Thank You Letters
Nothing is appreciated more than a kind letter of thanks! Engineering alumni and corporations who make scholarships available through their generous contributions deserve our thanks.
Scholarship recipients are required to submit a thank you letter to the Engineering Scholarship Program prior to the release of the scholarship check. No envelope or stamp is required. The Engineering Scholarship Program Office will mail the thank you letters to the donors along with annual scholarship fund data. Please do not send the thank you letters directly to the donor yourself.
Thank You Letter Submission
Thank you letter information (who you need to write to) will be included in your scholarship award notification, or can be found in the "My Scholarship Awards" section of the Engineering Scholarship Student Menu. Click on the "Scholarship Code" link for the scholarship you have been awarded for the upcoming academic year.
From this link, you can find background and thank you
information for the scholarship. This link also allows you to
submit your thank you letter to the Engineering Scholarship Program
electronically. If there are multiple thank you
contacts listed, you'll need to write and submit a thank you letter for EACH person
listed.
Thank you letters must be submitted electronically.
Click to see a Sample Thank You Letter. This is the basic format we're looking for when we review thank you letters.
Thank You Letter Hints:
- Beware of grammatical and spelling errors. You communicate your intelligence through correct spelling and grammar. Use the spell check and the grammar check. Always proofread what you write!
- Always put your return address, phone number, and e-mail address at the top of the letter so the donor can write you if she/he chooses.
- The staff in the Engineering Scholarship Program Office proofreads all thank you letters before mailing them to the donors. If your letter has any errors, we will correct them before they are printed for your signature.
Thank You Letter Content:
Tell the donor about yourself
- Your hometown
- Family background
- High school and other experiences that led to your choice to study engineering at UT
Tell about your present situation
- Classification and major at UT
- Things you enjoy about college or look forward to at college
- Organizations in which you participate
- Internships or co-ops that you are doing or plan to do
Tell about your future plans
- What you hope to accomplish while at UT
- Future career plans
Tell how the scholarship has helped you. Do not mention the amount of the scholarship award in the letter. Be sure to use the name of the scholarship in your letter.