13-01-2017, 01:58 AM
. Hi every one. I just received this email, but I do not know exactly what I should do
I appreciate your kind help in advanced.
It's nice to hear from you. As you might imagine I have quite a lot of requests to join our group from overseas, but it's good to receive a phytoremediation request from somebody like
you who has been so active at Phytotech meetings. I also notice that you use Prof.... as a referee, and I wonder if you have visited Athens.
Yes, I feel sure we could devise an exciting phyto project with your background and interests, and you would be welcome to join us. I am not sure we are at the point of proposing an exact project topic for you yet, but this would not be difficult and would be interesting. I have not really worked on salinity/aridity issues in the context of phyto, but this might be an good area to develop that would have a real and worthwhile context in both NZ and Iran.
As you my realise, NZ is a good location to consider for a PhD, as we do not charge international fees –they are the same as for local students (currently about NZ$6,500 / US$4,500 per annum). There are some hurdles to cross to make this possible though. It is difficult for me to secure funding for overseas PhD candidates, apart from through Lincoln University scholarships (http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Apply/Scholarships/ ). These are very competitive and always go to students with the best grades and good references. Iranian students have received this type of funding in recent years, but they have been students already studying at Lincoln. Grant funding available to me usually gives preference to New Zealand applicants, as you will understand. Otherwise I have to rely on students arriving with financial support they have secured from other external bodies or elsewhere. Of course I am happy to support any application for funding you might make. I do jointly supervise an Iranian postgrad, ... (..., ....i@lincolnuni.ac.nz), who you may care to contact for further advice on these matters.
