Read textbooks and journal articles on the topic on which you want to write your doctoral dissertation. This will help you to have a strong understanding of your topic before drafting your dissertation proposal.
Explain briefly what your doctoral project will be about. Explain the existing evidence that is motivating you to perform your desired research. Highlight contrasting evidence and experimental design flaws in the existing research, and emphasize the importance of resolving these issues. Compare what has been done with what still needs to be done. Then, present the main research question you will tackle during your project.
Describe why the problem you are trying to solve in your dissertation for your doctorate is important and worth solving. This is your problem statement. Mention who will benefit from the findings of your research and how the findings will be practical. State the research questions concisely in question form, and, if relevant, present hypotheses regarding the issues you are exploring. Show how your hypotheses can lead to achieving your research goals.
State what you plan to do during you doctoral project, as well as how and why. This will serve as your methodology section. Explain how your methodology will answer your research questions. Describe why your chosen method is the best for this project, as multiple methodology options typically exist for a doctoral research project.
List the sources you used for your doctoral project proposal in a bibliography. Consult your academic institution to find out its specific requirements for how to format your doctorate proposal's page layouts, in-text references and and bibliography. Depending on your doctoral field, most institutions follow either Modern Language Association, or MLA, or American Psychological Association, or APA, format and style. Guides for the two styles are widely available on the Internet.
Include appendices, which should feature documents that will support your final project. For example, the appendices might include a time line you will use to manage surveys and other relevant research data. Also, examine your entire doctorate proposal carefully for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation before submitting it.