Recommendation Questions

Q. How many letters of recommendation do I need and from whom?

A. Two academic letters of recommendation are required, traditionally from U-M instructors (professors, lecturers, GSIs), but work supervisors are also acceptable. A Language Instructor Recommendation about your language ability is also required. Please refer to recommendation information page for more information.

Q. My recommender can’t find the email request for recommendations. What do I do?

A. You can resend the recommendation request email. Go back to your online application on the II Fellowships & Grants portal, and find the Email Recommendation Request task. Edit this task to resend the email to your recommender.

Q. My recommender is not responding to my request for recommendation so I want to ask a different person. How do I do this?

A. You can change the recommender by going back to your online application on the II Fellowships & Grants portal. First, edit the FLAS Academic Recommender & Language Instructor Registration form to update the recommender information; be sure to save the form. Then find the Email Recommendation Request task, and Delete the existing entry. Then redo this task with the new recommender’s information to send a request email.

Q. My recommender is not affiliated with U-M. How does he/she login?

A. Your recommender does not need to be affiliated with U-M. They are able to login through the link that is sent to them through the application portal and follow the instructions provided.