CVs, Cover Letters & Applications

Motivation letters, personal statements, research proposals, and CVs.

• How to write a scholarship motivation letter that stands out

  Your grades get you considered. The motivation letter is where a committee decides whether to believe in you. Here is what the strong ones do.

  Statements & letters · 7 min read

• Writing a personal statement for postgraduate study

  A postgraduate personal statement has one job: to show you are ready for the programme and clear about why you want it. Here is how to write one that does.

  Statements & letters · 6 min read

• How to write an academic cover letter

  The cover letter is where you argue that you fit this specific post. How to structure it, and what search committees actually want to read.

  CVs & cover letters · 6 min read

• How to write an academic CV

  An academic CV follows different rules from a normal one. What to include, what order to put it in, and where most people go wrong.

  CVs & cover letters · 7 min read

• How to ask for a strong recommendation letter

  A great reference can lift your application, and a weak one can quietly sink it. How to choose your referees and make it easy for them to say yes well.

  Proposals & references · 5 min read

• How to write a research proposal

  A research proposal is often the deciding part of a PhD or funding application. What it needs to contain, and how to make it convincing.

  Proposals & references · 7 min read

• How to write a cover letter for a job

  A good cover letter connects your experience to the role and makes a recruiter want to read your CV. A simple structure that works.

  CVs & cover letters · 5 min read

• Statement of purpose vs personal statement: what is the difference?

  The two terms get used interchangeably, but they are not the same. What each document is for, and how to write the one your application actually asks for.

  Statements & letters · 5 min read