My reference is having trouble receiving or accessing the online Recommendation Form. What should I do?

• You cannot submit your application until your reference has completed the online Recommendation Form. We are not able to accept recommendations submitted after the deadline or that have been emailed to us since the application requires a specific Recommendation Form that includes several questions the reference must answer about the student.
• If your reference is having trouble, please see some helpful tips below. We encourage you to contact your reference as soon as possible and share these suggestions.
  
  
  • Search for the Recommendation Request Email in a Spam Folder. Have your reference check their spam folders, as oftentimes company firewalls will automatically filter out GHCF Scholar emails into spam. They can also search for the email by sender (scholarships@ghcf.org) or subject line (Request for Recommendation).
    
    
  • Access the Recommendation Form directly through GHCF Scholar. Sometimes a school or company firewall blocks external links from GHCF Scholarships or the website entirely if it is accessed from a computer issued by the school. If the email cannot be found or the link in the email does not work, a reference can access the form directly through our website. Have them go to www.ghcfscholar.org and log in using the email address you sent the request to.
    
    If they don't remember creating an account with GHCF Scholar in the past or this is their first time providing a reference through GHCF Scholar, they should click "Forgot your password?" to set a password and finish setting up their account. Once logged in, the reference should see your Recommendation Request on their portal.
    
    
  • Resend the Request to a Different Email. You, the applicant, can Withdraw and Delete an existing Recommendation Request through your application. If you send the request to a school email multiple times and the recommender still does not receive it, please suggest they follow the instructions above to "Access the Recommendaion Form directly through GHCF Scholar".
    
    Or, if your reference is having trouble, try sending the request to their personal email instead. Additionally, if your reference won't be able to complete the Recommendation Form, withdraw the request and send it to a different reference who can complete it before the deadline.
    
    
• Your reference will receive a confirmation email from GHCF Scholarships upon submission of their Recommendation. At that time, you (the applicant) will also receive an email letting you know they completed the online form. Be sure to log back into your account once the Recommendation Form(s) is complete to mark that task as complete, complete any unfinished tasks, and then officially submit your application by clicking the blue "Submit" button.

• If you or your reference have questions, please contact our Scholarships Team directly at scholarships@ghcf.org or 713-333-2230. Please provide your full name and the name of the scholarship you are applying for. Our hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Central Time).