Dissertation Services
Dissertation Proposal Prep
Get unstuck on the front end. Coaching to refine your research questions, scaffold your literature review, and align your methodology before you commit to writing chapters one through three.
Inquiries go directly to angel@subthesis.com. A dedicated checkout flow is coming soon.
What's Included
- Discovery call to scope your topic and committee expectations
- Iterative refinement of 1–3 central research questions
- Structured literature review outline with source mapping
- Methodology fit-check (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed)
- Written feedback on your draft proposal sections
- Access via email/Loom between live sessions
How It Works
- 1
Discovery & Scoping
A free 20-minute call to understand your program, committee, timeline, and current draft state. Identify the highest-leverage areas to work on.
- 2
Working Sessions
Live sessions focused on research questions, lit-review structure, and methodology. Typically 60 to 90 minutes each, scheduled at your pace.
- 3
Async Review & Handoff
Written feedback and edits on draft sections you produce between sessions. Wrap-up checklist so you can move into proposal defense with confidence.
Who It's For
- Doctoral students entering or revising their proposal phase
- Researchers transitioning between disciplines or methodologies
- Students whose committees have requested a sharper research question
- Anyone preparing for a proposal defense in the next 3–6 months
Investment
You leave with a defensible research question, a literature review outline you can actually write to, and a methodology aligned with your committee’s expectations.
Your Coach
Angel Reyes, MCHES #40158
Founder of Subthesis and a Research Methodologist with experience guiding doctoral candidates through proposal defense, methodology design, statistical analysis, and final dissertation defense. Author of The Grant Architect, The Project Brain, and Impact or Invisible: AI-Powered Research. Veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Ready to make progress?
Send an inquiry and we'll set up a free 20-minute scoping call to confirm fit and timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly can we start?
Typically within 1 to 2 weeks of the discovery call, depending on calendar availability on both sides.
Do you cover any methodology, or specific ones?
Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. We focus on aligning your design to your research questions rather than pushing a single methodology.
Will my committee accept this kind of coaching?
Yes. We coach. The work product is yours, in your voice, defended by you. We never write proposal sections for you.
What if my proposal already exists?
Great. We can come in mid-stream to tighten the research questions, restructure the lit review, or fix methodology before you defend.