Application for DAERA Postgraduate Studentship 2025 - Section H: Research Proposal - NI Direct

Section H: Research Proposal

Please provide full details of the PhD research proposal for which the award is being sought using the following format. Complete the following text boxes and provide an outline of the proposed research programme, background information and the expected outcome, including learning opportunities which the study will provide for you.

Please note a character limit is in place for some answers.

Your application must be supported by at least one academic supervisor. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions 2025/26 which outline the role of the supervisor (Section 16).

Ask your supervisor(s) to insert comments (Questions 48 - 51) and agree to support your research studentship application. DAERA may contact the supervisor for validation of the endorsement.

43. Project Aim

Please limit your response to 550 characters or less. (Required)

There is a limit of 550 characters

44. Study Centre

(Required)

45. Project title of Research Proposal

Please limit your response to 300 characters or less. (Required)

There is a limit of 300 characters

46. Outline of proposed programme (including background, aims and objectives, project design etc.)

Please limit your response to 10,000 characters or less. (Required)

There is a limit of 10000 characters

47. Expected outcome (including how this project will fill knowledge gaps, including learning opportunities)

Please limit your response to 2750 characters or less. (Required)

There is a limit of 2750 characters

48. Supervisor(s) title, name, position, email/address and University/ Study centre

(Required)

49. Supervisor’s endorsement – please answer the following: Are you content that this research proposal would meet the requirements for a PhD?

(Required)

50. Supervisor’s endorsement – please answer the following: Has the applicant demonstrated the aptitude to complete this project to meet the standards of a PhD within 3 years?

(Required) Yes No

51. Supervisor endorsement - please provide comments