各位大牛求支招，关于research proposal的问题

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申请phd，我email一个教授他说对他的方向感兴趣，他要我通过他们的网申系统提供research proposal他会出去11月22到12月13都不在他希望回来以后看到我RP，小秘说这个关系到可不可以拿到奖学金，顿时亚历山大....他们申请系统要求是500字。可是看论坛里说的有的上千字了，好像还听说RP有两种写法一种是一个点深入下去写，一个是可以写你感兴趣的几个方向。我顿时不知道如何下手了，各位可以给一点建议吗？写了总害怕教授会觉得不好。。。

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以下是申请系统中对RP的要求
Please read the following information before adding your proposal via the
Proposal Upload option
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
If you have selected a research proposal from a University advertisement please say where you saw the advertisement and enter the title of the project and the name of the supervisor on the previous page, otherwise please enclose a research proposal of approximately 500 words.  Your proposal should begin by explaining the subject area in which the research is to be located, and provide an indication of the key theoretical, empirical or policy debates it plans to address.
Literature review and research questions
       
The proposal should then present a brief review of the literature you plan to contribute to in conducting your own research.  You need to demonstrate a familiarity with the relevant academic literature and theories relating to your research proposal, and an awareness of the major lines of argument that have been developed in your chosen research field.  You         then need to discuss the research questions you plan to address.  Importantly, you need to demonstrate the manner in which you have determined your research questions, for example: from gaps in the existing empirical literature; from the application of a particular theory, or from a synthesis of a number of bodies of literature
       
Methodology
       
Depending on the nature of your subject, it is desirable to give some indication of the research methods that will be used to conduct the research.  A variety of different research methods exist, so you should seek to identify the method that is most suited to your area of research.

Most doctoral work involves empirical research.  The successful completion of doctoral work in the time allotted thus often depends on the ability to obtain the data needed.  If your proposed research involves empirical work you should provide an indication of how you might collect any relevant data.  For example, you might like to say something about access to particular sources of information.  Importantly, you need to explain the manner in which the data you collect will enable you to address your research questions.        You should give special attention to the feasibility of data collection.  Your proposal may contain interesting and highly relevant research questions, and it may be well grounded in the literature, but it may not be a practical research enterprise.  You must balance the scope of your proposal against the practical problems of data gathering.
       
Contribution to knowledge
        Presentation
Although no indication of the research findings can be presented, it is often beneficial to conclude the research proposal by indicating the contribution you envisage that your research will make to the literature in your particular subject area, or by indicating the potential implications of your research.  This means providing an indication of the extent to which you feel your research will make an original contribution, suggesting how it may fill gaps in existing research and showing how it may extend understanding of particular topics.        Your research proposal should be word processed and written in good English.  Particular attention will be paid to clarity of expression and also the structure, coherence and flow of argument.  Finally, always include a bibliography with your research proposal that lists books and articles to which you make reference in your proposal.

You will not be obliged to adhere to the specifics of your proposal if you are offered a place as a research degree candidate, but as the proposal is the foundation of your working relationship with your prospective supervisors it cannot be altered substantially without discussion and consultation with them.

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可以问一下lz是哪个学校吗？