Letter of recommendation

Do you intend to apply for a private fund for an internship or research project abroad? Some funds will require an accompanying letter from a student counsellor with your application for financial support. As the fund will require the full details of your application, the Student Counsellor will check a number of things.

Procedure

It is important that you submit all the appropriate documents as well as this estimate. Log on to OSIRIS Student and select the tab ‘Begeleidende brief studentendecaan’.

Processing time

Bear in mind that processing time for the student counsellors is approximately three weeks. So be sure to submit your application to the student counsellors on time (at least three weeks before the deadline set by the fund). If your request has been processed by the student consellor, you will receive a notification. You can download the accompanying letter yourself in OSIRIS-Zaak. You can then add the letter yourself to your application to the fund.

Please note: the student counsellor will write one accompanying letter. If you write to multiple funds, multiple funds will be addressed in the letter.

Fund application deadlines

Many funds insist on receiving the application at least 4 months prior to departure. Bear this deadline in mind. Even if you are still waiting for confirmation of an internship abroad, you can already submit your application to the fund. You should indicate in your application that the confirmation will be forwarded later.