This Recruitment Template Is Provided for Your Convenience. Required Information Is Included

[This recruitment template is provided for your convenience. Required information is included in brackets. Please select the appropriate options, remove the brackets, and remove any information that does not apply to your research.]

[Note: A recruitment document can take on many different forms. This template is provided as a letter, however, it can be modified to be a social media post, verbal script, flyer, etc.]

[Insert Date]

[Recipient]
[Title]

[Company]

[Address 1]
[Address 2]
[Address 3]

Dear [Recipient]:

As a graduate student in the [___ department/School of ___] at Liberty University, Select the appropriate sentence: [I am conducting research as part of the requirements for a ___ degree]—OR—[I am conducting research to better understand ___]. The purpose of my research is to [brief summary of research question(s)], and I am writing to invite [you/your child] to participate in my study.

Provide information about participant criteria:[If you are 18 years of age or older (if required)], [include any additional eligibility criteria here], and [are willing to participate]—OR—[are willing to allow your child to participate], [you/he or she]will be asked to [list research procedures]. It should take approximately [time estimate] for [you/your child]to complete the procedure[s] listed. Select the appropriate sentence:[[Your/your child’s] participation will be completely anonymous, and no personal, identifying information will be collected.]—OR—[[Your/your child’s] [name and/or other identifying information]will be requested as part of [your/his or her] participation, but the information will remain confidential.]

Provide instructions on how to participate by editing the following sentence. Include additional sentences/information as needed:[To participate/For your child to participate], [go to [webpage] and click on the link provided/complete and return the consent document to the researcher/your child’s teacher/school/complete the attached survey/contact me to schedule an interview (include contact information)/etc.].

Provide information about your consent document/information by editing the following sentence(s).A consent document [is provided as the first page you will see after you click on the survey link/is attached to this letter/will be sent home with your child/will be given to you [at the time of/one week before/etc.] the [interview/focus group/etc.]]. Select the appropriate sentence: The consent document contains additional information about my research, [but you do not need to sign and return it.]—OR—[pleasesign the consent document and return it to [me at the time of the interview [and/or] focus group] [your child’s school/teacher.]]—OR—[Please click on the survey link at the end of the consent information to indicate that you have read the consent information and would like to take part in the survey.]

If you plan to compensate your participants, please include and complete the following sentence: If you choose to participate, you will [receive/be entered in a raffle/contest to receive] [list compensation/prize(s)].

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Title]