Thesis and dissertation help, from proposal to defense

A thesis or dissertation is the longest piece of independent work most students ever produce, and it rarely goes in a straight line. Our dissertation support is designed for the points where students most often stall: turning an interest into a researchable question, structuring a literature review that argues rather than summarizes, justifying a method, and keeping momentum through the long middle stretch.

If you need broad, stage-by-stage support, start with our dissertation help or, for shorter projects, thesis help. Doctoral candidates, including those who are all-but-dissertation, can work with us through PhD dissertation help. If what you need most is structure and accountability, dissertation coaching gives you regular one-to-one sessions. Specific chapters have their own services, including research proposal help, literature review help and methodology chapter help.

Throughout, the work stays yours. We explain, question, review and coach, and you follow your institution's rules on outside help. Our academic integrity page sets out exactly how that works.

Thesis & dissertation services

• Dissertation helpEnd-to-end dissertation support: planning, chapter feedback, methods and analysis guidance.
• Thesis helpSupport for undergraduate, honors and master's theses, chapter by chapter.
• Master's thesis helpFocused help for a one-year master's thesis or dissertation on a tight timeline.
• PhD dissertation helpMethodological and writing support for doctoral candidates, including ABD students.
• Dissertation coachingRegular one-to-one sessions that keep your dissertation moving and your writing improving.
• Dissertation consultantAn experienced methodologist to review your design, data and chapters with you.
• PhD coachingAccountability, planning and writing coaching across the whole doctorate.
• Research proposal helpShape a fundable, defensible proposal: problem, literature, design and timeline.
• Literature review helpSearch strategy, synthesis and structure for a literature review that argues.
• Methodology chapter helpJustify your design, sample, instruments and analysis plan with confidence.
• Capstone project helpCoaching for nursing, business and engineering capstone projects.
• Thesis defense & viva preparationMock defenses, likely questions and slide feedback before your viva or defense.

Which service do I need?

• If you want support across the whole project, start with dissertation help.
• If you are writing an undergraduate, honors or master's thesis, start with thesis help.
• If you have a one-year master's and a tight deadline, start with master's thesis help.
• If you are a doctoral candidate working on chapters or methods, start with PhD dissertation help.
• If you need regular sessions to keep moving, start with dissertation coaching.
• If you want an experienced methodologist to review your design and data, start with a dissertation consultant.
• If you want planning and accountability across the whole doctorate, start with PhD coaching.
• If you have not been approved yet, start with research proposal help.
• If your sources are piling up without a clear argument, start with literature review help.
• If you cannot yet justify your design, sample or analysis plan, start with methodology chapter help.
• If you are working on a nursing, business or engineering capstone, start with capstone project help.
• If your defense or viva is coming up, start with thesis defense and viva preparation.

Free guides

• What is a thesis? Thesis vs dissertation explained
• How to write a dissertation: a step-by-step guide
• Dissertation structure and thesis outline
• How to choose a dissertation topic
• How to write research questions (with examples)

Frequently asked questions