Information for Referees

You will have been directed to these pages by a student or an organisation as they have asked for your support in their application for a grant for the academic year 2025-26 from the Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund.

Please note that the student or organisation will not be considered for a grant without the relevant letters of recommendation.

The applicant or organisation for whom you are submitting a reference should have told you their application number. Please ensure that the file your send is named in the following way: number-firstname-lastname. For example, 20250001-John-Smith.pdf.

Once you have completed the information in the form below, you can send the reference electronically to secretary@gmctf.org

Please ensure that your reference is on departmental or official letterhead and arrives by Monday, 10th March 2025 at the latest.

If you are providing a reference for an organisation:

Please ensure that your reference includes details of the following:

  • your standing in relation to the organisation;

  • the viability of the proposed activity or project;

  • your opinion of the importance of this activity or project for South Sudan or Sudan; and

  • the proposed budget for the activity/project.

If you are providing a reference for an individual:

Please ensure that your reference includes details of the following:

  • the suitability and aptitude of the student for the course;

  • the quality of their work, if known to you;

  • the financial position of the student, and their need for a grant from the GMCTF;

  • the student's proficiency in English in relation to the course; and

  • information on the student's plans to return to South Sudan/Sudan on completion of the course.