I've already finished my M.Sc in Artificial Intelligence. I'm eager to apply for a PhD position in one of my favorite fields. I'm wondering which features are important for professors to accept an applicant? About papers or GPA or English skills and so on.
Beside the many good points made in previous posts, you should compile a rich CV. It must show that you have a strong character, and are intelligent, communicative, cheerful, dependable person, intellectual capacity, good skills (programming, etc.), English proficiency, the ambition, and ready to involve with community development and cultural understanding.
If applying for US, Canada or Australia universities a few good letter of recommendation by your supervisor or advisers are also needed.
Good Luck
Dear Sajjad Fouladvand, Congrats for obtaining an M Sc degree. Admission policies vary for universities. and similar is for the availability of the funds. GPA counts and in most of universities you have to pass standard english language test. Wishing you all the best. good Luck!
It is better to improve your knowledge in your favorite fields and publish your papers , it is most important to show your enthusiasm to achieve breakthrough in major which you want to follow in future.
Good Luck.
Mahsa.
In most cases PhD positions with scholarships are awarded based on a competitive process. Thus you have to demonstrate that you are a worth candidate. The best strategy is to have publications in high quality venues. On the other hand, in many cases candidates at that level are not expect to have publications, thus it is advisable to contact possible supervisors and prepare a research proposal. An aspect we often consider is what courses were taken by a candidate. Nowadays candidates can improve their background knowledge by taking relevant MOOC (massive open online courses).
Dear Sajjad,
First of all congratulations for your first step towards your PhD degree. If you have such a good desire then inshallah you will achieve your goal.
In most of the cases, you have to watch different university's websites for PhD advertisement. Generally either you will get the chance in Feb-Mar or in Aug-Sept. You have to thoroughly analyse the faculty CV and their publications. Their interest must match with your interest. Some universities such as McGill University, providing assistance and support to get admission in their programs.
Make a good cover letter with a neat and clean CV then send an email to the professor. Your cover letter should contains three parts but not more than one page. These parts are as follows:
1. In first part introduce yourself and trying to highlight those skills that can match with your supervisor. Do not over explain your skills because it is just like an advertisement so you should cover it in balance way.
2. In the next part explain your supervisor's skills and try to link your future work with it. Discuss some points of his/her research that shows you read his/her research works and make him/her confident in you.
3. And in the last part relate your desire with your supervisor's research interest and request him/her to accept you as research student.
You can get lots of information about various universities even on google but here I am giving you a link that may be useful for you. I am also attaching a guide related to CV preparation. GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR GOAL!
(http://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/computer-science-0)
Beside the many good points made in previous posts, you should compile a rich CV. It must show that you have a strong character, and are intelligent, communicative, cheerful, dependable person, intellectual capacity, good skills (programming, etc.), English proficiency, the ambition, and ready to involve with community development and cultural understanding.
If applying for US, Canada or Australia universities a few good letter of recommendation by your supervisor or advisers are also needed.
Good Luck
Hello
Sorry for late answer. I've been working on my paper. I've just submit it and hope to publish it. I'm a visiting professor at a university in my hometown now. I'm trying to improve my English skills these days.
Thank you all for your beneficial replies. I'll do my best :)
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