Giving a reason for asking for a letter of recommendation


I have a quick question about giving a reason for asking for a letter of
recommendation. I'd like to ask for a letter of rec from a Japanese language
teacher and also explain that I need it for a scholarship. This is not the
entire letter I will be writing, just a single sentence.

I was thinking:

> 私は奨学金が欲しいので、推薦状をお願いいたします。

I would like it to sound as natural as possible. Please let me know how I
might improve it.




Respectful language is in part about indirection, so rather than saying
"Because I want a scholarship please write me a letter" (which to me as a
native speaker of English who has written recommendation letters for students
sounds pretty rude), I'd say "I am planning to apply for the X scholarship,
and I was wondering if you could write me a letter".

My attempt is:

> 私はXの奨学金に応募しようと考えています。先生から推薦状を書いていただけないでしょうか。

or

> 私はXの奨学金に応募したいと考えています。先生から推薦状を書いていただけないでしょうか。

