Question:
I have (or about to have) my B.Sc. from --- and I want to apply to your
graduate program to do my MSc/PhD. Do you have any opening in your research
group? Can you look at my resume and tell me my chances for an admission?
Answer:
Please check our department Web pages (in particular
the page for
prospective students) for more information about our program
and the admission process, and fill out an online application form.
This is the only way to know your actual chances and get
an admission to our graduate program.
List your research interests and the names of faculty members you want to
work with.
Once you are done with your application and have submitted the supporting
documents, I would be happy to read your application (assuming my name is
listed in your application) and give my comments to our graduate
committee. At the end, it is our graduate committee that decides who should be
admitted to the program.
Send me an email if your application falls under the following special cases: (1) You have a paper in one of the venues where we publish, and want to bring it to my attention; (2) You have studied some of our papers and have a proposal that I should be aware of; (3) Your file is really a special case (e.g., excellent grades from a top school, past research in an area closely related to our work). Otherwise, your mail is likely to be ignored. If you have read this and believe that you fall under these cases, include in your email subject line the word IRYWPN (which stands for I Read Your Web Page Note).
Question:
I am a 2nd/3rd year undergrad student at --- and I am am very much
interested in doing a summer internship in your group. Do you have any
opening or funding?
Answer:
If you are currently enrolled at the University of Alberta, please come and talk
to me. There is a limited number of funding for our local students,
and I might be able to help you get one.
For international students, unfortunately our school doesn't have any funding
and I don't have any other resources to support summer internship for
international students.