Microsoft Word - How To Say Thank You

ScholarshipThankYouLetters

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Whenyouwriteyour thankyouletter,it is important to remember that youarerepresenting

yourselfaswellastheWayneStateUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Therecipientofyourthank

youletterwillappreciatethetimeandeffortittooktoproduceanattractive,well‐writtenletter.

Manyofourdonorsarealumniandtheyareinterestedinyourexperience.

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Thankyoufortakingthetimetodothiswell.

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• Typedlettersarepreferred,butifyourpenmanshipisneat,youmayhand‐writeyourletter.

• Usequalitypaperorstationary.Thinkrésumé‐qualitypaper.

• Athankyoucardisnotappropriate.

• Besincere.Brieflystatewhythescholarshipisimportanttoyou.

• Ifyouhavepreviouslyreceivedthesamescholarship,mentionthatinyourletter.

• Expressgratitude.Usethewordsthankyou.

• Tellthedonoraboutyourachievements,activitiesandgoals.

• Ifknown,mentionyourtargetedspecialty

• CommunicatewhyyouchoseWayneStateUniversitySchoolofMedicine.

• Beaccurate.Wealloccasionallymakeerrors.Havesomeoneyoutrustcheckyourletterfor

correctspellingandgrammar.

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IfyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontactTimStrzalkowskiat313‐577‐6362oremailto

[email protected]

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Whencomplete,pleasemail,ordropoff,yourlettertotheWayneStateUniversitySchoolof

Medicine,DevelopmentandAlumniAffairsOffice.

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WayneStateUniversitySchoolofMedicine

DevelopmentandAlumniAffairs

Attn:DonorStewardship

540E.Canfield,1369ScottHall

Detroit,MI48201

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Thisisanoutlineofhowyourlettershouldbestructured.

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Today'sDate

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Donorcontactname

(willbeprovided)

Nameofscholarship

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DearDonor,

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Startbythankingthedonorforyourscholarship.Namethescholarship.Letyourdonorknow

howgratefulyouaretoreceivetheirsupportandhowthescholarshipishelpingyou.

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Inthisparagraph,youshouldtellthedonoraboutyourself.Forexample,whereyouarefrom,a

littleaboutyoureducationalbackgroundbeforeenteringWSUSOM,andsomeactivitiesyou

arecurrentlyinvolvedin.

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Next,youshouldtellthedonorwhyyouchoseWSUSOM,whyyouchosemedicineandwhat

yourplansareforthefuture.Forexample:employmentgoals&plans,specialopportunities,

medicalspecialty(ifknown)andlong‐rangecareergoals.

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[Closingparagraph]

Thenthankthedonoragain,lettingthemknowhowmuchthescholarshipisvalued.

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Sincerely,

Your Signature

YourTypedName