Dissertation Extension Proposal
Application Package
The Graduate School recognizesthat unexpected personal events and/or scholarly demands can potentially delay completionof the dissertation beyond the sixth year. For graduate students in good standing and with program endorsement who are beyond the sixth year, the Graduate School grants tuition scholarships.
The Graduate School provides limited other funding for students in the Humanities and Social Scienceswho are beyond year six of doctoral studies. Students may submit a Dissertation Extension Proposal (DEP) application to request tuition scholarships, health insurance and health services fees.Please note that priority for the latterwill be given to students in earlier years and that no stipend funding is available for students beyond the sixth year.Graduate School sign-off on external funding, required in some instances for students to be eligible for external grants that could provide stipend funding, also requires the submission of a Dissertation Extension Proposal (DEP).
Students who are scheduled to hold research assistantships funded by external grants or contracts with standard tuition arrangements, or whose complete funding (including tuition)derives from sources outside the Graduate School, do not need to submit a proposal. Before submitting a proposal, students should discuss the path to completionwith their program’s DGS and with theirdissertationadvisor.
The Dissertation Extension Proposal: the Student Section is duedirectly to the program.The program completes the remaining elements of the Dissertation Extension Proposal and forwards the complete application package to the Graduate School.
A complete application package consists of:
1. DEP: Student section
2. DEP: Program DGS Section
There is noDEP: Program Chair Section
The program should forward the complete package to the Graduate School by email to: . All forms are due at the Graduate School by 5:00 pm on the second Friday in March. DEP Applications submitted after this date will be considered in mid-summer.
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Dissertation Extension Proposal: Student Section
NameDepartment
Banner ID Email
1. External Funding: Have you received additional external funding since submitting the original DCP? Yes No
If yes, please list source of award(s), academic year of award(s), and dollar amount(s). Please indicate whether you have received an incentive supplement from the Graduate School for external funding.
1. Award: Academic Year:
Amount: Supplement:
2. Award: Academic Year:
Amount: Supplement:
2. Dissertation progress: Briefly describe how far you have advanced toward completing your dissertation, including what parts of the dissertation research and writing have been completed. Please indicate your progress since the DCP submission the last year and address the ways in which your progress differs from your dissertation completion plan as describedin last year’s Dissertation Completion Proposal.
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Dissertation Extension Proposal: Student Section
3. Dissertation completion plan: Describe your revised plan for completing the dissertation. Please include a timeline for the completion of the dissertation including the projected date (mm/yy) of the dissertation defense, outlining in detail when you plan to complete the remaining dissertation research and writing. Please include, for example, dates of completion of data collection and analysis, research, fieldwork, and the completion of individual chapters, as applicable.
Planned date of the dissertation defense (mm/yy):
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Dissertation Extension Proposal: Student Section
4. Academic achievements: Please summarize here any academic achievements since submission of the original DCP. This could include, if applicable, any publications that resulted from your work, presentations at conferences or other scholarly work, and any internal competitive fellowships that you may have been awarded. Please only describe any new accomplishments since last year’s DCP.
5. Are you an international student whose continuation of visa status is tied to meeting financial needs? Yes No
6. Are there any other things that your department or the Graduate School should know about? You may make us aware of particular hardship situations here. (Please explain briefly.)
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Dissertation Extension Proposal: Student Section
7. Support Request: For graduate students in good standing and with program endorsement, who are beyond the sixth year, the Graduate School grants full or partial tuition scholarships. When the budget allows, the Graduate School also maygrant health insurance and the health services fee. The Graduate School does not grant stipend support for students beyond their sixth year.
Support Requested:
Tuition scholarship:
Annual Health Insurance Premium:
Fall Term Health Services Fee:
Spring Term Health Service Fee:
By typing my full name below, I acknowledge that I have the primary responsibility for the successful completion of my degree. I will seek guidance from my advisor, dissertation committee, DGS and others to complete my dissertation along the time line as described above.
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Dissertation Extension Proposal: Program DGS Section
Name of StudentDepartment
Name of DGSEmail of DGS
Summary statement: Is this student in ‘good standing’? Yes
1. Student’s Plan for Completion: Please comment on the student’s dissertation completion plan, the reasonableness of the timeline, and the likelihood to complete within the proposed timeline. (~100 words)
The student’s plan is strongly moderately weakly supported by the program.
2. Student Performance: Please comment briefly on the student’s performance in the program to date. (~100 words)
Overall, the student’s performance is excellent strong moderate weak.
We acknowledge that while the student has primary responsibility for the successful completion of his/her degree, we commit to helping him/her meet the goals of the Dissertation Extension Proposal and satisfy graduation requirements during the proposed period of funding by the Graduate School. We are committed to meeting with the student on a regular basis and providing resources as appropriate, in order for him/her to conduct and complete dissertation research and writing during this time period.
Signature Date
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