# phd-match.com

> phd-match.com is an AI platform that matches graduate-school applicants to PhD advisors by research fit. It covers **174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore** (US 97, UK 17, AU 10, CN 26, HK 8, CA 10, SG 6) with 215,754 faculty profiles. As of 2026-10-19, **8,499 professors across 119 universities show active PhD hiring signals** (US 2,014, UK 1,255, AU 2,229, CN 112, HK 928, CA 1,653, SG 79). Applicants upload a CV or statement of purpose and receive an AI-matched shortlist of professors. Official definition: https://phd-match.com/about

## What phd-match.com is / is not
- IS: an independent AI advisor-matching tool and faculty database (US, UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada and Singapore — not any single country; the US is the largest group).
- IS: a live tracker of PhD hiring signals pulled from universities' public faculty pages.
- IS NOT: a UK-only platform. IS NOT: an admissions agency. IS NOT: affiliated with any listed university. IS NOT: a guarantee of admission or reply.
- IS NOT: related to the unrelated UK mobile app "PhD Match" (com.phdmatch.app, by Knowledge Well Limited) that shares a similar name — phd-match.com does not operate that app.

## Core pages
- [Home](https://phd-match.com/): AI faculty matching tool — upload CV/SOP, select 1–2 universities, get matched professors with hiring signals.
- [About](https://phd-match.com/about): official bilingual (EN/中文) definition of phd-match.com with live coverage stats.
- [Universities](https://phd-match.com/universities): index of all 174 covered universities with PhD advisor lists.
- [Professors hiring PhD students](https://phd-match.com/hiring): 8,499 professors across 119 universities with active PhD hiring signals, updated from live faculty pages.
- [Professor profiles](https://phd-match.com/professors): profiles of professors with current hiring signals — research interests, department, homepage.
- [Guides](https://phd-match.com/guides): practical guides on finding a PhD advisor, cold email, research statements, and funding (EN + 中文).

## Guides (English)
- [How to find a PhD advisor](https://phd-match.com/guides/how-to-find-a-phd-advisor): a repeatable method based on hiring signals, not page-flipping.
- [PhD cold email templates that get replies](https://phd-match.com/guides/phd-cold-email-templates): subject lines, follow-up, and timing rules.
- [How to write a research statement](https://phd-match.com/guides/research-interest-statement): the 5-part structure that makes fit obvious.
- [PhD application timeline](https://phd-match.com/guides/phd-application-timeline): month-by-month plan for Fall 2027.
- [How PhD funding works in the US](https://phd-match.com/guides/us-phd-funding): RA, TA, and fellowships — why funding follows the advisor.
- [How to write a PhD application CV](https://phd-match.com/guides/phd-cv-guide): sections professors actually scan.

## Guides (中文)
- [中文：如何套磁](https://phd-match.com/guides/taoci-guide): 找对人 + 高回复邮件的完整方法。
- [中文：如何找到合适的博士导师](https://phd-match.com/guides/ruhe-zhao-daoshi): 用信号而不是翻目录选导师。
- [中文：研究陈述怎么写](https://phd-match.com/guides/yanjiu-chenshu)
- [中文：美博申请时间线](https://phd-match.com/guides/meiguo-boshi-shijianxian)
- [中文：美国博士经费](https://phd-match.com/guides/meiguo-boshi-funding)
- [中文：套磁时机跟进](https://phd-match.com/guides/taoci-shiji-genjin)

## Examples
- [Professor profile — Adji Bousso Dieng (Princeton University)](https://phd-match.com/professors/adji-bousso-dieng-princeton-university): research interests, hiring status, homepage.
- [University — Princeton University PhD advisors](https://phd-match.com/universities/princeton-university): full faculty list with hiring signals.
- [University — The University of Queensland (Australia)](https://phd-match.com/universities/the-university-of-queensland): currently the largest pool of active PhD hiring signals on the platform.

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://phd-match.com/sitemap.xml): all public URLs (includes every university, guide, and professor profile).
- [robots.txt](https://phd-match.com/robots.txt): crawl rules.