Office of Student Financial Aid
Dept. 3335 • Knight Hall, Room 174 • 1000 E. University Avenue •Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 7662116 • Fax: (307) 7663800 • TTY: (307) 7663635
EMail: finaid@uwyo.edu • Web: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/SFA/
Regarding Thank You Letters to the Financial Aid Office
Dear Financial Aid Scholarship Recipients:
Recently, we have had several donors comment on the quality of the
thank you letters we have been receiving. While most of you know that
these donors are a major part of the funding we receive for scholarships
each year, it is important to point out that these donors look at the thank
you letters in regards to future funding. When a donor receives a thank you
letter that is sloppy, short, has misspelled words, or major grammar mistakes,
it can give the donor a bad impression of the students here at UW.
In order to insure that our scholarship donors know that they are funding
students demonstrating academic excellence who truly appreciate their
scholarships, we ask that you review the following guidelines carefully. We will
not be marking the thank you letter requirement completed on you Wyoweb,
nor allowing the scholarships to pay, until the letter satisfies the following
requirements.
1) Your letter should be addressed to the donor/organization or
foundation using formal means of address and stating the name of
the scholarship you have received. Explain why you fit the criteria
for which the scholarship was created. For example: Does it target
students from a certain high school, area of Wyoming or another
state? Was it created for a specific purpose or department? Is it
endowed as a memorial to an individual or to honor a specific
person? Is preference given to nontraditional students or another
subgroup?
2) Explain where you are in pursuing your education, your goals and
future plans, and how this scholarship will help you to meet those.
3) Any personal information relevant to your scholarship or future
education goals that you feel comfortable sharing with the
donor. This will give them a chance to get to know you as a
person, especially if that information assures them that their
scholarship gift is being put to good use and that their generosity
and thoughtfulness is truly appreciated..
Format:
A typed letter is preferred, and we suggest that your letter be at least
two paragraphs in length. The intent of the thank you letter is to be
thoughtful and sincere, not breezy and informal. You must include your WNumber on the letter.
Addressing and Sending your Letter:
Please address your letter to the donor listed on your WyoWeb
awards. Make sure you address and sent the envelope to:
Financial Aid Office
ATTN: Danny Strong
1000 E University Ave
Dept 3335 Laramie, WY 82071
As previously stated, your award will be released after your letter of thanks
meets the above criteria and has been received by Financial Aid. If you have
any questions or concerns, please call the Financial Aid office at (307)7662833.
Thank you!
The Financial Aid Scholarship Staff