Interfolio has designed a secure process for Letter Writers to submit letters of recommendation to Interfolio on behalf of their students and advisees (Interfolio Fileholders). By using Interfolio, Writers are able to provide a letter once. The letter is stored in the Interfolio system and available for use by the Fileholder as needed. Once the letter of recommendation has been added to the Interfolio system, the Fileholder can see the document title but cannot see the contents of the letter.

Following is the process by which Writers can submit letters of recommendation to Interfolio:

1. Receive a letter-writing request from an Interfolio Fileholder. This request may be in the form of an email or may be on a piece of paper.

2. Write the letter.
-->The letter can be printed on letterhead and signed.
-->The letter can be saved on electronic letterhead and signed with a digital image of your signature.

3. Submit the letter to Interfolio
-->Letters submitted to Interfolio on paper will be submitted by mail. Interfolio will scan and upload the letter into the Interfolio account of the person who requested the letter from you.
-->Electronic documents may be uploaded directly into the Interfolio system.

Once you have completed this process, the Fileholder will receive a system notification from Interfolio that the letter has been submitted. The Fileholder may then include that letter with application materials.

For a complete step-by-step guide to using Interfolio as a fileholder, download the Interfolio Letter Writer User Guide (PDF).