I received a fully funded PhD admission from UCL (University College London). Due to my busy work schedule, I had very limited time to search for positions, mostly at night. I relied entirely on ApplyKite to find PhD positions and had a one-year Premium subscription. I used ApplyKite's templates for my resume and SOP, modifying them where necessary. I also enhanced my documents with Cloud tools and ChatGPT. For most SOPs, I simply edited ApplyKite's output using Grammarly. I also secured a PhD admission at AUT (Auckland University of Technology) in New Zealand, where I am currently in the process of applying for a scholarship with a professor.I found that professor through ApplyKite. In general, for Australia and New Zealand, where professor-led applications are common, I used ApplyKite to find all potential supervisors, generated emails, and then customized them myself. Overall, it was a great experience. ApplyKite helped me save a lot of time in finding professors, identifying opportunities, and drafting my initial emails to supervisors.

I’m a software engineering student, and I got a fully funded offer from Politecnico di Torino. ApplyKite really helped me find the right positions by filtering them based on my field, university, and country. It saved me so much time! The email contacts of professors and direct application links also made the process much easier. Right now, I’m in the visa and relocation process to move to Turin!”

After 79 rejections, I secured a Marie Curie PhD position in Urban Planning at Agricultural University of Athens, My interdisciplinary background in architecture, urban studies, and geography made finding relevant positions challenging, but Apply Kite helped me discover more opportunities. The platform provided a list of supervisors with their research interests, publications, and funded projects, allowing me to target professors with grants and make my emails more effective. The interview preparation tips were invaluable, I used them in my final interview, and it made a real difference. Apply Kite’s user-friendly platform saved me time by centralizing opportunities, and now that I’m in Greece, I realize how much the right guidance matters. I plan to use Apply Kite again for my postdoc search.

With the help of Apply Kite, I could get an admission from Computational Sciences from UMass Boston and I am currently eaiting for my visa. What can be said about this website is that it speeds up the process of finding relevant positions. Previously, I had to check multiple websites and various online platforms to find positions, but with this site, I can easily find the desired positions in different countries using customizable filters.Another feature of this site is its ability to generate emails and motivation letters tailored to the position, which further speeds up the application process. Additionally, the option to list supervisors based on specific research fields makes it a great choice for building a professional network.

I secured a PhD position at Southern Illinois University through Apply Kite. It helped me find a professor I wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. Last year, I applied to seven universities without professor interviews and got all rejections. I later realized many professors encourage applications but accept very few students. This year, I prioritized interviews first and received an offer after my second one. Apply Kite made finding professors much faster and helped me broaden my research scope—I initially searched for experimental work on concrete, but my matched professor focused on computational modeling of steel. He valued my research background over the exact topic, something I hadn’t considered before. Another key benefit was discovering universities outside common rankings, like SIU, which wasn’t on my radar. A potential improvement could be an Excel-style tracking tool for managing emails and reminders. Refining research interest keywords could also enhance search accuracy.