Seriously?

By Iddo on December 24th, 2011

I get the weirdest emails sometimes….

Dear  professor  Iddo Friedberg,



    First of all, I would like to introduce myself, my name is _____, 30 years old I  occupy a staff position of instructor at the department of pharmaceutical microbiology, faculty of pharmacy, ____ University, _____.

I was graduated in 2003 with an overall grade “excellence with honors” & I was the second among 1000 students. I have a PhD scholarship totally funded by the ______ Ministry of High Education. The scholarship includes tuition fees, residence, health insurance and everything. Here is the link of the scholarships offered _________. I am interested in doing my PhD study in the field of molecular biology under your supervision. To fulfill the requirements of the scholarship, I should have a research proposal including the following items. I will apply to The University as soon as I receive the proposal.

The research proposal includes:

·                   Title Page (including Title, Keywords).

·                   Abstract

·                   General Overview of Research Area and Literature

·                   Key Research Questions and Objectives

·                   Methodology

·                   Tentative Timetable

·                   Selective Research Bibliography

I will be so grateful to you if you generously send me  a research proposal few days before the deadline(January 10, 2012)

N.B. other information is available in the attached C.V.

If you need any additional information or documents, please let me know

I am waiting for your reply as soon as possible in case of either acceptance or refusal.

Kind regards