Students should ensure that the treatise, dissertation or thesis intended for submission for examination is thoroughly proofread and meets the necessary language standards before submission.
It is strongly recommended that a professional language editor is engaged to assist. Kindly refer to the attached list of editors on this page. Kindly note that finalisation cost funding is a once-off payment per qualification type. In alignment with Section 6 of the Policy on Master's and Doctoral Degrees (IRC 403.01), students must be registered at the University in order to apply for and receive funding for dissertation, treatise or thesis finalisation.
The application form can be downloaded and submitted to Annette Denakie at least three months before the planned submission of the treatise, dissertation or thesis for examination. An invoice or quotation from a reputable editing company must accompany the application.
Please note that final hard-bound copies are no longer required by the Assessment and Graduation Office. As a result, these costs should not be included in the invoice.
Note: While the Academic Literacies Writing Programme (formerly the Writing Centre) may, depending on availability and in consultation with your supervisor, provide feedback (free of charge) on the content and focus of your writing, it does not provide the final language editing or proofreading required for a treatise, dissertation or thesis prior to submission for examination.
Note: While the Academic Literacies Writing Programme (formerly the Writing Centre) can sometimes (depending on availability) work with your supervisor to give feedback (free of charge) on the content and focus of your writing, it does not do final language-editing or proofreading.