No.3, Wenyuan Road, Yadong new Area, Nanjing, P.R.China School of Management Science and Engineering Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Nanjing 210023 Tel:+861875199283x email:youngppyy@126. April 23,2021 Byerly Hall, 8 Garden Street, Cambridge, USA P.C:02138 Tel:(617 495-1000 Dear Prof. XX: I'm Yang, a master candidate from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, P. R. China, supervised by Prof. Tang. And I ever contacted you for the password of your papers in the last time. I'm supported by a Chinese National Fund, which will support those PhD candidates in China to go abroad to some world class Universities of their fields. This programme will cover all living cost I need in USA. After I read a lot of papers of my research area, I understand that you are working on MAX phases and have published quite a lot of high level scientific papers. As such, you are the leading researcher in XX in the world. I find your area fits me well, so I write to you to see 第 1 页共 3 页
if you can give me a chance to study in your school. My CV and published papers have been attached. My research area is mainly about MAX phases. I have published 5 papers in the journals including J. Mater. Res. and Solid State mun. In addition, 2 papers were submitted. And now I'm doing XX. I am not applying a full time PhD programme, and this programme is a short time (12-24 months co-education experiences more like a visit scholar programme. This programme is a new type of co-educate PhD programme supported by China Scholarship Council. The study period abroad varies from 12 months at least to 24 months at most. I have to acplish my doctor degree back to my school (Harbin Institute of Technology, so I'm not supposed to acquire my doctor degree at Drexel University. And this programme runs like this, students meet the application requirements can apply this programme, and my University and research area is among the main supporting Universities and areas. Students must acquire an official invitation letter from the prospective tutor/University. Therefore, all I need is an official invitation letter from you (or your University. The date of enrollment I'm 第 2 页共 3 页
considering is September/October 2021. In order to make sure I can catch up with the next year's programme, I have to prepare all the application stuff (including your official invitation letter before January, 2021. And because it will cost about 1 month to mail your invitation letter from USA to China, so I really hope you can respond me as soon as possible to make sure I can receive your letter before the winter vacation this year. And if you can't make this decision or you have a better remendation whose research areas fit me well, please inform me. Really hope to hear from you as soon as possible! Yours sincerely, 第 3 页共 3 页
