LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Academic Year 2024

Note to applicant: Application for “GSFS Short Program – Global Research and Innovation” requires recommendations from two persons who well acquainted with your intellectual ability and personality. Fill in your name and give this form to your referee.

Name of applicant: 		     			 		                                                                                                                             
      Family name		first name	 Middle name(s)

Name of receiving GSFS faculty member:  		                			                                                                                                                           
   			Family name             first name	 

To referee: Please fill in this form and write your comments in the 6 part. If you do not know the applicant well enough to complete this from, please feel free to say so; such honesty will not affect the applicant’s chances of participation. If you prefer to send this letter to us directly, please e-mail it to ilo.secretariat@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp by the deadline.  

Name of person referee: 	 								                                                                                           

Position/Title: 										                                                                                       

Affiliation: 										                                                                                                                          

Address: 											                                                                                                                                      

Phone Number:		 			   Email address:        			                                                                                                           

1.	How long have you known the applicant?	              years              months 

2.	Under what circumstances have you known the applicant?        

3.	How often have you observed him/her?

(   ) Daily	(   ) Weekly	(   ) Monthly	 (   ) Rarely

4.	In comparison with other students in the same field whom you have known, how would you rate the applicant’s overall scholastic ability?

Truly Exceptional – One of the best you have known.				(    )
Outstanding – Highest 5%	  					(    )
Excellent – Highest 10%       						(    )
Good – Strong ability, but not in the top 10%  				(    )
Average – Upper 50%  							(    )
Below average – Lower 50%, but recommended. 				(    )
Not recommended. 							(    )

5.	Some gifted individuals may get mediocre scholastic records. In your opinions, is the applicant’s scholastic record, as you know it, an accurate index of his/her scholastic ability?

(   ) Yes.		(   ) No.		  (   ) Don’t know.

If your answer is “No”, please explain briefly.                                     

					        Poor       Average        Good     Outstanding

Describe the applicant’s competence in his/her	         (   )	          (  )		 (  )	   (  )
area of study.

Evaluate the applicant’s skill in maintaining 	         (  )	          (  )     	 (  )	   (  )
personal relationships with others.

6.	Any comment about the applicant: 

Please use a separate sheet for your comments on the applicant, if you wish. 

Signature:                                    		  		Date: