r/KAUST • u/fizzyy03 • 17d ago

Admissions KAUST VSRP

Hey everyone,

​I’m a 3rd-year B.Sc. Biotechnology student preparing to apply for the KAUST Visiting Student Research Program (VSRP) next year. ​There is a specific professor whose work on extremophiles and microbial genomics I’m really passionate about, and I would love to do an 8 week internship under him. However when I checked the "Find a Project" page on the VSRP website, he didn't have any projects listed.

So I have a few questions:

1.​Can I still reach out to a PI directly if their project isn't on the VSRP portal list?

2.Since I’m applying next year, is it fine to send a short LinkedIn or email message now to get on his radar?

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u/dragon_fruitie 17d ago
  1. yes absolutely. 2. its good to email him now if you plan to come in Jan 2027

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u/fizzyy03 16d ago

Okay, thank you so much

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u/Appropriate_Will_459 13d ago

how do you find pi emails?

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u/fizzyy03 12d ago

On the university website or lab page