You've been asked by an applicant submitting an application to the BWF PATH program to submit a confidential recommendation letter in support of his/her application for a grant.

 Please follow these instructions:

• Complete your letter offline using any standard word processing software.
• Print the letter on official institutional letterhead, with a signature block (both are required).
• Convert the document to a PDF file. (For help with this step, click Troubleshooting FAQs.)
• Save the letter as a .pdf file on your system.
• Return to the applicant’s email request and click on the web link which will take you to a log-in page on BWF’s grant application system.  Log in using the same email address at which you received the request from the applicant.  Retain this log-in information in the event you wish to “reload” a revised letter at a later date.
• Select the Title: “Letters of Recommendation” from the drop down list provided on the page.
• “Browse” to select the letter from your system which will populate the “File Name” field.
• Click the “Upload” button.
• Click the “Finished” button.
• View the acknowledgment thanking you for your submission.

If you have problems with the email link, copy and paste the entire link into your web browser.  Be certain you are entering the correct email address to log in to the site.

Once your letter has been uploaded, the applicant will be able to see whether or not your letter has been submitted, but cannot view the content of the letter.

An application CANNOT BE SUBMITTED until the recommendation letters have been uploaded and attached to the application. For this reason, please upload your confidential letter no later than Tuesday October 25, 2011.

If you would like to upload a revised letter:

• Retrieve the initial email and web link originally provided to you by the applicant.
• Using your same email address, log in and access the “Recommender” page.
• Check the “Remove” box next to the html link for the initial letter.
• Click the “Remove” button.”
•  “Browse” for the revised letter (.pdf file) on your system.
• Click “Upload.”
• Click the “Finished” button.
• View the acknowledgment that the letter has been submitted.

Email Jean Kramarik, senior program associate, or call 919/991-5122 if you have questions..