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An expression of interest

Learn how to write an email to ask for more information and express interest.

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Travel grant

Are you a first-year or second-year student at Central University? Would you like to learn a language this summer?

Central University offers funding of up to £800 each for five students to go overseas and study English, Spanish, French, German or Chinese.* You can use the grant to pay for accommodation, travel expenses and tuition fees.

For more information, email grants@central-university.ac.uk

*Courses must be full time in July or August and for a minimum of two weeks.

From: Merry Yi
To: grants@central-university.ac.uk
Subject: Summer travel grant

Dear Sir/Madam,

I'm writing to express my interest in the summer travel grant that was advertised in this month's university magazine.

I am a second-year student and I am planning to study English in New York for three weeks in July. I would like to apply for the travel grant to help me with my expenses.

Could you please send me further details, including how to apply and when the application deadline is?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Merry

Tips

  1. If you don't know the person's name when writing a formal email, you can start it Dear Sir/Madam.
  2. Your email should have three short main paragraphs:
    1. What you are interested in
    2. Why you're interested
    3. Any questions you have.
  3. I look forward to hearing from you is a good way to close an email if you want a reply.
  4. Regards is a semi-formal, respectful way to end an email. It is common in professional emails too.

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Where would you like to go to study a language?

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Soulma's picture Soulma replied on Morocco

I would like to go to Berlin to study German. I'm now beginning by learning the base and I hope to have funding from an organization or from the government to help me with covering expenses related to travel and accommodation.

Rabia Syed's picture Rabia Syed replied on Pakistan

I'm writing to express my interest in learning English in UK that was advertised on website last week.
I am 5th semester student and i am thinking about learn English in UK. I would like to apply to get the chance.

I need more detail. Could u send me more detail about learning English in UK. Also tell me the deadline to apply.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Anhvu's picture Anhvu replied on United States

From: Anh Vu Luong
To: lvabc(at)gmail.com
Subject: A resident reporter

Dear Sir/Madam

I'm writing to express my interest in the Silicon that was advertised in this month's Society magazine.

I'm a final-year student and i'm planing to becam a resident reporter in Silicon. I would like to apply for A resident reporter to help me.

Could you please send me further details, including how to apply and when the application deadline is?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Anh Vu Luong

If i have a opportunity, i woult like to study English in Silicon.

Khant Khant's picture Khant Khant replied on Myanmar

If I've a chance, I would like to study korea in Souel as it is a very beautiful country and korean language is very interesting.

Moon Wathan's picture Moon Wathan replied on Myanmar

I would like to go to study Japanese in Japan. It's more improve than in my country. In this country, I can improve listening skill and reading also. I love to learn different languages. I try to learn many languages and try to say.

Hoang Hai's picture Hoang Hai replied on Canada

Dir Sir/Madam.

I am writing to express my interest in travel agent.

I am a first-year student and I am planing to study Chinese in Taiwan for one month in July. I would like to apply for the travel grant to help me with my expense.

Could you please send me further details, including how to apply and when the application deadline is?

I look forward to hearing you soon.

Regards,

Hai

Khin Myat Thwin's picture Khin Myat Thwin replied on Myanmar

I would love to study an english in the Uk because it can make me more improve rather than studying in another countries. I grew up with reading books, novels from the cambridge and the oxford, so I really would like to be there.

habibao.medo's picture habibao.medo replied on Egypt

i would like to go to new york or some quite village to learn english

Hill's picture Hill replied on United States

Dear Sir/Madam,

I'm writing to express my interest in a summer travel grant that was advertised in this month's university magazine.

I am a first-year student and I am planning to study Vietnamese in Ha Noi for a month in Sept. I would like to apply for the travel grant to help me with my expenses.

Could you please send me further detail, including how to apply and when the application deadline is?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Hill

Matt18's picture Matt18 replied on United Kingdom

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing in relation to the summer travel grant which it was announced in the university's website.
I would like to study Spanish in Barcelona this summer, so I would prefer to apply the founding to help me with my travel expenses, accommodation and tuition fees.
I would be grateful if you could send me more details about how to apply and when the application deadline is.

Best regards ,
Matt

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