Recommendation Registration Form

By selecting your class year and the fellowship you are applying for the appropriate number of boxes will show up. Please proceed with the form.
Class Year*
- Freshman
- Sophomore
- Junior
- Senior
- Alumna/us
Your Name*
First Last
Vassar ID Number*
Your Email Address*
Which fellowship are you Applying for?*
Which fellowship are you Applying for?*
Which fellowship are you Applying for?*
Which fellowship are you Applying for?*
Which fellowship are you Applying for?*
Confidentiality Waiver
In order to apply for nationally competitive awards and/or Vassar Fellowships all applicants must complete a Confidentiality Waiver. You must sign the waiver and scan it or put an electronic signature on the document. An electronic signature is your handwritten signature that has been scanned into your computer. Typed forms will not be accepted. Please note that you only need to submit one waiver to the office for all fellowships you are considering. If you have submitted a waiver in the past you do not need to submit a new one, unless you have changed your decision about waiving your rights.
Do you have a confidentiality waiver on file with the Office for Fellowships?*
- yes
- no
Upload a Confidentiality Waiver*
Max. file size: 2 MB.
Knight-Hennessy Letter of Recommendation
Two recommendation letters are required. You will select two individuals who know you well to provide letters of reference comprising specific examples, anecdotes, and evidence of your ability and determination to make a difference. You will also register these recommenders through your online application.
Your Knight-Hennessy Scholars recommendations are the only reference letters that will be reviewed before they provide input to your graduate program.
Once your graduate degree program shares its feedback with the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, they also will review your departmental recommendation letters. As such, your recommendation choices for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program should make a compelling independent case, and also complement the references of your graduate program.
It's fine to ask the same person to provide recommendations for your graduate department and for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, but ensure that he/she submits distinctive letters of reference that address the questions each application requires.
Knight-Hennessy asks your recommenders to assess some character and leadership traits in the reference letters, and to address the following questions:
•Please explain how you know and interact with the candidate.
•Tell us about a time the candidate did something that benefited others.
•Tell us about a time the candidate did something that surprised you.
•Is there anything else (positive or constructive) that we should know about the candidate?
Truman applicants are required to provide three letters of recommendation
Each of the letters should address one of our selection criteria, but it is acceptable for a letter to discuss more than one criteria.

Leadership Abilities and Potential: This letter should confirm and elaborate on the leadership example you described in Item 7 on the Application.

Intellect and Prospects for Continuing Academic Success: This letter should address your suitability with particular emphasis on academic scholarship, intellectual capabilities, and prospects for success in graduate school. The referee should be able to discuss your intelligence, academic performance, analytical abilities, and other characteristics which they think contribute to success in graduate school.

