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Letter of recommendation

The letter of recommendation is a mandatory document for the scholarship application. We cannot consider your application without a letter of recommendation.

Important!
  • You must request a letter of recommendation from a lecturer at RUB or from the student advisory service of your faculty.
  • The letter of recommendation must be issued for your current scholarship application. Therefore, it must be no older than three months.
  • The document must be sent directly to rubiss@rub.de by the recommending person.

1. Consider who can give you a letter of recommendation.

  • Do you know lecturers from a course personally?
  • Are there any university lecturers whose courses you have done very well in?
  • In which course did you take your best exam?
  • Who supervised your thesis?

You can write to one of these people by email.

  • It does not necessarily have to be a person with a professorship. Letters of recommendation from academic staff who take on teaching tasks are also accepted.
  • If you do not receive a letter of recommendation from a teaching staff member, you can contact the student advisory service.

2. Write a proper e-mail:

  • Choose the correct form of salutation.
  • Introduce yourself briefly.
  • Explain what you need (a letter of recommendation) and for what (a scholarship application).
  • Refer to the template we provide for a letter of recommendation (attach the template to the email).
  • Specify the deadline by which you need the letter.
  • Politely ask for feedback.
  • End the email with a greeting and your full name.
Templates for the letter of recommendation

Please download the corresponding template and send it with your request by mail:

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