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Letter of Recommendation

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Name of Applicant:

Email address:

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1. Knowledge of the Applicant

Approximately how long have you known the applicant? ___ (years)

How well do you feel you know the applicant? ( ) Casually ( ) Well ( ) Very Well

What was the nature of your contacts with the applicant? ( ) Teacher in one class ( ) Teacher in more than one class ( ) Employer ( ) Research advisor ( ) Other (specify) ______

2. Relative Rating of the Applicant

Compared to individuals you have known at a similar level of development, please evaluate the applicant on each factor listed below.

Top 2% / Top 5% / Top 10% / Top 25% / Top 50% / Bottom 50% / Unable to Rate
Knowledge in subject of proposed study
Ability to grasp new concepts
Originality, intellectual creativity
Written expression
Oral expression
Laboratory skills
Perseverance towards goals
Ability to cooperate with others
Ability to analyze problems and formulate solutions
Potential in research
Academic performance

3. Some gifted individuals demonstrate comparatively low achievement in scholastic records. In your opinion, is the applicant’s scholastic record, as you know it, an accurate index of his or her scholastic ability?

( ) Yes ( ) No ( ) Don’t Know If your answer is ‘No’, please explain.

4. Please comment on strengths and weaknesses you have observed in the applicant.

5. Additional comments.

6. Summary

( ) Recommend enthusiastically ( ) Recommend with confidence ( ) Recommend

( ) Recommend with reservation ( ) Not Recommend

Name ______Position ______

Department ______

Organization ______

Address ______

Email ______Phone ______

Fax: ______

Dear Recommender,

Please fill out electronically or by hand and send the completed form by post, email, or fax to the following address.

Profs. Thomas Bechtold / Tung Pham
Research Institute of Textile Chemistry/Physics
University of Innsbruck
Hoechsterstrasse 73
6850 Dornbirn
Austria / Email: /

Phone: / +43-5572-28533
Fax / +43-5572-28629

Letter of Recommendation