When you are crafting a grant proposal with a partner school, you will most likely need the school or school corporation administrator to write a letter of support for the project. Below is a basic format for the letter with suggestions for the content. You can also view more examples of letters of support at the bottom of the page.

Letter Template

[Date]

Dear Committee:

[School and/or School Corporation] is an enthusiastic partner with Indiana University School of Education in [project name]. This project is designed to [give a one to two sentence overview of the project].

We agree that [state the goal of the project or the problem it is addressing and how this project will benefit your school and/or corporation]. We look forward to participating in collaborative efforts with university faculty to develop [common goal of the project].

As a principal partner, [school or corporation name] will assist in project activities, such as [list how the school and/or corporation will support the project]. [Include another sentence or two about specific types of support, such as financial agreements, that the school and/or corporation is providing].

We believe that this innovative opportunity will [include a few closing sentences that reiterate the main goal of the project and how the project will benefit the school and/or corporation and education in Indiana].

Sincerely,

[signature]

[Name]
[Title]

Example Letters

Below is a list of letters of support submitted by applicants for the Pathways Initiative Collaborative Projects.

Gary Community School Corporation (Watson Academy for Boys)

Indiana Department of Education

International Academy of Arsenal Technical High Schools

To Mexico with Love Program (IUPUI)