RespectfulSirorMadam,
I‘mwritingtoyoutoapplyforascholarshipofyourschool.I’mverygladtohearyoucanprovidescholarshipforexchangestudents.That‘sreallygoodnewsforme.AndIamveryappreciatingthatyoucangivemeachancetoexplainwayIwanttoapplyforascholarship.MynameisHaoyuLiu.I’m17yearsoldandI‘mafreshmaninTaiyuanNo.2ForeignLanguageHighSchool.I’mveryproudofasoneofmyschool.I‘mdiligentandIknowImustbeausefulperson.SoIalwaystellmyselfthatIhavetolearnmoreandmore.I’malsoveryoutgoingandIliketohelppeopleaspossibleasIcan.That‘swayIgotmanyfriends.IwasborninJixian,asmallcountywithpoorlandandterribleweather.Myparentswerefarmingathome.Evenlifedoesn’teasy,Istillhopefulenough.IstilllovemyhometownandIwanttodosomethingformycountry.
SoIwanttolearnmoreknowledgeaspossibleasIcan.Iknowhowhardpeople‘slife.SoIwanttochangeitbymyself.That’swayI‘mdiligentandIliketohelppeople.ButwhenIwenttohighschool,ourlifegotworst.Myparentscan’taffordmytuition.SomyfatherwenttoTaiyuantofindajob.Andwehavetorentalittlehousenearbymyschoolbecausemyschoolisfarfrommyhometown.ButIstillkeepmyfaith,becauseIknowthatmyfamilywillsupportmetoletmydreamcometrueforever.WhenIgottheinformationthatIcanbeanexchangestudent,Iwasexcitingbutconfusing.IreallywanttogotoGermantostudybutIdon‘twantmyparentsworryaboutmytuition.SoI’mwritingthislettertoyoutoapplyforascholarshipofyourschool.IwishIcandobetterjustbecauseIhaveadreamthatIcanchangemyfamily,myhometownevenmycountry.
IhopeIcanshareresponsibilityformyparentsfromthisthing.Atschool,I‘magoodstudent.I’minterestedaboutsports,artsandscience.Ialsoliketostudyforeignlanguage.That‘swayIchosetostudyGermanandEnglishatschool.Inoticedthatlanguagecanletmecommunicatewithotherseasily.ButIcan’tonlystudylanguage.IhavetoknowabouttheGermaniccultureclearly.That‘swayIneedtobeanexchangestudentthistime.ButIneedyourtrust.Ineedascholarshipofyourschool,becauseI’magoodstudent.
Ihaveadream.Inthatdream,IcanseemyparentsaresmilingbecauseIbecameausefulperson.IcanseemyteachersaresmilingwhenIcamebackfromGerman.Mywillisstrong.AndIknowIcandobetterwhenIgotoGerman.SoI‘mwritingtoyoutoapplyascholarship.AndI’mwaitingforyourreturn.Thankyouforyourkindheartandreadingmyletter.
Bestwishes.
HaoyuLiu
Feb.12.201x
DearDr.Gomes,
IhavereadtheannouncementofthescholarshipinchemistrythattheUniversityofColoradoisoffering,andIwouldliketosubmitmyapplication.
Theenclosedapplicationformforadmissiontothegraduateschoolofyouruniversitywillgivemyeducationalhistory.However,IwouldliketopointoutthatIhavejustreceivedanM.S.
Sincerelyyours,
XXX
DearSir:
Iamwritingtoyouinthehopeofobtainingthescholarshipinhistorytosupportmystudyandsomeresearchwork.
IamagraduatestudentintheDepartmentofHistoryintheNortheastUniversityforNationalities.Inadditiontostudyandresearchwork,Ialsowritebooks.RecentlyIhavefinishedabookonthehistoryoftheOroqennationalityinChina,whichistobepublishedbytheWorldBookPublishingHouseinthecomingyear.Iwouldliketofocusonthatfieldformyadvancedstudies.
Enclosedpleasefindthreelettersofrecommendationandmyresume.Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.Ilookforwardtoyourreply.
Respectfullyyours,
LiMing