Request letters are written when you want to seek a favor from the appropriate authority. You can apply for scholarships, recommendations, product reviews and many more. They strictly follow all the rules of formal letter writing. The language is extremely official and polite. The content is short and to the point. Application letters are objectively written without emotional statements. The central idea is to convince the person and not force them to give in to your request.

To get a clear idea on how to write an application letter, take a look at the example provided below.

Scenario: You, as Tom Clark, want to write a letter to the president of a university asking for a scholarship for further study.

Tom Clark (the name of the sender)

The Clark House (full return address)

Street No.8

ABC

Dated from:

For

Mrs. MM Williams (the name of the official)

Chancellor (title or designation)

University of California (address of your organization)

ABC

Subject – Scholarship Award Application

Dear Madam, (Use ‘Sir’ to address a man)

I introduce myself as Tom Clark, a top performer in the Business stream on the state exams. I would like to apply for the Best Student Scholarship to help me continue my studies at the university level.

I am a student at Fountain Valley School and I passed the state exams with a score of 395 out of 400 this year.

I belong to a respectable family. My father, Tim Clark, is a farmer. He works all day and earns a meager amount. He is a law-abiding citizen and has never been in conflict with anyone. The locals of our town look up to him for his uprightness. My mother, Julie Clark, works at a local bakery. My other family members have served the nation during the Tsunami catastrophe. Two of my brothers worked day and night with local doctors to save the lives of tsunami victims. My younger sister is studying in the eighth grade.

My parents are financially weak and have a large family to support. They cannot pay for my further studies. Therefore, I am requesting some financial support to help me go to college and fulfill my professional dreams.

I am enclosing copies of a letter of reference and certificate of character from my school principal. I have also attached my state test score sheets.

I will be grateful if you consider my plea and help me.

Thank you,

Sincerely,

(Firm)

Tom Clark (sender’s name)