This guideline will help you to write Masters and MPhil/PhD Proposals for Admission into any University of your choice with ease.

Writing a proposal comes in 6 steps, which are itemized as “the proposal title, introduction, methodology, expected outcome, references, and formatting.” Knowing how to apply these steps puts you ahead of your contemporaries in school.

Now let’s look at them one after the other;

The proposal title

You will be expected to write the proposal title which must not be more than 21 words e.g. “The Effect of Bad Government Policies on Building Standards”

Introduction

The introduction of a proposal should include the Background of the Study, Aims, and Objectives

The methodology

The methodology must be well-detailed to attract the attention of the supervisor

Expected outcome of the study

The expected outcome of the study is also known as the relevance of the study or significance of the study as used by most higher institutions

References

The references should be written on the last page of the proposal. The proposal shouldn’t have more than ten (10) references for a start.

Format for Writing Masters and MPhil/PhD Proposal

Font type: Times New Roman

Font size: size 12

Lines spacing: Single line spacing

Margin: 2.54cm/one inch (all sides)

Paper size: A4 paper

Number of pages: Not more than three (3) pages in most cases

After writing the proposal, you will be expected to be subject to the university or supervisor through email or as a hard copy for review and consideration.

Note: the proposal should be concise and straight to the point, it must be compelling and easy to understand to avoid recasting the topic which could be inconveniencing to you especially if you have made efforts in collecting ample materials for the research.

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