraduateschoolforaMasterofScience inmechanicalengineering.

Iamhopingthiswillgivemeastrongertechnicalbackgroundforacareerinmechanicaldesign.

Thisscholarshipwillcontributesignificantlytomyoutofstatetuition,and itwillallowmetofocus

moreonmystudiesandprojects.Thankyouagainforyourgeneroussupport.

Sincerely,

[HandwrittenSignatureHere]

StevenAdam

SAMPLETHANKYOULETTER#2

1000 Diamondback Court

Turtle,MD20700

August28, 2006

Ms.MadelineCarroll

SeniorVicePresident

CarrollEngineeringLtd.

9876LeadwoodDrive

Rockville,MD20788

Dear Ms.Carroll,

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankyouforyourgenerosityinfundingthe Carroll

EngineeringScholarship.Iamextremelyhonoredtobethisyear’srecipientoftheaward.

Iamafreshmanfireprotectionengineering student intheA.JamesClarkSchoolofEngineeringatthe

UniversityofMaryland.Ihavebeenveryinterestedinengineeringforquitesometime.Iparticipated

inseveralsummerengineeringcampsduringhighschoolandworkedwithmyneighborhoodfire

stationasavolunteer.Thefireprotectionengineeringmajorseemstobeaperfectblendofmy

interests.ThispastyearIparticipatedinHurricaneKatrinareliefworkthroughmychurch.Iworked

onacrewcleaningupdebrisinNewOrleans.Whileinhighschool,Iwaspresidentofmysenior

classandItutoredotherstudentsinmathandscience.Iamlookingforwardtobecominginvolvedin

theEngineeringStudentCouncilincollege.IalsoplantogetinvolvedwiththeSocietyofWomen

EngineersandEngineerswithoutBordersstudentorganizations.AfterIobtainmybachelorsdegree,I

hopetoattendgraduateschoolandeventuallystartmyowncompany.

ThankyouagainforyourgenerouscontributiontothescholarshipprogramattheA.JamesClark

SchoolofEngineering.IhopethatIhavetheopportunitytomeetyouinpersonatthecollege’s

scholarshipluncheonthisfall.

Sincerely,

[HandwrittenSignatureHere]

MariePage