How to e-mail a potential supervisor (required for postgrad application) | Cambridge University

[@danielchidozie1546]

Dear Marianaql, I am here to say thank you for this video. I followed the steps recommended here and I was able to get response from nearly all the lecturers I sent it to. For those who didn't respond immediately, I gave them a couple of weeks interval then sent a reminder mail and they responded. Once again I am grateful for this insightful video. Kindly wish me well as I continue with my application processes. Thank you.

[@danish664u]

Can you please write the email here so that it is beneficial for us. Thanks

[@IvanaSanchez-nw3wy]

Thank you Mariana! I followed your advice and I found a potential supervisor. This year I will start my master in Bioinformatics. Your videos are great! Thank you so much.h

[@danish664u]

Can you please write the email here so that it is beneficial for us. Thanks

[@5mb-5minutesbiochemistry67]

Thank you mariana, your tips work for me.

[@KaushikJasced]

Outstanding lecture. Can you add some pdf of templates?

[@brennayoung9602]

Hi, thank you this video was very helpful, could you maybe elaborate on some details of what kind of project proposal we should say in the email? Presumably we don't want the email to be super long, so could you give an example of a project proposal you would include in the email?

[@amir.academy]

Thanks for this video,

[@hastiizadi9266]

What if we are really interested but we don't have any brilliant new idea for the supervisor?

[@chandrasekar7087]

Can u upload the template somewhere and make sure it’s available to everyone

[@medicmaz5634]

Amazing post!!

[@marianaql]

Thank you!!!! 🥰

[@shaimathassim8021]

Hi.. Please clear out some of my doubts regards to phd 1. Masters through distant education is valid to apply phd 2. Personal email id is considerable for sending emails to supervisiors? Please reply me

[@achieverhere3369]

Hi, how long should we take to send a follow-up email to the professor for supervision? And can we send mail during weekends too?

[@jackleanapdilahi9204]

can you tell me which email i content supervisor plz

[@yafethbangun8445]

Hi Mariana, this is for PhD candidates right? you don't need to find a supervisor if you're applying for a master's degree, right?

[@marianaql]

Yes you do, in research-based masters. Mine was an MPhil and I met my supervisor before applying :)

[@jackleanapdilahi9204]

PLZ can you tell me which email i contacted the supervisor to send my request @@marianaql

[@danish664u]

@@marianaql Can you please write the email here so that it is beneficial for us. Thanks

[@danish664u]

@@marianaql Can you please tell what should be he "Subject" of Email

[@wanfeixie6840]

Hi Mariana, thanks for this useful video. Is there any difference when contacting a supervisor who offers a PhD project with pre-defined aims? Do I still need to design the study on my own for this kind of project? Thanks :)

[@wanfeixie6840]

FYI, I am applying for biomedical projects

[@marianaql]

My project had pre-defined aims, and I worked with my potential supervisor to find the best path for my PhD and I wrote about it when I applied (I.e PhD proposal).

[@wanfeixie6840]

​@@marianaql Got it! Thanks

[@ihgulf]

Hi Maria, I have 2 recommendation letter, PhD proposal, letter of interest, Good Grades 3.75 in my M.phil, 4 Publications in Scopus and Recognized Journal But I am not able to find any Supervisors. Why they dont response, please guide

[@marianaql]

Hi. When did you contact them? I had to wait for their reply at least 2 weeks. Each person is different and they tend to be very busy.

[@ihgulf]

@@marianaql 6 months eralier I email them. And you know before applying in any university first we need to contact them (Supervisors/Professors) by showing our interest and proposal. I do the same but they dont reply.

[@marianaql]

@@ihgulf how many people did you email and how many times each?

[@ihgulf]

@@marianaql 5 people in different universities but single time email only.

[@marianaql]

@@ihgulf you used the same email for those 5 people??

[@ezgi6392]

You speak so fast that it's almost impossible to understand what you're saying