First professional job cover letter for a recent graduate

You have just graduated and the experience section is thin. That is fine. This writes a cover letter that leans on your degree, your best academic project and any internships or volunteering, and frames the strength you are proudest of. Give it the role, the company and your details, and you get a letter that competes without pretending you have ten years behind you.

Write me a cover letter for my first professional job application as a recent graduate.

Role I am applying for: {TARGET_ROLE}
Company: {COMPANY_NAME}
My degree subject and university: {DEGREE_AND_UNIVERSITY}
Most relevant academic project or dissertation topic: {RELEVANT_PROJECT}
Any work experience, internships, or volunteering: {WORK_EXPERIENCE}
One skill or quality I am most proud of: {KEY_STRENGTH}

Constraints:
- Maximum {WORD_LIMIT} words
- Do not open with 'I am a recent graduate of...'
- Lead with enthusiasm and a specific reason for wanting this role and company
- Use academic and extracurricular evidence where work experience is thin
- Show self-awareness about being early-career without underselling
- Close with a clear, confident call to action
- Tone: professional but warm, not stiff