Dissertation Extension Proposal
Application Package
The Graduate School recognizes that unexpected personal events and/or scholarly demands can
potentially delay completion of 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
Sciences who 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 latter will 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 completion with their program’s DGS and with
their dissertation advisor.
The Dissertation Extension Proposal: the Student Section is due directly 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 no DEP: Program Chair Section
The program should forward the complete package to the Graduate School by email to:
graduate_dean@brown.edu. 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
Name
Department
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 a top-up from the Graduate School for external funding.
1. Award:
Amount:
2. Award:
Amount:
Academic Year:
Top-Up:
Academic Year:
Top-Up:
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 described in last year’s
Dissertation Completion Proposal.
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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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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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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 may grant 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.
Signature
Date
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Dissertation Extension Proposal: Program DGS Section
Name of Student
Department
Name of DGS
Email of DGS
Summary statement: Is this student in ‘good standing’?
Yes
No
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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