If you'd like me to write a letter of reference or recommendation letter, I'll need the following from you:

• A copy or a link to the description of the job, position or scholarship to which you are applying - it should say what they are looking for in a successful candidate, and should state the deadline.
• Full instructions, preferably the web link, telling me where to send the letter or how to submit it online, if their system is not automated.
• If for a scholarship (eg NSERC, USRA, others) your full application/proposal (what you have done and are planning to do, so I can comment on your ability to do it.)
• An electronic copy of your transcript
• An electronic copy of a recent CV or resume, and your research interests or career plans. Don't make up anything new for me, whatever you used for the job/award is fine.
• Any information you think may be relevant to help you get the job/scholarship/position.
• Sufficient time: I need all the above info least one week before the due date. I write over 100 reference letters/year (some are for one person applying to 10 jobs/positions, which is fine) so I have a backlog of requests at busy times of the year.

I'll email you to let you know when each reference has been sent/submitted.

Please let me know how your application went and which job/university you'll be accepting.