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申请联合培养博士给国外导师联系我打算申请的是联合培养博士生，今年博二。昨天，我刚收到外方导师的邀请函，申请的学校一般，但对方导师是我们领域的大牛。在***有很多同学要我的邮件，看来大家对这比较关注。因此，我把我的申请过程在这里整理一下，顺便把通讯邮件附上。原来担心对方名气太大了，恐怕不要我。也听别的同学说，这一步是比较耗时间的。所以开始时，我做好了被拒的心理准备。10月18日发出我的申请邮件，打算没有消息一周后再发下一封申请信。申请函的内容如下：Email标题：ApplicationletterforXXfromHarbinInstituteofTechnologyinP.R.ChinaDearProf.XX:I'mXX,a2ndyearPhDcandidatefromHarbinInstituteofTechnology,Harbin,P.R.China,supervisedbyProf.XX.AndIevercontactedyouforthepasswordofyourpapersinthelasttime.I'msupportedbyaChineseNationalFund,whichwillsupportthosePhDcandidatesinChinatogoabroadtosomeworldclassUniversitiesoftheirfields.ThisprogrammewillcoveralllivingcostIneedinUSA.AfterIreadalotofpapersofmyresearcharea,IunderstandthatyouareworkingonMAXphasesandhavepublishedquitealotofhighlevelscientificpapers.Assuch,youaretheleadingresearcherinXXintheworld.Ifindyourareafitsmewell,soIwritetoyoutoseeifyoucangivemeachancetostudyinyourschool.MyCVandpublishedpapershavebeenattached.MyresearchareaismainlyaboutMAXphases.Ihavepublished5papersinthejournalsincludingJ.Mater.Res.andSolidStateCommun.Inaddition,2papersweresubmitted.AndnowI'mdoingXX.IamnotapplyingafulltimePhDprogramme,andthisprogrammeisashorttime(12-24months)co-educationexperiencesmorelikeavisitscholarprogramme.Thisprogrammeisanewtypeofco-educatePhDprogrammesupportedbyChinaScholarshipCouncil.Thestudyperiodabroadvariesfrom12monthsatleastto24monthsatmost.Ihavetoaccomplishmydoctordegreebacktomyschool(HarbinInstituteofTechnology),soI'mnotsupposedtoacquiremydoctordegreeatDrexelUniversity.Andthisprogrammerunslikethis,studentsmeettheapplicationrequirementscanapplythisprogramme,andmyUniversityandresearchareaisamongthemainsupportingUniversitiesandareas.Studentsmustacquireanofficialinvitationletterfromtheprospectivetutor/University.Therefore,allIneedisanofficialinvitationletterfromyou(oryourUniversity).ThedateofenrollmentI'mconsideringisSeptember/October2010.InordertomakesureIcancatchupwiththenextyear'sprogramme,Ihavetopreparealltheapplicationstuff(includingyourofficialinvitationletter)beforeJanuary,2010.Andbecauseitwillcostabout1monthtomailyourinvitationletterfromUSAtoChina,soIreallyhopeyoucanrespondmeassoonaspossibletomakesureIcanreceiveyourletterbeforethewintervacationthisyear.Andifyoucan'tmakethisdecisionoryouhaveabetterrecommendationwhoseresearchareasfitmewell,pleaseinformme.Reallyhopetohearfromyouassoonaspossible!Yourssincerely,但是没想到，我的这个过程出奇的顺利：在电子子邮件发出的三天后，大牛给我回信，非常高兴的接受了我的申请，回信如下：DearXX,Myapologiesforlateresponse.IamdelightedthatyouwouldliketogetyourPhDfromDrexelUniversity.YourexperiencewiththeXXcertainlymakesthisaperfectfitsinceasyounotedmygroupisoneoftheleadinggroupsintheworldinthatarea.Asfortheinvitationletter,ifyouwouldnotmind,plsdraftonethatsaysallthecorrectthingsandsendittome.Thiswaywouldgreatlyspeeduptheprocess.Lookingverymuchforwardtohavingyoujoinmygroup.看到回信后，我非常高兴，就赶快给写好了邀请函草稿。用的是我同学去年申请用的邀请函，把个人信息发改了一下就发过去了，邮件如下：DearProf.XX,Verythanksforgivingmethechancetostudyinyourgroup!ThedraftofinvitationletterundertherequirementofChinaScholarshipCouncil(CSC)hasbeenattachedbelow.Andtheboldpartofthedraftcouldbereplacedormodified.ItshouldbenotedthattheinvitationlettermustbeprintedontheformalletterpaperofDrexelUniversity,withyourhandwritingsignature,andthenpleasesendittomebyexpressdelivery(CSCneedstheoriginalone).Inaddition,weneedtoformulatearesearchplanforthePhDjointtrainingprograminyourgroup.What'syouropinionaboutit?Ifyouwouldnotmind,Iwillalsodraftonetoyou.Ifpossible,Ihopethatitcanbemailedtomewiththeinvitationletterasmentionedabove.Yourreplyisappreciated!到这一步了，基本完成了和国外老师间的联系，昨天下午拿到了邀请函和培养计划。我申请的经验就是对申请要有针对性，对自己本领域课题组要比较熟悉，找与自己研究方向相近的，这点就能和国内的工作联系起来，对联合培养的博士很重要。方法可以通过看文献，参加学术会议等。另外一点很重要的是本人要有前期工作量，有发表出的论文是比较好的。拿我自己来说，我发表的五篇论文是起了很大的重要。我使用的联合培养计划框架已经上传到附件，是我同学给我的，他已经申请联合培养成功后出去了。所以，这个应该是满足留学基金委要求的。最后把给老外发的邀请函草稿贴出来，供大家参考：Re:ApplicationforscholarshipfromtheChinaScholarshipCouncil(CSC)DearMr.XXAfterdiscussingwithyourPhDsupervisorProf.XX,directoroftheCentreofCompositeMaterials,HarbinInstituteofTechnology,Iampleasedtoinviteyou,Mr.XX(DOBXX)tospend18monthsasajointPh.D.CandidateundermysupervisioninDepartmentofMaterialsScienceandEngineeringatDrexelUniversityfromSeptember1,2010toFebruary29,2012subjecttothesuccessofyourscholarshipapplication.AsajointPh.D.Candidate,yourtuitionfeewillbewaived.YourresultofXXXmeetstheEnglishrequirementsforajointPh.D.Candidate.Duringthis18monthsperiod,youwillbeworkingon“XXX”asoutlinedintheresearchplansignedbyProf.XXandmyself.ItgivesmeapleasuretowritethislettertosupportyourapplicationfortheCSCscholarship.Yourssincerely,(Handwritingsignature)Dr.XXGrosvenorandDistinguishedProfessorDepartmentofMaterialsScienceandEngineeringDrexelUniversityPhiladelphia,PA19104Phone:2158952338ResearchPlanforPhDJointTrainingProgram(HIT)NameSurname：XXFirstname:XXSexXXDateofbirthX/X/XSchool/DepartmentXXMajorXXDomesticsupervisorXHostingcountryXHostinguniversityXHostingfacultyordepartmentXHostingsupervisorXResearchfieldXDurationofstudy18months(fromSep.2010toFeb.2012)Projecttitle：XXXXXXResearchbackground：XXXXXXPreparationoft