programs, to secure internships, co-ops, and lab positions—valuable opportunities that are often in short supply.

One of the most common methods students use to reach potential employers or research supervisors is cold outreach, which involves contacting individuals with whom they have no prior connection. This process can be tedious and time-consuming, requiring students to research thoroughly and craft tailored emails and messages that may not even receive a response. Calliope simplifies this process by offering a user-friendly website where students can draft personalized cold emails and messages with ease.

Calliope’s software utilizes a powerful large language model (LLM) to generate emails based on data scraped from the links provided by the user. Links can include specific webpages, publications, LinkedIn profiles, and resumes. This feature ensures that each email is non-generic and tailored to the recipient, increasing the likelihood of a response. For instance, a student applying to a research lab can provide the lab's website, url to one of the lab's publications and their resume details, allowing Calliope to produce an email that highlights their specific qualifications and interest in the lab's research.

The platform’s key advantage over competitors, like OpenAI's ChatGPT, lies in its specialization. While ChatGPT is versatile, Calliope is specifically optimized for creating cold emails and messages, offering higher quality outputs tailored for this purpose. Additionally, Calliope is more cost-effective, with subscription plans that are significantly lower than ChatGPT's. The Academic Plan is priced at $5.99 CAD/year, the Business Plan at $7.99 CAD/year, and the Deluxe Plan at $14.99 CAD/year, making it accessible to university students.

Founded by Karan Chahal and Steven Luo, students in Medical Sciences and Scholar’s Electives at Western University, Calliope is already fully operational, with all features live and available to users. The company has incorporated, positioning itself as a reliable and essential tool for students navigating the competitive landscape of job and research position applications.

Calliope is committed to making the process of cold emailing and messaging more efficient and effective, helping students connect with potential employers and research opportunities with ease.