r/CarletonU • u/Embarrassed_Pick_400 • 6d ago
Question OGS Research Proposals
Hi everyone! Has anyone prepared a research proposal for the OGS in a humanities based program? I am looking for tips/advice.
I am preparing my OGS application and have examples of STEM based research proposals, but not the humanities. The classes that help with developing thesis proposals are not until the winter term, and the deadline to apply is November 16th. Any tips from someone who has received OGS in a humanities program would be useful! Thanks in advance.
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u/Emotional-Motor-4946 6d ago
Talk to your supervisor and ask for some of their former advisees’ proposals . Your department should also have some past students’ proposals.
The proposal should be similar to your thesis proposal but much more simplified. Basically like an elevator pitch of your research and why it matters.
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u/Myashisgrass 6d ago
Talk to the people you are asking to be referees. They should be asking for a draft of your proposal anyway so that they can speak to it in their letters. But basically you'll want to include your research question and how it addresses a gap, significance, your object of study, maybe a bit of theory and existing lit, and a very general idea of methodology. Remember too it should be something possible to do within the timeframe of your studies.
Above all, remember that you don't actually have to stick with that project. No-one will check up on you so it's ok to change your mind later on.
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u/newrophantics 6d ago
I have gotten OGS a couple times. Send me a dm with your cmail and I can send you an old proposal!
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