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College Scholarship Thank You Notes: Do It!
Should students send college scholarship thank-you notes?
I don’t think so!
When a student wins a college scholarship in ANY amount, the very least they can do is take a few minutes to write a thank-you note expressing their appreciation.
Scholarship providers love to hear from the winners they selected and know they made the right choice when a thank-you note like this one arrives with sincere gratitude.
The note does not need to be long or wordy, but should be handwritten and include the following: 
- Heartfelt gratitude
- Intended college choice
- Future plans (major, career focus)
Parents can help by locating the correct address for each organization that awarded their student a scholarship.
It can sometimes be tricky to find these addresses, and a phone call or an email might be the only way to get them.
I will never forget trying to find the correct address for one of my son’s scholarship providers.
I ended up calling the number on the scholarship award letter and was told, “Wow, we’ve never had a student send us a thank-you note before!”
That was for a $3000 college scholarship!
Handwritten thank-you notes are always appreciated, and I’ve even heard of students who make such an impression that they are offered additional scholarship money for their future years in college.
These students follow up their thank-you notes with an update towards the end of the school year, sharing with the scholarship providers how their studies are going and thanking them again for the financial help.
Some scholarship awards even come with mandatory thank-you note instructions.
In some instances, if the thank-you note is not received by a certain date, the scholarship money is forfeited.
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Parents, stay on top of each scholarship your student wins and what the instructions and follow-through are to actually receive the money. Always encourage them to write their college scholarship thank you notes in a timely manner.
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I love the thank-you messages I receive from my ebook readers too!
“We just found out our daughter won another scholarship for her second year. Thank you for encouraging us to apply for the same ones over again. I didn’t think she would get another one from the credit union, but this one is bigger than the last one! They even want to surprise her with it. Now to figure out how to pull that off. Thanks for all your encouragement and wisdom! Your ebooks have more than paid for themselves! Great value and we got both versions! – T.G., Scholarship Help and College Talk for Parents Facebook group member
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Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that” in regard to helping parents and students navigate the scholarship process.
Her method of helping students in finding college scholarships, writing unique and compelling scholarship essays, creating amazing scholarship application packets, and more have taught desperate parents to help their own students win thousands of scholarship dollars. She teaches them how to apply S.M.A.R.T. with outstanding results.
Monica’s scholarship tips have been featured on many prominent websites, and she has been dubbed the “Go-To” expert on college scholarships.
