Submit your Dissertation
What's on this page?
- Step 1: Format your dissertation according to the Harvard Griffin GSAS Policies
- Step 2: Attach your Thesis Acceptance Certificate (TAC) as the first page of your dissertation.
- Step 3: Add required documents to ProQuest ETD
- Step 4: If applicable, request a delayed release of your dissertation.
- Step 5: Submit your dissertation using ProQuest ETD
- Step 6: Check the status of your submission
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Who is this for?
Harvard Griffin GSAS students who are currently writing their dissertation or preparing to submit one
Step 1: Format your dissertation according to the Harvard Griffin GSAS Policies
- Do not upload Level 4 or higher information to the dissertation system, ProQuest ETD. You must omit or redact Level 4 and above information from your dissertation prior to submission.
- After you submit your dissertation through ProQuest, the Registrar's Office will review your dissertation for formatting compliance. We will email you directly if your dissertation does not meet the requirements. A sample dissertation can be viewed here.
- IMPORTANT: If you don't resolve any noted formatting issues, your degree might not be conferred and you will need to apply for the next available degree period.
Step 2: Attach your Thesis Acceptance Certificate (TAC) as the first page of your dissertation.
- Check to confirm that your TAC is complete and electronically signed.
- You must also upload the TAC to ProQuest ETD separately from your dissertation as indicated in Step 3.
Step 3: Add required documents to ProQuest ETD.
- Upload the TAC to the Administrative Documents section of ProQuest ETD.
- Complete the Harvard Griffin GSAS Employment Exit Survey.
- Complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates.
Step 4: If applicable, request a delayed release of your dissertation.
If you would like to request a delayed release of your dissertation longer than 2 years:
- Upload a signed Dissertation Delayed Release Request to the Administrative Documents section of ProQuest ETD. The form should show Director of Graduate Studies approval of your request.
- If you do not have a completed document when submitting your dissertation, you must ask your Director of Graduate Studies to email enrollment@fas.harvard.edu, acknowledging approval of the delayed release request.
Step 5: Submit your dissertation using ProQuest ETD.
- Harvard Griffin GSAS requires dissertations to be submitted using ProQuest ETD.
- You must submit your dissertation by 11:59 pm on the deadline date for the given degree period.
- NO EXTENSIONS ARE PROVIDED.
Step 6: Check the status of your submission.
- You can check the status of your dissertation submission at anytime by logging in to ProQuest ETD.
