ELN recommends students send a thoughtful and well-written email to project mentors you are interested in working with. Your email should be written clearly and concisely, and include the following information:
- Introduce yourself (name, major, & reason for contacting them).
- Explain your interest and enthusiasm in their work or project opportunity.
- Identify your goals and share how working on this project will help you reach them.
- Share that you would like to schedule a time to meet to further discuss your participation in the opportunity and include your general availability.
- Reiterate your interest and excitement for the opportunity.
- Be sure to reference the title of the project in the email subject line.
If you don’t hear back from the project mentor, send a polite follow-up email about one week after your initial email.
Contact us at ubeln@buffalo.edu for assistance with ensuring your outreach email is the best it can be.