Email template to a Professor for assistantship

Dear Professor XX YYY,

I, #$%^, have received my undergraduate degree in XXYYZZ Engineering from the "your college" in July 2006. I would like to pursue my graduate studies (MS + PhD) in the fields of "your research interests" (precisely his to fetch you assistantship :P)

During my undergraduation, I had undertaken projects which required engineering skills coupled with a good background in XXYYZZ engineering and have successfully completed them obtaining the best possible grades. I had done a project in the field of XXYYZZ under the guidance of YYZZXX, Department of YYXXZZ Engineering, "your college" to study the role of friction at contact surfaces. I designed and fabricated a %^&* set-up to analyze the #%$^ mechanics of cylindrical geometry on axially loaded specimen. The XXYYZZ obtained under various loading conditions was examined qualitatively for the role of XXYYZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

As part of my senior year project, I had designed and fabricated a XXYYZZ. This project achieved its goal of fabricating a XXYYZZ available. "write more about your final year project. The details of the other projects which I had successfully completed are mentioned in my resume.

The various experimental projects that I've worked on instilled a great interest in me towards $$%%^^&&. From the web pages of the XYZ University , I have gained insights on the research carried out by you, which I have found very interesting. I am very much interested in pursuing my research under your guidance and I am confident that I can make a strong research contribution to your team. I kindly request you to let me know if you have any openings for fall 2008. I've attached my resume along with this mail. Please let me know if you need any other information.


Thanking you,

Sincerely

(The letter could be of any length. Be smart in selling yourself. Attach a copy of your resume. this is good enough)