Guidelines for Letters of Recommendation

Deadline Date: November 1, 2013

Please address your letter of recommendation to Professor William C. Crossgrove, Administrative Director of the Howard Foundation.

The letter of recommendation should indicate your relationship to the applicant (mentor, thesis director, colleague, associate) and should be a maximum of two pages.

In your letter, please consider the following topics:  Significance and Originality of the Proposed Work, Quality of the Proposal and Capabilities of the Applicant. 

We prefer that you email your letter as an attachment to the Howard Foundation at Howard_Foundation@brown.edu.  If you prefer to fax it (401-863-6280) or send it through regular mail (Howard Foundation, Box 1945, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912), you may also do so.

Please use the last name of the candidate as the subject line of your email.  

Please include in the signature area of your letter your title, name, institution or professional affiliation, and telephone number.

We will confirm the receipt of your letter by replying to your email.  Your letter is confidential throughout the selection process and is never disclosed to the candidate.

These letters are one of the most important elements in determining who will receive a Howard Foundation fellowship, so we ask that you adhere to the deadline, which is November 1, 2013. We will, however, accept letters through November 15, 2013.