Dear INS Officer:
I am writing in support of ’s application for admission to the U.S. as an outstanding professor or researcher in the field of _____________.
I am presently .
I have been in a leadership role at the NIH for several years. At the NIH, we have a program of award for outstanding research submissions to the scientific program at our annual Colloquium to foster investigators’ ability to seek mentorship and apply for grants. received this award in 1999. He was selected from a pool of high quality submissions by our committee as one of three recipients of the award in each year. Our decision was based on the outstanding quality of ’s original research submission, as well as on the importance of his scientific achievements in _____________ and _______________. The original research presented shed light on the role of ________________________. This study is the first attempt to compare groups of patients with _____________________. It was published in the prestigious Journal of ________________.
was selected for the award based on his lifetime achievements in _________ and ___________ research. ’s research is outstanding. His research has been published in the top national and international scientific journals, including the American Journal of ____________, American Journal of ____________, the Journal of _____________, and others. These journals only publish 25 to 30% of their outstanding submissions. The publication of ’s work in these journals attests to the outstanding nature of his research.
has accomplished a voluminous amount of cutting-edge research during the past several years. It is my opinion that he clearly satisfies the requisite criteria to be considered an “outstanding professor or researcher,” and I strongly support his application for this status.