Advanced Student (G4+) Annual Progress Reports – due each year December 15

The one-page G4+ annual progress report should be submitted each year.

• • Student's full name.
  • Current G-year.
  • Current address and phone number.
  • Advisor's name.
  • Dissertation committee members (and university affiliation if outside Harvard).
  • Working dissertation title.
  • Dissertation research/writing completed during...

 
The Dissertation

After the successful completion of the general examination, a topic and adviser for the dissertation should be chosen. Students should discuss potential topics with several faculty members before beginning. The final prospectus should be approved not later than 3 months (within the academic calendar -- September through May) of passing the general examinations in order to be considered to be making satisfactory progress toward the degree. This is the time when the Thesis Reader and Dissertation Proposal form should be completed and...

 
The Prospectus

You should consult your adviser to form a prospectus committee of at least three members of the faculty (including the primary adviser).  After meeting as a group with the candidate, committee members should provide extensive written comments on the proposal to the student within one month of receiving it. Ideally, the prospectus would be done well in advance of submitting a grant nomination proposal so that suggested revisions may be incorporated into that document. A draft of the entire prospectus should be submitted with the...

• Prospectus

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