diff --git a/frontend/public/sample_candidate_decider_input.csv b/frontend/public/sample_candidate_decider_input.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16483e784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/public/sample_candidate_decider_input.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+NetID,First Name,Last Name,What is your favorite tech stack?
+aaa111,Alder,Alderson,MERN
+ddd222,Donald,Donaldson,MEAN
+axc2,Andrew,Chen,FERN
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Admin/AdminCandidateDecider/AdminCandidateDecider.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Admin/AdminCandidateDecider/AdminCandidateDecider.tsx
index 36770836b..a2b445e1a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Admin/AdminCandidateDecider/AdminCandidateDecider.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Admin/AdminCandidateDecider/AdminCandidateDecider.tsx
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ const CandidateDeciderInstanceCreator = ({
       <Form success={success}>
         <Form.Input label="Name" value={name} onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)} />
         <input type="file" accept=".csv" onChange={handleFileUpload} key={fileInKey || ''} />
+        <label>
+          {' '}
+          Format: .csv with at least a "NetID", "First Name", and "Last Name" column.{' '}
+          <a href="/sample_candidate_decider_input.csv">Download sample file here.</a>
+        </label>
         <Message>
           All leads and IDOL admins have permission to all Candidate Decider instances
         </Message>