The research proposal should not exceed 2000 words. Bibliography, references and appendices are excluded from the wordcount. If your proposal goes over the word limit, you may be marked down.
Before making your final application it is likely that you will need to revise your proposal several times. Whilst your potential supervisor may help you do this, it is important that you present them with as clear a proposal as you can when you first make contact with them.
The keys to writing a strong research proposal are:
Applicants must also submit a Statement of Purpose within their application.
Candidates should use the Statement of Purpose to set out information which is NOT set out in their Research Proposal. The Statement of purpose should be a 1 side A4 document containing the following information;