2018 Scholarship Documents/Contacting references
Top 12 Applicants
Dear [reference contact's name],
This email is in reference to [applicant’s name] application for a Diversity Scholarship to attend the 2018 Code4Lib Conference next February in Washington, D.C. (conference info: https://2018.code4lib.org/). [applicant’s name] is one of our final candidates for a scholarship and has listed you as a professional reference.
Will you please share with us very briefly whether you would recommend [applicant’s name] for a scholarship and why? We would appreciate hearing from you anytime before 12 PM EST on Friday, December 1. Please feel free to email your response, or we would be happy to schedule a phone call.
If you have any questions, please let us know at code4libaward@gmail.com by replying to this email. Thank you very much in advance.
Sincerely,
[committee member's name]
on behalf of the Code4Lib 2018 Scholarship Committee
Waitlist
Dear [reference contact's name],
This email is in reference to [applicant’s name] application for a Diversity Scholarship to attend the 2018 Code4Lib Conference next February in Washington, D.C. (conference info: https://2018.code4lib.org/). [applicant’s name] has been waitlisted for a scholarship and has listed you as a professional reference.
Will you please share with us very briefly whether you would recommend [applicant’s name] for a scholarship and why? We would appreciate hearing from you anytime before 12 PM EST on Friday, December 1. Please feel free to email your response, or we would be happy to schedule a phone call.
If you have any questions, please let us know at code4libaward@gmail.com by replying to this email. Thank you very much in advance.
Sincerely,
[committee member's name]
on behalf of the Code4Lib 2018 Scholarship Committee