DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
c January 1
if requesting financial aid
(PLEASE CHECK BOX):
c February 15 if not requesting financial aid
NAME OF
APPLICANT: _______________________________________________________
Contact
information: Address __________________________________________
City, State, Zip __________________________________________
e-mail __________________________________________
Degree
Program: o Ph.D.
o Doctoral o MA o MAT
Area(s) of
Specialty: o Africa
o Europe o Gender o
Latin America
o Science/Medicine o Encounters o WRGUW
o US
o Other (Specify)
_______________________________________
I waive the right to inspect this confidential
recommendation when it becomes part of my file at the University of Illinois at
Chicago. I understand that according to the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974 this waiver is optional.
Signature of Applicant Date
Instructions for Evaluators:
Please provide a letter on departmental letterhead in which
you evaluate the applicant’s preparation and aptitude for graduate study in
history and the particular area(s) of specialty the applicant has indicated
above. Your letter should explain how long and in what capacity you have known
the applicant and provide a detailed assessment of his or her qualifications
for carrying out advanced research, study, and writing. It would be
particularly helpful if you could elaborate on the rankings below by assessing
the applicant’s academic strengths and weaknesses relative to other students
who have pursued advanced studies. Pleas attach your letter to this coversheet
and mail to the address above. Thank you.
Please
check the boxes below, comparing the student to his or her peers at your
institution.
Overall
Preparation: o Top 5%
o Top 10% o Top 20% o
Top 35% o Top 50%
Analytic
Ability: o Top 5%
o Top 10% o Top 20% o
Top 35% o Top 50%
Written
Expression: o Top 5%
o Top 10% o Top 20% o
Top 35% o Top 50%
Signature of Evaluator Printed
Name of Evaluator
Date Institution and Title