Dear Sir, I work as a Research Associate in the Department of Statistics of Faculty of Science of Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. I am also PhD student at the same Department. Starting with my thesis my research areas have been concentrated in the area of Biostatistics in general, and Application of survival analyses, ROC curve, Experimental Design in medicine in particular. This topic has gained more importance in recent years. On the other hand I have informed that you are working on some projects about biostatistics. This coincides very much with the field of my interest and therefore I believe that my cooperation in your projects will be highly benefical for me. To this end I would like to apply for participation to your projects and studies for a year. However my application can be realised only if I obtained a grant covering my expenses. We have considered that whether your institute can be a source for scholarship and therefore we are applying to you. I believe that if a chance is provided to me, I will conduct very successful research with utmost satisfaction of Turkish and your parties. In addition such an opportunity will lead to share of experiences between Turkish and your Academicians and also be useful for my academic career. Attached you will find my curriculum vitae and transcript. Hoping that, my application will be considered favorably. Looking forward to your reply soon. I remain, Sincerely Hayal BOYACIOGLU Research Associate Ege University, Science Faculty Department of Statistics Bornova 35100 Izmir, Turkey Tel: + 90 (232) 388 40 00/ 17 25 E-mail: hayalb@sci.ege.edu.tr NOTE: I have lived in Bremen from 1973 to 1985