Early Career Research Development Program

Thinking Writing
Thesis Boot CampAutumn2017
Dates: Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November 2017
Venu Graduate Centre, QMUL /

APPLICATION FORM

To be completed by the applicant and then submitted via bothformats as follows. Please note, if you do not complete both steps we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered:

Email an unsigned copy of the completed Application Form, saved with your name in the title, in MS Word format to:

and

Email a signed copy as a scanned PDF document to the same address (if you do not have access to a scanner you may submit signed hard copy via mail or in person toHeather Campbell or Kelly Peake, Mile EndLibrary staff office).

CLOSING DATE –17:00on 6th October 2017 ***No Late Applications Accepted***
Receipt of your application will be acknowledged by email. If you have not received e-mail acknowledgement of receipt by 9th October 2017,please mediately. You will receive notice of whether your application has been successful or not by 10th October 2017. Please note, overnight accommodation is not provided as part of Thesis Boot Camp.

1.Applicant Details

Title / First Name / Last Name
Telephone / E-mail
School/Institute/ Faculty / Degree (PhD, MPhil, other)
What year of your PhD are you in? Are you full time or part time? / When did you commence your degree? (month/year)
When do you expect to submit your thesis? (month/year) / How many words of your thesis have you already drafted? How many chapters does this constitute? (approx.)
Do you have any requirements around access, mobility, etc.? / Do you have any dietary requirements? Please specify.

2.Applicant Research Profile

Check any/all of the following that apply to your research / Humanities & Social Sciences
Creative & Performing Arts
Law
Science, Engineering & Technology
Medical, Dental & Health Sciences
Interdisciplinary List the disciplines: ......

3.In one or two sentences, write a description of your research area for a non-specialist audience. Please note that this description will be shared with other Thesis Boot Camp participants as part of your participant profile – if it is too long or complex we may ask you to rewrite it.

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

5.What chapter(s) do you want to write duringThesis 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.

5a. Have you done all the data collection and/or reading and/or analysis to enable you to write this chapter? /

Yes No

6.Do you want assistance with academic English?

Yes No

7.Applicant Statement and Signature

I would like to participate inThesis Boot Camp, which I acknowledge is an intensive and dedicated writing environment.
I agree to attend all sessions of the program (4-8.30pm Friday 10th, 9:30am-8:30pm Saturday 11thand 9:30am-8:30pm Sunday 12th)
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

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 (at QMUL or your institution) who can support your Thesis Boot Camp application. For example, this may be one of your supervisors, a senior member of the research team of which you are a part, etc.
Referee Name / Position
Telephone / Email

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