Fewer generic emails,
from students who read your work first.

Why faculty use this instead of an open inbox

01

The background is already there

Every request carries the student's topic, coursework, projects and goal, so you can tell what they have done without a follow-up email.

02

No obligation to answer

Declining is one click, and a thread you are finished with can be closed. Nothing has to be left hanging.

03

Out of your university inbox

Requests and replies live in the dashboard, not in the mail you are already behind on.

04

A daily cap on requests

A student can send a handful of requests a day, which is what stops the same message arriving from forty accounts.

The areas students ask from

These are the research areas students enter on their profiles. A request names one of them, rather than a whole department.

What happens after you sign up

1

Register

Sign up as faculty with an institutional address, then enter your research areas and the publications you want listed.

2

Review

An admin confirms the affiliation. A profile that cannot be matched to an institution stays out of the directory.

3

Requests

An approved profile takes requests in the dashboard, each with the student's background attached and no obligation to accept.

What faculty need to know

How much time does this take?

Only what you choose. A request is one thread with one student, and you can decline it or close it whenever you like.

Does this commit me to hosting a student in my group?

No. The platform is for discrete academic questions. If a student impresses you and you happen to have a place going, that conversation is yours to start, and there is no expectation to take on an advisee.

Can I close a thread?

Yes. You can archive an inquiry, or close an active thread once the question has been addressed.

Is there any cost?

No. Schollective is free for faculty and for students.