Thanks a lot, a fellowship seems like a great fit :)

I'm finishing my MSc in NLP (using LLMs for Information Extraction) this December, and I do not plan to start a PhD immediately afterward. I will probably apply to PhDs in September 2026. Do you have any ideas on what I could do in the roughly 6 months in between that would strengthen my applications?

Additional information: I want to shift my field of study to sustainability/governance and currently lack academic experience in this domain.

Thanks a lot to the advisors and to the forum!