POSTGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL REFERENCE (RESEARCH STUDENT APPLICATION)

APPLICANT DETAILS (to be completed by the applicant)
Name
Matriculation number	(if you have previously studied at Edinburgh Napier)
Reference number	(if you are applying for an advertised studentship)
Title of proposed project	(if you are not applying for an advertised studentship)

NOTES FOR APPLICANT
Please give your two referees a copy of this form. If you are applying for an advertised studentship, you should provide the referees with a copy of the studentship details and with the name and address of the contact (from the advert) to which the reference should be returned. If you are not applying for an advertised studentship, you should provide the referee with a copy of your project proposal and ask them to return the reference to the address below.

TO THE REFEREE
Thank you for agreeing to provide this reference. It would be helpful if you could comment, in particular, on the candidate’s: general academic ability and suitability for postgraduate study; written and oral communication skills; ability to work independently and with others; project management skills; other skills as appropriate to the type of proposed research (e.g. literature reviewing, data analysis, maths, statistics, lab-based skills)
REFERENCES IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS FOR ADVERTISED STUDENTSHIPS should be sent to the address provided by the applicant. REFERENCES FOR OTHER APPLICANTS should be sent to Postgraduate Admissions, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh EH11 4BN or by email to researchadmissions@napier.ac.uk ******** In order to authenticate the reference, please either stamp the form with an official stamp ******* or attach an official letterhead or business card.
EDUCATIONAL REFERENCE FOR
SIGNATURE
NAME
POSITION/INSTITUTION
DATE