The goal of this toolkit is to make it easy for you to help share that registration is open and encourage others to apply as a student or Teaching Assistant. Here, you’ll find guidance, templates, and tips designed to keep your outreach simple, consistent, and impactful!
Social media is a powerful way to reach your broader network and encourage registration. Start by sharing Neuromatch’s official posts. Super-easy!
Next level up is sharing but also adding your own personal touch. Tell people how you’re involved in Neuromatch, mention a course you took, or highlight what you found valuable. This makes your message more relatable and explains why you are sharing it with your network.
You can also create your own personal post from scratch. For example, share a picture from your past pod or share what you got out of a course or TAing. Please include a link to the courses or TA page, depending on what you are sharing.
Finally, don’t forget to tag Neuromatch in your posts. This helps others easily find the Academy and allows us to interact with your post!
Where we are on social media
To make sharing easier, you can find Neuromatch on a variety of social media platforms. Follow or visit these accounts to see official posts you can share, tag us in your own posts, or get inspiration for creating your own content:
Email is a personal and effective way to reach people who might be interested in joining Neuromatch Academy. Whether you’re contacting PIs, your university, colleagues, or peers in your field, a well-crafted email can make all the difference. Below are ways to make your email outreach seamless and impactful.
Who to send your emails to?
Think about the people you already interact with in your work or study environment. You can email colleagues, your PI or lab head, students you mentor, or any professional or academic networks you’re part of. The goal is to reach people who would genuinely benefit from applying as a student or TA.
Email template
Emailing your network is a direct and personal way to let people know that Neuromatch Academy registration is open. By reaching out to students, colleagues, and peers, you can help spread the word and encourage others to apply as a student or Teaching Assistant. Feel free to copy the text in this email template, paste it into your email, and adapt it to fit your voice, experience, and the audience you're reaching.
Tips for personalizing your email:
Mention why you thought of them specifically.
Share specifics about how you have been involved in the Academy.
If there is a specific course they are likely to be interested in, highlight that!
All volunteers receive a @neuromatch.io email address. We encourage you to use it for sharing information that registration is open. This ensures your messages are recognized as part of the community and can help you keep communications organized. Find more information about using your Neuromatch email in the Neuromatch Comms Toolkit
Share to your online communities
Think about the online communities, forums, or groups you’re already part of; Reddit, Discord, message boards, or listservs. You can adapt your personalized email to share with these networks: shorten it, make it conversational, and highlight what’s most relevant to that audience.
Print a poster
Posters can be great to print but also to attach to an email. We’ve created a variety of posters in multiple formats so you can share them in your community, on campus, or at local events as handouts. Options include low-ink versions (easy for at-home printing) and full-colour versions (great for display or handouts or attaching to an email).
If you’re giving a talk, lecture, or presentation before applications close, you can add slides about Neuromatch Academy to share with your audience. We've prepared a slide deck that you can borrow and adapt depending on the time you have to present and your audience. We also invite you to watch this presentation on Youtube so you can see how the Academy was presented.
Helpful links
Here’s a quick list of all the links to include in your emails, posts, or presentations. Having these handy makes sharing quick, consistent, and accurate!