DearSir:
Iamwritingtoyouinthehopeofobtainingthescholarshipinhistorytosupportmystudyandsomeresearchwork.
IamagraduatestudentintheDepartmentofHistoryintheNortheastUniversityforNationalities.Inadditiontostudyandresearchwork,Ialsowritebooks.RecentlyIhavefinishedabookonthehistoryoftheOroqennationalityinChina,whichistobepublishedbytheWorldBookPublishingHouseinthecomingyear.Iwouldliketofocusonthatfieldformyadvancedstudies.
Enclosedpleasefindthreelettersofrecommendationandmyresume.Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.Ilookforwardtoyourreply.
Respectfullyyours,
LiMing
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
