Graduate School Development Programme
Thesis Boot Camp 2018
Dates: Friday 25th May to Sunday 27th May
At the Graduate School, St Andrews Court, PO1 2PR
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APPLICATION FORM

To be completed by the applicant and then submitted in MS Word format to:
CLOSING DATE –Monday 16thApril(23.59pm GMT) 2018 ***No Late Applications Accepted***
Receipt of your application will be acknowledged by email. If you have not received e-mail acknowledgement of receipt by 18thApril,please contact
Applicants will be notified of the outcome to their application by Friday 30thApril.
Please note, overnight accommodation is not provided as part of Thesis Boot Camp. Participants need to organise their accommodation independently if they live a considerable distance from the campus.

1.Applicant Details

Title / First Name / Last Name
Preferred name to appear on name tag (if different to above)
Telephone / E-mail
Do you have any dietary requirements? Please Specify. / Degree (PhD, ProfDocetc)
Faculty / Department
If applicable to your thesis, have you collected all your data? / Yes No / How many words of your thesis have you already drafted? How many chapters does this constitute? (approx.)
When do you expect to submit your thesis? (month/year) / When did you commence your degree? (month/year)

2.Applicant Research Profile

Check any/all of the following that apply to your research / Arts & Humanities
Social Sciences / Business
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
MedicalHealth Sciences
Interdisciplinary List the disciplines:......

3.Please provide a description of your Research Area/Interests as relevant to your thesis (max. 150 words). Please note that this description will be shared with other Thesis Boot Camp participants.

4.Brief Statement: Why would you like to participate in Thesis Boot Camp? (max. 150 words)

5.What do you hope to achieve during Thesis Boot Camp? (max. 150 words). Please be specific. For example, you may wish to complete a draft of one or more results chapters. Bear in mind that chapters such as findings, results, discussions and conclusions are better suited to being written at Thesis Boot Camp than heavily referenced sections of your thesis such as the Literature Review.

6.Do you want assistance with your academic English?

Can you tell us why? /

Yes No

7.Applicant Statement and Signature

I would like to participate in Thesis Boot Camp, which I acknowledge is an intensive and dedicated writing environment.
I agree to attend all sessions of the program (4.00-8:00pm Friday 25th, 09.30am-8:00pm Saturday 26th, 09.30am -8:00pm Sunday 27thMay) and understand that a fee will be charged if I cancel my place at late notice (within 48 hours of the start date) or do not attend sessions.
I agree to complete prescribed preparatory tasks in order to gain the most benefit from Thesis Boot Camp. I acknowledge that failing to complete preparatory tasks will result in the cancellation of my place at Thesis Boot Camp.
Applicant Signature / Date

8.Academic Referee

There are a maximum of 30 places available at Thesis Boot Camp. Your academic referee may be consulted if there are not enough places for all eligible applicants and a selection process is required.
Please provide details of an academic referee who can support your Thesis Boot Camp application.For example, this may be your supervisor or a more senior research colleague (E.g. Departmental Research Degree Coordinator) in your Faculty.
Referee Name / Position
Telephone / Email

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