NeuroLife 📎 Salyp Olga

PhD application in short
I am not a specialist here, I am just a master student that wanna get PhD in ✨nice lab✨There are different ways and rules to apply for PhD position. It vary a lot between fields but we are researchers andб what's more, we're neuroscientists, so

1. Applying Directly to Labs
This is the easiest way to apply a PhD position. All you need to do is to read the lab's description and their most recent and valuable publications. Then, you email the supervisor directly and send him your CV, sometimes even without formal motivation letter, as I usually put all necessary details in the email itself.

While this method is straightforward and quick, it has lower probability that you will be accepted. Supervisors are not always actively looking for PhD students and even if they are, your success depends on a bit of luck. The lab must need a PhD student at that particular moment, your profile should align with their requirements and, most importantly, they must have funding available for PhD student.

There’s a chance that even after successfully passing multiple interviews and receiving verbal acceptance from a lab, the supervisor might tell you that securing funding or a fellowship is your responsibility, and that without it, they may not be able to officially take you on.


2. Applying through Doctoral Programs.
Doctoral programs are specifically designed to recruit and support PhD students, often providing funding directly to the lab. This method ensures that supervisors are actively looking for candidates, which increases your chances of being accepted.

Each program has its own requirements, and the list of documents needed can vary aaa looot. From CVs and recommendation letters to research proposals (I am doing one right now! I am not kidding). Deadlines can be tight and crazy, so managing everything on time can feel overwhelming. Still, I believe that the more you invest, the more you can get.

"Try, always try. If you don't try to do, then you won't even have the small chance that those who try have." @ Some One

#PhD #guides

A little bit about my travel to Pyrénées. (I mentioned it there)

In the middle of the semester, I spontaneously ran away to the Pyrénées mountains, to the Bagnères-de-Luchon, small town somewhere on the border with Spain. I visited a couple side-station station cities, like Pau, booking hotels already on the way there. My main meal was a baguette with cheese and coffee, but I was really happy to feel freedom.

In Bagnères-de-Luchon, I did two mountain trails, each taking about 4-5 hours. I had the trails to myself - or at least it felt that way, since I didn’t see a human's soul (who knows ahah), only roe deer's ones (I was so scared, u can literally hear it on video omg).

At one trail I climbed through the rain, scrambling almost sheer cliffs (yes I took a couple of wrong turns lol). But the view up there worth it. It was indescribably calm. The mountains kept a great silence, guarding the time, and towered protectively over the small town down in the valley.

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I liked that rhythm of life: finishing a report for one of the univ courses, sitting on a mountain and admiring the city in the valley from a height of 2-3 kilometers. adore. just adore. that is really my rhythm of life.

#Pyrenees #France #Travelling
#beautiful_pictures