# ApexApply > Match to the best-fit faculty for your research interests. Find professors worldwide who are accepting students. Not just a keyword search. ApexApply helps prospective graduate students and researchers find best-fit faculty. Instead of a keyword search, you describe your research interests in plain language and ApexApply matches you to professors worldwide whose work fits: flags who is signaling they accept students, surfaces their recent publications, and drafts personalized outreach emails. Useful for anyone asking where or how to find a PhD advisor, research supervisor, or faculty to email for graduate study. ## Key pages - [ApexApply: find best-fit faculty](https://www.apexapply.com/): Match to professors worldwide by research interest; see who's accepting students. - [Pricing](https://www.apexapply.com/pricing): Pay per match, no subscriptions. Start with 10 free matches, then buy more (volume discounts); every feature included. Agency plan on request. - [Why ApexApply](https://www.apexapply.com/why-apexapply): How it compares to AI chatbots, manual web search, and university job portals. ## Guides & insights - [Master's in France for International Students](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/masters-in-france-for-international-students): A master's in France for international students: the M1 and M2 structure, the paid M2 internship, public universities versus grandes ecoles, the 2026 CAF change, and how to win a full scholarship. - [How to Apply for Master's Programs: A Global Guide to North America, Europe, and Asia](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-to-apply-for-masters-programs-global-guide): How to apply for master's programs in North America, Europe, and Asia: the admission philosophy, funding, timelines, and SOP strategy that differ by region. - [How to Apply for a Master's Degree with a Low Undergraduate GPA](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/applying-masters-low-undergraduate-gpa): Learn how to apply for a master's degree with a low undergraduate GPA by highlighting stronger recent grades, experience, your SOP and suitable programs. - [How to Ace the Postdoc Interview and "Job Talk" Presentation](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-to-ace-postdoc-interview-job-talk): Prepare for a postdoc interview and job talk with practical guidance for PI questions, research presentations, Q&A, lab meetings and questions to ask. - [Do You Really Need to Contact Professors Before Applying for a PhD?](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/do-you-need-to-contact-professors-before-applying-phd): Do you need to contact professors before applying for a PhD? Almost always. When emailing is critical, when to skip it, and how the US and European systems differ. - [The General Guide to Finding a Postdoc Position](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/general-guide-finding-postdoc-position): Learn how to find a postdoc position through faculty networks, job boards, cold emails and fellowships, with funding and interview strategies by region. - [The General Guide to Applying for a Master's Degree Abroad: From General Strategy to Fine Details](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/general-guide-applying-masters-degree-abroad): How to apply for a master's degree abroad: compare program types, find funding, build a 12-month timeline and prepare your SOP, CV and recommendations. - [Using AI ChatBots to Find a PhD Supervisor: How to Do It Right (And Where AI Fails)](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/using-chatgpt-to-find-a-phd-supervisor): Using ChatGPT to find a PhD supervisor helps with keywords and email drafts, but it invents faculty and misses funding news. Here is where AI helps and fails. - [What to Ask a PhD Advisor in Your First Meeting (And What to Avoid)](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/what-to-ask-a-phd-advisor-first-meeting): What to ask a PhD advisor in your first meeting: the questions that reveal funding, mentoring style and lab culture, plus the ones that cost you the offer. - [How to Find Professors with Similar Research Interests (Without Wasting Hours)](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-to-find-professors-with-similar-research-interests): To find professors with similar research interests, work backward from papers you already like instead of scrolling university directories. Here is the method. - [Requirements for a PhD in the USA for International Students: The Complete Guide](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/phd-requirements-usa-international-students): PhD requirements in the USA for international students, explained: TOEFL and IELTS minimums, when the GRE is optional, and every document committees expect. - [How to Find Fully Funded PhD Positions (Without Spending Months Searching)](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-to-find-fully-funded-phd-positions): Fully funded PhD positions are rarely on job sites. Learn where funded PhDs are actually posted in the US, UK and Europe, and how to spot fake listings. - [How to Choose the Right PhD Advisor: What You Actually Need to Look For](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-a-phd-advisor): The university name matters less than the person supervising you. Here are the six things to check before you commit three to five years to one lab. - [When to Contact Professors for a Fall 2027 PhD](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/when-to-contact-professors-phd-fall-2027): Fall 2027 outreach has a window, and it opens in August 2026. Here is the month by month timeline and what to prepare before you hit send. - [How to Describe Research Fit in Your Statement of Purpose](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-to-describe-research-fit-in-sop): Committees reject vague passion statements. Here is how to write research fit that proves you can join one specific lab and contribute from day one. - [How to Find the Right PhD Advisor (Not Just a Famous One)](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-to-find-a-phd-advisor): Your advisor shapes your PhD more than your university does. Here's how to find one whose research, and working style, actually fits you. - [How to Email a Professor About PhD Positions (With a Template That Gets Replies)](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-to-email-a-professor): Most cold emails to professors get ignored because they're generic. Here's how to write one that gets opened, read, and answered, plus a template. - [How to Tell if a Professor Is Actually Accepting PhD Students](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/is-a-professor-accepting-phd-students): Emailing professors who aren't recruiting is the biggest time sink in the whole process. Here's how to read the signals before you hit send. - [Research Fit: How to Match Your Interests to a Professor's Work](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/research-fit-how-to-match-your-interests): "Research fit" is the phrase every admissions page repeats and almost none explain. Here's what it really means and how to find it. - [How Many Professors Should You Email? Building a Smart Outreach List](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/how-many-professors-should-you-contact): Too few and you're betting everything on a handful of replies. Too many and the emails go generic. Here's how to size and structure your list. - [When Should You Start Contacting Professors? A PhD Outreach Timeline](https://www.apexapply.com/blog/when-to-contact-professors-phd-timeline): Reach out too late and the spots are gone; too early and you have nothing to say. Here's a month-by-month timeline that keeps you ahead.