I am actually in the UK atm. Being an international student means that I do not have many funding opportunities. Got some reserve positions and that was it. They made it clear in interviews that they do not have full funds for me and that I will have to arrange the difference somehow.

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I have been looking at Canada and rest of the Europe now. Emailing and finding a bit hard to get a reply. Made this post so I could get some tips on how to get in touch.

I would love to do that if it was not for the fact that we are in different countries. :(

Email or phone is my only way. Have not tried calling so much at the moment. Should I?

I apologise in advance if this question has been asked before. I am sure it has been but the search function on this website is horrible!

I just graduated with a BSc in Genetics and I am trying to apply for some PhDs. I have been looking up some potential supervisors and emailing them. Having a hard time getting replies back. I know it is hard to get a reply back. I could barely get a reply back from my supervisor during my final year dissertation while working in his lab!

I wanted some tips on what to write in the email when contacting the supervisors. Currently I express my interest in their work/project while mentioning a brief of what I have studied so far and what my interests are.

I do not know if that is enough or the correct way. Any tips that you guys would like to mention?