Graduate Research School

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The Guidelines for Preparing Research Proposals are available in HTML, PDF and RTF formats.

The Guidelines for Preparing Research Proposals state:

  1. In addition to confirming that proper supervision is available for the project, please comment on any other requirements, for example:
  2. Special Equipment - if not already available, how it will be obtained.
  3. Special Techniques - may be required. If so, what are they and is expert staff available for communicating any special skills?
  4. Special Literature - if not available from the Library, how will access to it be obtained?
  5. Statistical Advice - is it available? If not available in the School, how will it be obtained?

How you should approach this

You should consider:

  • What is the school/university agreeing to provide?
  • What access do you have to facilities outside your school?
  • Do you have access to facilities that are essential to the successful completion of your project?

You must identify the resources you will need to complete the project. This requires a clear understanding of each stage of your project. You should also consider any special training you might need such as foreign language skills, or you may need to attain a certain proficiency in statistical analysis.

Think carefully about what resources you will need over the ensuing two or three years. Identifying these resources in your research proposal is vital if you are intending to obtain access to them through a school or faculty funding source.

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