College Scholarship Recommendation Form

To the Recommender: The student providing this form has requested that you write a letter of recommendation on behalf of his/her application to a USTA Foundation Scholarship. Please complete the information below no later than Thursday, May 15th, 2025.

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A HELPFUL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Letters of recommendation are a critical component of the review process for the scholarship applicants. If you feel you do not know the applicant well enough to write about his/her attributes and accomplishments in a helpful manner, it may serve the student best to decline the request and suggest he or she ask someone else who knows him/her better. To the extent you can include specifics on any of the areas listed below, it will help the review committee evaluate the student’s eligibility.

Relationship with the Applicant

Length of Time Known
Depth of Knowledge about the Applicant

Academic Competencies

Desire to Learn and Intellectual Curiosity
Distinctive Contributions to an Academic Enterprise
Presentation Skills—Written and Oral
Research Competencies
Overall Academic Excellence and Ability

Non-Academic Competencies

Integrity and Ethics
Reliability and Dependability
Service Orientation
Social and Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
Capacity for Improvement
Resilience and Adaptability
Cultural Competence
Oral Communication

If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@usta.com .

Contact Information:

Your First Name:

Your Last Name:

Your Title:

Your Email Address:

Your Phone Number:

Relationship to Student:

Student's First Name:

Student's Last Name:

Please input the student's application ID #. Please ask your student to provide you the application ID # or use the format as follows:

First Initial of First Name + First Initial of Last Name + Birth Month(MM) + Birth Day(DD)

Example- Name: John Doe , Birthday: April 15th = JD0415

Student Application ID #

Attachments:

Letter of Recommendation

Recommendation Form