Dissertation Writing Retreat Applicatin Deadline Today

If you need some structured and quality time to write your dissertation chapters then apply today for the dissertation writing retreat.  $400 scholarships are available to the first eight students to register.

What's ODA?

ODA stands for "Operation Dissertation Acceleration"  It is an all-inclusive residential writing retreat. ODA is designed for doctoral students who need / want to set aside a serious block of time to make a significant push toward the next step of their dissertation.

The retreat is targeted toward students who:

• Have research question(s) but have not been able to complete chapters 1, 2 and 3 (the proposal); OR
• Have defended their proposal and collected data, but have not yet completed chapters 4 and/or 5.

Retreat participants will be selected and assigned to work directly with a DSC writing instructor. The ratio of advisor to students will be 1-to-4, meaning students will have a great deal of support and interaction on their project. In addition, participants will exchange papers and support each other through peer-to-peer feedback.

• Workshop Dates: Thursday November 4 - Sunday November 7, 2010
• Application Deadline: September 13, 2010 (TODAY)
  
• Acceptance Notification: September 24, 2010
• Fee: $1500*
  First Deposit: Friday, 10/1/2010 - $500
  2nd Payment: Friday, 10/15/10 - $500
  Final Payment: Friday: 10/29/2010 - $500
  (*The first 8 students to register will receive a $400 scholarship and pay only $500 on each due date)

Apply early -- the first eight (8) applicants will receive a $400.00 scholarship that lowers the costs of the dissertation writing retreat to $1100.00. The first 8 students to register will receive a $400 scholarship and pay a reduced amount of $1,100. For scholarship winners, the deposit amount will be $366 and the 2nd and final payments will be $367 each. (This amount pays for the residential component of the retreat which is lodging, meals, and retreat logistical fees.)

If you are interested in  testimonials of past dissertation writing retreat participants please access the following online-presentation here. You will need to enter the username and password:

Username: rsoedoctoral

Password: doctoral1234

Operation Dissertation Acceleration (ODA) 2007 Testimonials Link.

Applications may be downloaded here: Download ODA_FA10_.

For more information email Dr. Ilda Jimenez y West.