Fillable Printable Research Proposal Template
Fillable Printable Research Proposal Template
Research Proposal Template
PhD Medical Research - International Health
Research Proposal Template
All applicants for the PhD program Medical Research - International Health at the CIH
LMU
Center for
International Health at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München are required to submit a research
proposal together with their applications. Only proposals based on this Research Proposal Template
will be accepted. The research proposal needs to be agreed upon with the local supervisor before
submission. The proposal should in no case exceed 15 pages starting from the Title Page, with line
spacing 1.5, Times New Roman font size 12 (please do not change the provided font). Graphs and
figures should be used only when necessary. Please upload the finalized proposal via the
corresponding upload field of the online application tool at www.cih.lmu.de. Accepted file formats are
Word or PDF only.
Contents
Title Page............................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 3
Problem Statement................................................................................................................................. 3
Purpose of the Study.............................................................................................................................. 3
Literature Review.................................................................................................................................... 3
Research Question(s) and/ or Hypotheses.............................................................................................3
Research Design, Methods and Procedures..........................................................................................3
Ethical Considerations............................................................................................................................ 3
Institutional Framework.......................................................................................................................... 4
Time Table of the PhD Project................................................................................................................ 4
Expected Research Budgeting............................................................................................................... 5
Expected Limitations.............................................................................................................................. 5
Significance of the Study........................................................................................................................ 6
References............................................................................................................................................. 6
Title Page
1
(Replace this line by the title of your project)
Research Project Proposal
Application for the PhD Program Medical Research - International Health at the
CIH
LMU
Center for International Health at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Name of the PhD Candidate: last, first name
Name of the Local Supervisor: last, first name
Date of Submission: dd-mm-yyyy
Introduction
Problem Statement
Purpose of the Study
Literature Review
Research Question(s) and/ or Hypotheses
Research Design, Methods and Procedures
E.g. Study Population, Sampling, Instruments, Data Collection, Data Analysis etc.
Ethical Considerations
Institutional Framework
University or other, research funding, role of the PhD applicant within the research project, setting of
the PhD project as stand-alone project or within a larger research project, position and role of the
Local Supervisor; all participating parties within the study and their role need to be identified.
2
Time Table of the PhD Project
Estimation, subdivided into months, covering the entire period of three years. Please use the provided
chart only. Be as brief and concise as possible. Use headwords rather than full sentences. The term
“year” refers to curricular years (October to September).
Time Period Activities/ Procedures
Oct – Dec 1
st
year
Module Block I
Jan – Mar 1
st
year
Apr – Jun 1
st
year
Jul – Sep 1
st
year
Oct – Dec 2
nd
year
Jan – Mar 2
nd
year
Module Block II
Apr – Jun 2
nd
year
Jul – Sep 2
nd
year
Oct – Dec 3
rd
year
Jan – Mar 3
rd
year
Apr – Jun 3
rd
year
Jul – Sep 3
rd
year
Expected Research Budgeting
As detailed as possible, including indications on which research costs will be covered by whom, e.g.
staff, transport, material etc.
Item Estimated Costs
(in Euro)
Covered How/ By Whom
3
Total
Expected Limitations
Significance of the Study
References
4
