Research Mentor Email Template

This Word template provides a short, specific outreach email to a potential research mentor, a single polite follow-up, and a pre-send checklist.

What is inside

• Two subject line options
• Email body with a specific opening, a clear offer and a small ask
• One follow-up after 7–10 days
• Pre-send checklist

How to use it

1. Read one recent paper from the mentor and mention something accurate about it.
2. Say what you can offer: hours per week, skills, duration.
3. Attach a one-page CV.
4. Send one follow-up only, then move on.

Example (illustrative)

Opening line: I read your study on post-operative delirium and was interested in how you defined the primary outcome. (Illustrative.)

Limitations and cautions

No email template can create a good fit between you and a mentor. Personalise every message, and do not send identical emails in bulk. The file is free to use and edit, and the footer credits MedResearch Ninja.

MRN templates are original, editable starting points. Reporting standards (PRISMA, CARE, ICMJE and others) belong to their authors: use the official versions linked above for formal submissions.