How to write a cover letter to the professors for getting scholarship or work under their observation for higher studies.

1. Subject: Prospective Research Student
Dear Prof.
I hope you are in good health condition. I have looked through your research area and
interests, the topic investigating the input and fate of nutrients (carbon, nitrogen, and
phosphorus) from streambank legacy sediments and their implications for water quality seems
to me very interesting and challenging research project. I already completed my B.Sc. in Civil
Engineering and near to completion of my M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering from
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Moreover I have also completed
a Post Graduate Diploma on Disaster Management from IDMVS of Dhaka University,
Bangladesh.
I am currently working under a research organization named Institute of Water Modeling (IWM)
(www.iwmbd.org) in Bangladesh where I mostly work with Urban drainage modeling, Water
supply modeling, GIS, Climate change modeling etc. on last seven years. I am attaching my
resume for your convenience as well, please let me know if you are taking any new students for
fall 2017 and if I can be a potential student in your research team. I would greatly appreciate
your help and support.
Take care and have a nice day.