For Recommenders

An effective recommendation takes time, and our Selection Committee is grateful for your insight.

Recommendations are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 1.

We evaluate candidates across four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service and character, and we rely on your candid assessment to provide clear evidence of these traits. Your insights help distinguish the most qualified applicants from a large pool of exceptional candidates.

Key Tips:

  • Be specific. The most effective recommendations provide detailed descriptions, anecdotes and specific examples of observed behavioral traits.
  • Avoid recapping the resume. Less effective recommendations simply summarize the student’s resume in narrative form rather than providing new insight.

Important Notes:

  • The candidate’s application will not be considered without your recommendations and late recommendations will not be accepted.
  • We do not accept recommendations via email.
  • We do not permit recommendations from parents/guardians, and we strongly discourage recommendations from relatives.

Technical Details:

  • Our recommendation is unique to the Park Scholarship criteria. We do not have access to any recommendations submitted via the CommonApp, Coalition App or counselor portals.
  • We will send an automatic email with a unique link to the recommendation form as soon as a candidate submits your name and email address. If you do not receive this email, check your spam filter for an email from parkscholars@ncsu.edu. Email us at parkscholars@ncsu.edu if you are still unable to locate the email request.
  • If you receive an error message when attempting to access the form, you may have been removed as a recommender and should check with the applicant.
  • You may save your work and return to the online form as often as you like before you submit the final recommendation.
  • We will send you and the candidate an automatic confirmation email after the recommendation is submitted.

Submit your recommendation before 11:59pm on November 1. The candidate’s application will not be considered without both recommendations. Late recommendations will not be accepted under any circumstances.