As a student, you have a sort of hidden super power! As a student, you are able to reach out and ask people for all sorts of help, advice, resources and have th

As a student, you have a sort of hidden super power! As a student, you are able to reach out and ask people for all sorts of help, advice, resources and have them usually want to help you out. In my experience (YMMV), most people like/want to help out go-getter students. As a student you might reach out to a professor who's work you find interesting to do a collaboration, or for support if your personal project is aligned with their research. You can reach out to companies or individuals for sponsorship for various student activities, etc. My advice would be to put yourself out there as much as you can while you are a student, since your student status combined with the right attitude can open many doors that are harder to open post-graduation.