Individual Research Plan

Individual Research Plan Form [65 KB, DOCX]

According to the § 11 PUMS Doctoral School Regulations:

  1. The doctoral student, in consultation with the thesis supervisor(-s), develops the Individual Research Proposal and submit thereof to the Director of the Doctoral School within 12 months following the commencement of education.
  2. In the case when assistant supervisor is appointed, the Individual Research Proposal is submitted after the opinion of this supervisor as well.
  3. The doctoral student’s Individual Research Proposal should be prepared in line with the template. A template form is provided in the Director of the Doctoral School announcement.
  4. Should any formal deficiencies be identified, the Director of the Doctoral School requests the doctoral student to supplement the above-mentioned proposal.
  5. The Individual Research Proposal of the doctoral student should be realistic, and should clearly indicate the perspective of completing the doctoral dissertation within the specified deadline.
  6. The Individual Research Proposal defines the schedule for preparing the dissertation and outlines the planned research along with the methodology and description of the state of knowledge:
  • Compulsory:
  1. the planned date of submitting the doctoral dissertation (no later than the middle of the month that marks the end of doctoral student’s training at the Doctoral School),
  2. the planned schedule of research to prepare the doctoral dissertation,
  3. the planned date of publication or acceptance for printing of the publications required in the Curriculum,
  4. active participation in at least one international scientific conference in Poland or abroad (oral/poster presentation).
  • Optional:
  1. preparation and submission of a grant application to Polish or foreign research funding agency, through a competition,
  2. completion of at least 1-month’s scientific internship at Polish or foreign research unit,
  3. participation in the organization of Polish or international scientific conference,
  4. activities for the development of science and didactics (e.g., membership in a scientific society, foundation or commissions, supervision of a student club).
  5. The implementation of the Individual Research Proposal is subject to a mid-term evaluation conducted halfway through the education.