The Statement of Interest What Makes a Good Doctoral Statement of Interest? Tips for applicants. Use headings if needed. Make it easy to read. Remember the admissions committee reads hundreds of applications. Your Statement must stand out in form and substance. At the doctoral level your statement should include: A brief comment of what you want to accomplish in the doctoral program, and what motivated you to choose your field and the particular program to which you are applying. A brief summary of your intended program of research. You should include: Research questions you are curious about The kinds of theoretical framings you would like to engage in your research program The existing research you hope to extend Identify how your interests align with the expertise within the Faculty. You should write about: Why you want to come to Yorks Faculty of Education (as opposed to elsewhere)? Make an explicit connection between your interests and faculty expertise We celebrate diversity amongst our students. You should discuss what you: Have to offer the doctoral cohort you may potentially join Bring to the program and your colleagues Your active involvement in the field Identify in the statement how your past studies and/or work or other experiences are relevant to your research program choice – The nam of the program Education: Language, Culture, and teaching My research interest is how to integrate Saudi English literature in the saudi education system or curriculum or any subject related to this area