Commitment to a Career in Public Service: This letter should describe your suitability with particular emphasis on commitment to a career in public service. The writer should describe a significant contribution you have made through one or more public service, community, or government-related activities. S/he should also be able to address your values, interests, goals, and/or ambitions which represent commitment to a career in government or elsewhere in public service.
Note on Letters from the CDO
Letters already on file in Career Development Office may be used but whenever possible the writer of the recommendation should be informed of the plan to use the letter (faculty members may choose to write a different letter or update an existing one if he or she is writing to colleagues for the Vassar Fellowship competition). If you are attending graduate school, at least one letter should come from someone who can comment on your current work in graduate school.
Are any of your letters coming from the CDO?
The Career Development Office and the Office for Fellowships are not the same office. Please be sure to answer this question correctly as it will trigger an email to the appropriate person.
For the Vassar Fellowships you may have a letter of recommendation copied from another fellowship application already submitted to this office if what you are now applying for is the same (or similar) as what you applied for in the other application. Would you like to copy a letter to this application?
Recommender Information
Recommender #1 Name*
First Last
Recommender #1 Name (Leadership Abilities and Potential)*
First Last
Recommender #1 Title*
Udall Recommender #1 Name*
First Last
Udall Recommender #1 Title*
Udall Recommender #1- Organization/Institution*
Recommender #1- Organization/Institution*
Udall Recommender #1 Email*
Udall Recommender #2 Name*
First Last
Udall Recommender #2 Title*
Udall Recommender #2- Organization/Institution*
Udall Recommender #2 Email*
Udall Recommender #3 Name*
First Last
Udall Recommender #3 Title*
Udall Recommender #3- Organization/Institution*
Udall Recommender #3 Email*
Recommender #1 Email*
Recommender #1 Email (Truman)*
Is Rec #1 coming from the CDO?*
You must have a credential file open with the CDO in order to have letters on file there. This is not the Office for Fellowships.
Is Rec #1 already on file in the Office for Fellowships and Prehealth Advising?*
Copy Recommender #1 from*
Name of Fellowship Year you applied
Recommender #2 Name*
First Last
Recommender #2 Name (Intellect and Prospects for Continuing Academic Success)*
First Last
Recommender #2 Title*
Recommender #2- Organization/Institution*
Recommender #2 Email*
Recommender #2 Email (Truman)*
Is Rec #2 coming from the CDO?*
You must have a credential file open with the CDO in order to have letters on file there. This is not the Office for Fellowships.
Is Rec #2 already on file in the Office for Fellowships and Prehealth Advising?*
Copy Recommender #2 from*
Name of Fellowship Year you applied
Do you have a confirmation letter from an organization or an additional letter confirming your project?*
Letter Confirming of Project/Internship*
First Last
Organization/Relationship*
Email*
Recommender #3 Name*
First Last
Recommender #3 Name (Commitment to a Career in Public Service)*
First Last
Recommender #3 Title*
Recommender #3- Organization/Institution*
Recommender #3 Email*
Recommender #3 Email (Truman)*
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Is Rec #3 coming from the CDO?*
You must have a credential file open with the CDO in order to have letters on file there. This is not the Office for Fellowships.
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Is Rec #3 already on file in the Office for Fellowships and Prehealth Advising?*
Copy Recommender #3 from*
Name of Fellowship Year you applied
Recommeder #4 Name*
First Last
Recommender #4 Title*
Recommender #4- Organization/Institution*
Recommender #4 Email*
Letter Confirming your plans
Please send this letter to fellowships@vassar.edu as soon as it is secured
The Rhodes Scholarship requires 5-8 letters of recommendation. Register your fifth writer; you may or may not have additional references to add beyond this.
Recommeder #5 Name*
First Last
Recommender #5 Title*
Recommender #5- Organization/Institution*
Recommender #5 Email*
Recommeder #6 Name
First Last
Recommender #6 Title
Recommender #6- Organization/Institution
Recommender #6 Email
Recommeder #7 Name
First Last
Recommender #7 Title
Recommender #7- Organization/Institution
Recommender #7 Email
Recommeder #8 Name
First Last
Recommender #8 Title
Recommender #8- Organization/Institution
Recommender #8 Email
Transcript Upload
If you are a senior applying for the Rhodes, Churchill , Luce, Knight-Hennessy or Schwarzman scholars program or an underclassmen applying for the Truman or Udall you must upload an unofficial copy of your transcript from AskBanner.

We will obtain unofficial Vassar College transcripts for alumni applying to any of these programs.

• To download a copy of your unofficial transcript from Banner open your transcript in AskBanner:

o For a Mac: save as a pdf file
o For PC: save as a text file o Name the file as follows: your last name.first initial.trans.pdf or .txt o (for example: doe.j.trans.pdf for a Mac user/ doe.j.trans.txt for a PC user)
Vassar Transcript*
Max. file size: 1 MB.
Do you have another transcript to upload?*
- no
- yes
Please include transcripts for any courses you took that do not appear on your Vassar transcript. If you have attended graduate school we need a copy of the transcript from your graduate institution.
Other Transcripts*
Max. file size: 1 MB.
If you have more than one additional transcript please combine them into one PDF and upload them here.

Recommendation Registration Form

By selecting your class year and the fellowship you are applying for the appropriate number of boxes will show up. Please proceed with the form.

Confidentiality Waiver

Knight-Hennessy Letter of Recommendation

Truman applicants are required to provide three letters of recommendation

Note on Letters from the CDO

Recommender Information

Letter Confirming your plans

The Rhodes Scholarship requires 5-8 letters of recommendation. Register your fifth writer; you may or may not have additional references to add beyond this.

Transcript Upload