Do You Have Any Advice for Writing a Strong Statement of Purpose?

This episode is the second in our current series on PhD applications. How do PhD programs in Europe differ from PhD programs in the US, and how should people decide between them? In this episode, we invite Barbara Plank (Professor at ITU, IT University of Copenhagen) and Gonçalo Correia (ELLIS PhD student at University of Lisbon and University of Amsterdam) to share their perspectives on this question. We start by talking about the main differences between pursuing a PhD in Europe and the US. We then talk about the application requirements for European PhD programs and factors to consider when deciding whether to apply in Europe or the US. We conclude by talking about the ELLIS PhD program, a relatively new program for PhD students that facilitates collaborations across Europe. ELLIS PhD program: https://ellis.eu/phd-postdoc (Application Deadline: November 15, 2021) Homepages: - Barbara Plank: https://bplank.github.io/ - Gonçalo Correia: https://goncalomcorreia.github.io/ The hosts for this episode are Alexis Ross and Zhaofeng Wu.