How To Write A Good Postgraduate Research Proposal

This guide provides practical information to those who have been asked to submit a research proposal as part of their application for admissions to a research degree as well as those who are applying to external bodies for postgraduate research funding.

A research degree (e.g. Masters by Research, PhD, EdD, DMus) can be one of the best experiences of your life. What you gain along the way will serve you for the rest of life, if only to make you a more confident and knowledgeable person. In addition to making friends, meeting eminent researchers and being part of the research community, it will allow you to develop research skills as well as invaluable transferable skills which you can apply to academic life, your current employment or a variety of professions outside of academia.