Research Opportunities in College: How to Find Them?

Email #3: Seeking Research Opportunities
Hands-on research experience is one of the most important skills you can develop in college or university. But how to find opportunities? This email template is for you.
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**HERE IS THE TEMPLATE**
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***SUBJECT HEADER****
Hands-On Research Question: [Your Full Name]
ex: Hands-On Research Question: Stephanie Chen
***MAIN TEXT****
Dear [Title] [Surname],
My name is [Your Full Name] and I {’m in | took} your class, [Class Name].
I'm eager to get hands-on research experience in [Your Field/Major/Department], and was wondering if you had any recommendations.
Are there any resources on campus I should check out, or perhaps ongoing research projects I could get involved with? Are you by chance seeking Research Assistants to work with?
I'm {majoring | considering majoring} in [Major/Discipline/Department] so I would like to get a firsthand sense of how professors and scholars like you undertake research and writing outside of class.
Thank you very much for considering this request, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
***SAMPLE****
Dear Professor Winters,
My name is Stephanie Chen and I took your class, Introduction to Developmental Economics.
I'm eager to get hands-on research experience in Economics, and was wondering if you had any recommendations.
Are there any resources on campus I should check out, or perhaps ongoing research projects I could get involved with? Are you by chance seeking Research Assistants to work with?
I'm considering majoring in Economics so I would like to get a firsthand sense of how professors and scholars like you undertake research and writing outside of class.
Thank you very much for considering this request, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Chen
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