I would like to apply for following PhD studies in the Nordic countries, particularly in the field of Computer Science. The problem that I found is that it says in the admission procedure that "before applying one should get a Professor or Researcher that agrees to supervise the applicant".   I have checked up the personal webpages of the Professors and I have found their topics of interests, publications and so on. I like a lot of the topics in which they make research, but I do not really know how to address an email to them asking if they would agree to supervise me. Particularly I have the following doubts:   Should I make a small research article putting my ideas about one research interest of them? The problem here is that I believe I would not have the enough time to go through a lot of papers made on their reseach groups. What can I do if do not have the enough background? Time is running fast for submitting the application and I do not believe I would have enough time to study in deep their research. Should I send my CV and ask to a specific Professor that I have interest in following PhD studies under their supervision, and if it would be possible if he or she to send me some open question or open research task so that they could see that I will manage to do it well on his or her research group?   I will transcribe what the ad specifically says:        You must do your best to find a suitable supervisor at the department who agrees to supervise you. Please see the research pages   of the department, and especially the descriptions of the research   groups.   You must agree on a study plan, a research plan and a financing plan together with your (found) supervisor,  and submit an application   to the steering committee of the department's doctoral programme.      also about the supervisor it says:     A student who wants to become a PhD student should start the   application process by finding a supervisor at the department, who   works in the field of interest of the student and who is willing to   supervise the student. If the student is unsure of which supervisor to   contact, he or she may first contact the research coordinator of the   department who will steer the student in the right direction.   Generally, a supervisor is a professor and/or principal investigator   employed by the department.   For what I read it seems, at least to me, that one should really have in mind a good research proposal before applying, am I wrong? or only with an email will suffice to contact the potential supervisor?  What should I do in this situation?  Thanks
I know many master's students who get an opportunity to talk to their potential PhD advisors well before applying. In most cases this opportunity is available by the professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a contact with professors by mailing them and enquiring about PhD vacancies.   My questions are:   How important is knowing an advisor prior to applying for PhD?  Does an email interaction play a vital role when the department makes its admit decisions? If email contact is important, can a student send out mails to 2-3 professors (working in the same area) in case one of them does not bother to reply? To sum up, is applying of any use (especially in top universities) when you have no contacts and only your credentials to bank on?
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