The University Writing Center is offering its intensive “boot camp” for doctoral candidates at the University of Delaware during June.

The Dissertation Boot Camp will be held weekdays from June 5-23, with sessions meeting in the Writing Center’s Memorial Hall location from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

“Time after time, students tell us they prize the boot camp for the structure it provides to their writing, for the sense of community it engenders among students from across the campus and for the flexible writing strategies shared by the boot camp instructors,” said Melissa Ianetta, director of the Writing Center and professor of English.

In the boot camp’s workshop-retreats, participants spend the majority of their time writing. However, sessions also include brief discussions on topics of common interest to dissertation students, such as motivation, goal setting, time management and the writing habits of successful and prolific academic writers.

The University Writing Centers provide time, space and professional support to help students progress on their dissertations, and lunch is provided.

New and returning dissertation boot camp participants are welcome to apply. Further information and the application form can be found at the Dissertation Boot Camp website. Review of applications begins May 30.

Tony DiPrima, a student who took part in a previous workshop program while working on his dissertation about solar development on contaminated lands, urged his fellow doctoral candidates to consider such programs.

“I think it helps to set aside a block of time,” he said. “If you find that you put it off and put it off, the program is like a classroom commitment, so there’s the discipline of having that time on the calendar to make the writing happen.”

The deadline for application to the program is May 30. Interested doctoral candidates can find the application form here. Questions can be addressed to Melissa Ianetta, ianetta@udel.edu.