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Academic Reference Letter Templates

A personal and professional academic reference letter is vital to a successful admissions process for a candidate. Our academic reference letter templates can help you find the right words without starting from scratch. Edit, e-sign, and share—it couldn’t be simpler.

Free Academic Reference Letter Templates

We want to make document work simpler for everyone, regardless of your budget. That’s why all of our academic reference letter templates are available for free. Just choose the template that best suits you and you’re good to go.

While Smallpdf does have a range of free and paid account plans available, you won’t need to create an account with us in order to download or edit an academic reference letter. No cost, sign-up, or registration.

Printable Academic Reference Letter Templates

In recent years, most admission processes and document submissions are online, but we know that there are still times when you need to share or store a physical copy of an academic reference letter.

After you have downloaded and edited one of our templates, you can print a copy directly from your device. Alternatively, if you’ve uploaded your file to one of our tools, like eSign, you can print through the icon on the top-left corner.

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Questions & Answers

  • Who are these academic reference letter templates for?

    They’re for anyone that needs or wants them! Our academic reference letter templates will be useful to you if you have little experience in drafting reference letters and you’re not sure where to start.


  • Can I share an academic reference letter electronically?

    Absolutely. If you need to share a document online, we’ve got you covered. With our online tools, you can compress heavy documents in order to share them via email or you can create a shareable link.


  • How do I sign a document with Smallpdf?

    Head to the Smallpdf eSign tool and upload your completed academic reference letter. You can create a unique electronic signature and place it anywhere on the document. You can also add your initials and a date field.


  • What format can I download the academic reference templates in?

    Our templates can be downloaded to PDF or MS Word so you can edit the contents to your needs. If you want to save the letter in another format, our Convert tool can convert to PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and JPG.


  • Does Smallpdf offer any other tools?

    Smallpdf offers a suite of over 20 tools and solutions to your document needs. These tools include eSign, Compress, and Convert, as well as tools to merge and split documents, add password protection, plus much more.


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