For the Fulbright scholarship program in Pakistan, you must send at least three letters of recommendation. You will need to have these recommendations submitted by the Fulbright application deadline.
These letters should not come from personal acquaintances, but from your teachers, professors, research advisors, project supervisors, managers or employers, etc. You must send at least one academic and one professional or work-related letter (i.e. 2 academic and 1 professional or 2 professional and 1 academic). If you do not have any work experience then you can get all three academic letters. In case you do have full-time working experience then you should get at least one professional reference letter from your job.
There are two ways in which you can send your recommendations to USEFP.
1) Online: The most convenient method of submitting your recommendation letters is online. When you are filling the Fulbright’s application online, you have to provide all the details of your referees, including their email addresses. Then USEFP sends an auto-generated email to your referees asking for your recommendation letter. In that email, recommenders will be asked to fill out a personal qualities and skills grid and then submit their reference letter in less than 750 words.
2) Email or Courier: Alternatively, you can download the “Letter of Reference” form here and send it to your referees. Once your referees have filled out the form, please request them to return it to USEFP either via email ([email protected]) or via courier at
Programs Department, The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan, House 5, Street 17, F-6/2, Islamabad.
If you are sending the letters by courier, then have them signed and sealed in an official envelope – make sure the envelopes are properly signed and stamped across the seal.
You can also submit more than three references in case you think they are relevant to your application. Otherwise only submit three letters.