AI Professor Shares PhD Admission Hack: Target Newly Funded Advisors
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-08-06
A professor running an AI computational imaging lab at a major US university shared an unwritten rule for PhD admissions: target professors who have recently secured fresh grants.
- How-to: Use the public and free NSF Award Search tool to find recently funded projects by topic or professor name.
- Logic: A fresh grant guarantees two things—budget for a new student and a project waiting to be started. This is the optimal time to reach out via email.
- Warning: Without fresh funding, even a highly famous professor might be physically unable to take you on, regardless of your qualifications.
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