DearProf.xx:I’m×××,a1styearPhDcandidatefromLanzhouUniversityofTechnology,.AsI’mtopstudentinmydepartment,IameligibletoreceiveanationalwidescholarshipofChina,whichwillsupportthosePHDcandidatesinChinatogoabroadtosomeworldclassUniversitiesoftheirfields.ThisprogrammewillcoveralllivingcostIneedinGermany.AfterIreadalotofpapersofmyresearcharea,Iunderstandthatyouareworkingonalkalinerocksandhavepublishedquitealotofhighlevelscientificpapers,andyourgroupisoneoftheleadinggroupsintheworldinthatarea.Ifindyourareafitsmewell,soIwritetoyoutoseeifyoucangivemeachancetostudyinyourschool.MyCVhasbeenattached.Myresearchareaismainlyaboutigneouspetrology,andrecentlyIamveryinterestedinalkalinerocks,especiallyinthepetrogenesisofcoexistingSiO2–undersaturatedand-oversaturatedalkalinerocks.Ihavepublished1journalpaperand2conferencepapersduringmymasterstage.Inaddition,apaperisbeingrevisedandothertwoarebeingprepared.IwanttoapplyforafulltimePHDprogramme,butI’mnotsureifthereisapositioninyourgroup.ThisprogrammewillbesupportedbyChinaScholarshipCouncil.Thestudyperiodabroadvariesfrom36monthsatleastto48monthsatmost.ThenIwillaccomplishmydoctordegreeatUniversityofxxx.Andthisprogrammerunslikethis,studentsmeetingtheapplicationrequirementscanapplythisprogramme,andmyuniversityandresearchareaisamongthemainsupportinguniversitiesandareas.Studentsmustacquireanofficialinvitationletterfromtheprospectivetutor/university.Therefore,allIneedisanofficialinvitationletterfromyou(oryourUniversity).ThedateofenrollmentI'mconsideringisSeptember/October2012.InordertomakesureIcancatchupwiththenextyear'sprogramme,Ihavetopreparealltheapplicationstuff(includingyourofficialinvitationletter)beforeJanuary,2012.AndbecauseitwillcostalongtimetomailyourinvitationletterfromGermanytoChina,soIreallyhopeyoucanrespondmeassoonaspossibletomakesureIcanreceiveyourletterbeforethewintervacationthisyear.Andifyoucan'tmakethisdecisionoryouhaveabetterrecommendationwhoseresearchareasfitmewell,pleaseinformme.Reallyhopetohearfromyouassoonaspossible!Yourssincerely,×××DearPr.~~~~ItismygreatpleasuretoinviteyourPhDStudent,Mr!!!,toworkforoneyearfromSeptember2012inourDepartmentofChemistryatthe@@@.Ihadrecentlytheopportunitytoextensivelycommunicatebye-mailwith@@@inEnglishandIcanherebycertifythatheisperfectlyfluentinthislanguagesoastoeasilyintegrateinourresearchgroup.Duringhisstayinourlaboratory,@@@willparticipatetothesyntheticdevelopmentandphysicochemicalinvestigationsofnewphotochromicplatformtailoredforbiologicalapplications.Thushisactivitywillcontributetotheimplementationofusefultechnologieswhichareenvisagedto(i)openaroadforactiverenaturationofmisfoldedproteinsand(ii)totemporally/spatiallyandreversiblecontrolproteinactivityinalivingmodelanimal,whicharepresentlymuchaftersoughtgoalsinBiology.Togetherwiththisformalinvitationletter,Ijointhe“Attestationd’accueil”signedbytheDirectorofthe@@@requestedtogetavisafor@@@.Assoonashewillgetit,hewillhavetobecomestudentatParisVIUniversityforoneyear(Iwillcoverhistuitionfees)inordertoobtainhis“Cartedeséjour”aswellastobecoveredbythehealthandcivilinsurances.Eventually,IwillbookforTaoSUNaroominthe@@@dormitoriesfromSeptember1st2012on.Fromthisdate,hisaddresswillbe:@@@”.Sincerelyyours,