John Smith 4502 Bluesky Place Louisville, KY 40204

November 20, 200 Selection !ommittee "B! Scholarshi# $oun%ation 2&5 'th "venue Ne( York, NY 2)4&) Selection !ommittee, *his semester + (ill be com#letin, my -unior year at *he .niversity o/ Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky (ith an e0#ecte% %e,ree in 1istory, concentratin, in Latin "merican stu%ies2 *hrou,h a (ebsearch + %iscovere% "B! Scholarshi# $oun%ation, an% a/ter a closer revie( o/ your or,ani3ation, as (ell as the actual scholarshi# re4uirements, + am very e0cite% to sen% you my a##lication, resume, transcri#t, re/erences an% #ersonal statement /or consi%eration /or the "chievement *ravel Scholarshi#2 *he "chievement *ravel Scholarshi# is a ,reat match to my interests an% #ersonal back,roun% in Latin "merican Stu%ies2 + ,o into more %etail in my #ersonal statement, ho(ever, + see this as an e0cellent o##ortunity to enrich my history %e,ree, as (ell as my #ersonal e0#erience, throu,h the travel an% research + am #lannin, ne0t summer in Peru stu%yin, in%i,enous cultures2 + (oul% (elcome the o##ortunity /or a #ersonal intervie( (ith the selection committee2 + (ill call your o//ice ne0t (eek to con/irm that my materials (ere receive% an% to see i/ there is any a%%itional in/ormation nee%e%2 You can reach me throu,h #hone at 50552)'5 206) or throu,h e5mail at -smith'204'7aol2com2 *hank You,

John A. Smith
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