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1. Fill in the on-line application carefully and completely.  Make a checklist to keep track of items you still need to provide.  In particular, fill in your citizenship and residence status correctly, as this affects potential tuition and fee charges, as well as funding considerations.
2. A curriculum vitae should provide adequate information for the review committee.  See Guidelines for the DISE Academic C.V., a PowerPoint Presentation, available at the DISE PhD website.
3. A letter of intent identifies your proposed research topic, your potential supervisor, and your expected professional direction. Please note that it is the applicant's responsibility to secure a supervisor as part of the admission process.  Also note that this letter of intent is NOT the same as the thesis proposal itself.
4. A thesis proposal is a four- to five-page summary of the proposed research topic identifying your main research questions, the research trends that have led to the questions, ways in which the research could be conducted, and an additional page or two of relevant references. Use a consistent, appropriate bibliographic format such as APA.  Although of course your research will undergo changes, you should have a good idea of what you wish to find out, and how you would investigate this.
5. Reference Letters:  two are sufficient.  At least one should be academically oriented; the other can be academic or employment-based.
6. Deadlines are to be respected.  It can take quite a while to receive transcripts from some universities, to take necessary language tests, to arrange for reference letters – make sure you start enough ahead of time to allow for these.

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