Scholarship Appeal Letter

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Regardless of the reasons a student’s grade point average drops below the minimum required to keep a scholarship, it is worth writing a scholarship appeal letter to explain the circumstances that contributed to the drop in grades. It is possible that the organization which awarded the scholarship might choose to give the student a little more time to improve the grades provided that the student has a plan for raising the grade point average.

Format and Content

All appeal forms that are required by the college should be included in the scholarship appeal letter format. Most college Departments of Scholarship and Financial Aid will not consider an appeal letter that is turned in without the required forms. Scholarship and Financial Aid Departments will often reconsider a scholarship termination when a student has suffered a death in the family, a serious illness or accident or some other extenuating circumstance.

Sample

The student writing this scholarship appeal letter sample experienced a death in the family. His grandfather, to whom he was very close, was diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer. During the grandfather’s final days, the student missed a large number of classes and also had difficulty concentrating on his studies. He completed all required forms and is appealing to the college’s scholarship committee to allow him one more semester to raise his grade point average.