Sending Email to Professor – Post 1

Follow the basic rules prior to send an email to the professor.

• No grammar or spelling mistakes.
• Proper punctuation, capitalization, etc. Good English.
• No long emails. Should be around 5 to 7 sentences or less.
• Email-only on weekdays ( think of weekdays in Canada)
• Do NOT attach anything like a resume or your research paper, etc. in the first email as it can end up to into SPAM folder
• Read a few research papers published by the professor before emailing.
• Use proper technical jargon related to their research
• Refer to the professor as “Dr. LAST NAME of Professor”. No Dear or Hi, etc.
• Try to highlight the key research area or your project in bold or underline.
• Do NOT refer to local companies or anything that is local to your country.
• Do NOT ask directly if you will get funding in the first email

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