PROMISE is accepting graduate student applications for the PROMISE Dissertation House to be held on each AGEP campus this summer (dates specified below).  The Dissertation House facilitates students' progression through the doctoral dissertation process by providing the professional consultation, guidance, and support necessary for scholarly research and writing. The Dissertation House On-Campus is based on the successful Scholars’ Retreat at the University of Colorado at Denver, the PROMISE Dissertation House (est. 2006), the UMBC & UMCP Dissertation Houses On-Campus, and Dr. Wendy Carter’s Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished – TADA® books and materials from the ABD Solutions Company, LLC.

Applications are due no later than Friday, June 11^th!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the PROMISE Staff via email at promisestaff@gmail.com

DISSERTATION HOUSE APPLICATION PROCEDURES

The on-campus setting provides Dissertation House participants with productive and rewarding scholastic engagement. Students who participate in this program will spend each day thinking, writing, and sharing ideas about their doctoral dissertations. Students will learn effective time-management skills; learn how to set small manageable goals, and will meet with a dissertation coach in one-on-one consultations to discuss and address obstacles that might prevent them completing their degrees.

This is a weekday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m., non-residential) commitment to focus on the doctoral dissertation. The Dissertation House activities focus on areas where students typically have difficulty: conceptualizing a topic, writing a literature review, transitioning from a proposal to a dissertation, analyzing data, writing the last chapter, and editing.

To apply to attend the Summer 2010 Dissertation House, submit a brief description (maximum 2 pages, font size 11-12 point 1 inch margins) that describes the project that you wish to accomplish during the Dissertation House period. Please use the following guidelines:

(1) Summary of the project, including research question(s), data or texts, and method;

(2) Amount completed on the project to date; and

(3) Any obstacles that you are encountering that hinder completion of the dissertation. Include the following header information with the description:

Name:
Address:
Telephone numbers (home, office, and fax):
E-mail address:
Academic Program:
Year in Program:

SUMMER DISSERTATION HOUSE DATES/LOCATIONS

• University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMB): June 28-30, 2010, Campus Center 353.
  
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC):  July 6-9, 2010, Commons 329.
• University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP):  July 20-23, 2010, Stamp Union.

APPLICATION PERIOD

Monday, June 07, 2010 - Friday, June 11, 2010.

Email applications to promisestaff@gmail.com with the subject line: Dissertation House"

SELECTION PROCESS

Sixteen participants will be selected for participation in the Dissertation House. The following applicants will have priority: (1) Applicants who plan to finish the Ph.D. in 2010; (2) Individuals who are working on dissertations and theses rather than a proposal; (3) Applicants who submit earliest; and (4) Individuals who appear most able to benefit from the services offered at the Dissertation House.

NOTIFICATION
If your application is accepted, you will receive an acceptance notice via email and additional details about the Dissertation House. All students, including those who have not applied or those who are not selected, have the option to participate via the online challenge, a virtual version of the Dissertation House.

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Information prepared by Gloria C. Anglon

Summer 2010 Graduate Assistant, UMBC