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TIPS on how to write email to a Professor for a Scholarship.

1. 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐏: As soon as you see a scholarship advertised by a professor, email him/her immediately. The first ones get noticed. Later your email gets disappeared in the rush. 2. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞: Make sure that the same font style and font size are used throughout your email's body. Any mismatch shows that you have copied content, which might give the impression that you are lazy and careless. 3. 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: Attach important documents such as CV and transcripts upfront with the email. Facilitate the professor, don't make him/her ask for these documents. 4. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: Thoroughly proofread your email to make sure that any titles and names (e.g., professor's name, lab's name, university's name) are correct. Any mistake here will display a copy-paste approach. 5. 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞: Professors don't have time to read long emails. Focus on key points - your publications, alignment of the research b

JUMIA KENYA TO DONATE 1% OF EACH AND EVERY PURCHASE THIS CHRISTMAS


Nairobi, Kenya 6th December 2016, Jumia will donate 1% of every purchase made from its website over the "Merry Christmas" sales campaign from 13th to 15th November to the Good Samaritan Children’s Home in Juja. The proceeds in cash and in Kind will go a long way to help support the 400 disadvantaged kids that call the centre home. The online retailer has donated over Ksh. 5 million since 2014 to different homes of the less fortunate within the country. By offering a way to contribute without effort or cost, the company hopes to raise the largest donation to date during this month of love, giving and kindness. “We are inviting our customers to make a difference in someone’s life by doing something simple that they love to do - shop with Jumia!” said Sam Chappatte, MD, Jumia Kenya. “Buy your Christmas presents online, and every purchase you make will go someway to making Christmas that much better for a special group of kids" This year's Christmas Sale on Jumia features 1000s of new products (such as diapers, consumer goods & beauty) and hundreds of discounts over the period. Customers can visit www.jumia.co.ke to purchase online (& donate!) or can donate directly via lift the child About Jumia “Jumia is Africa’s leading online shopping destination. Customers across the continent can shop amongst the widest assortment of high quality products at affordable prices – offering everything from fashion, consumer electronics, home appliances to beauty products. Jumia was the first African company to win an award at the World Retail Awards in 2013 in Paris as the “Best New Retail Launch” of the year. Jumia started in 2012 and now operates in 7 countries.” About Good Samaritan Children’s Home Is a home situated in Mathare Valley near the Kosovo slum. It provides shelter to victims of teenage pregnancy, orphans, family breakdown and separation of spouses leading to abandonment of children and possible child abuse. The Good Samaritan mobilizes the community to try and address these problems affecting especially the children in Mathare slum. The home offers shelter, food education, and clothing to these vulnerable children irrespective of age, race, gender, and religious belief. At the moment, it houses closes to 600 people from newborns to young adults. -- Robinson Murage PR & Communication Jumia Kenya Skype: robinson.murage Mobile: 0705414775 https://www.jumia.co.ke/signature-promo/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=email-signature&utm_content=image

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