KAMRAN DJAM SOAS SCHOLARSHIPS 2018

NOTES TO THE REFEREE

The Kamran Djam Reference form must be completed for applicants applying for the BA scholarships ONLY.

If you are applying for theMPhil/PhD & MA Kamran Djam scholarships, then do not use this form. We will take your references from your online application for admission.

TO THE CANDIDATE FOR THEKAMRAN DJAM SCHOLARSHIPS 2018

Please complete sections A, B and C below before you forward the Notes to theReferee and Reference Form to each of the referees you have named.

AApplicant’s Full Name (underline Surname)

BTitle of Degree

CStudent ID No

NOTES TO THE REFEREE

The person named above has applied for aKamran Djam scholarship and has given your name as a referee.

In order to be eligible for these scholarships, Undergraduate Applicants must be full time SOAS students entering their final year in BA Persian or BA Persian plus another subject in 2018/19.

Please complete the referee’s report and return it directly to by 1 May 2018. Please state the candidate’s surname and name of the scholarship in the subject of the email. References must be sent from a work email address.

Deadline for references: 1 May 2018

LATE RECEIPT OF A LETTER OF REFERENCE WILL DISQUALIFY AN APPLICANT.

Thank you for your help.

Alicia Sales

Scholarships OfficerAugust 2017

KAMRAN DJAM SOAS SCHOLARSHIPS 2018

Reference form

Please read the Notes to the Referee before completing the reference form

1. Quality of Work: Please provide a realistic assessment of the applicant’s abilities, based on the quality of his/her academic and/or professional performance to date, providing evidence to support your comments. Please indicate how this candidate compares with other students, in your experience and the degree level, approximate numbers and period involved in your assessment.

2. Undergraduate performance. If there is a first degree examination outstanding, I should appreciate some indication of the class of degree that you expect this candidate to obtain and, if possible, a note of whether the result will be in the lower or upper section of the class predicted. In the case of those students from universities outside Britain, please indicate if the candidate is in the top 5%, 10 %, 20 % or below of the graduating class.

3. Please give your opinion on this candidate's academic and personal suitability for the course of study and his/her potential to complete the programme. You may mention any relevant intellectual and practical skills and abilities the student possesses.

Your name: / Position held:
Your signature:
(an electronic signature is acceptable if the form is emailed from a SOAS email account) / Date:
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