Skip to content
Get started

Thesis acknowledgements

Thank your supervisor, colleagues, funders and family for what each of them really did, in a sincere page.

Your brief

Draft language

Type your details in Arabic or English. Your draft is written in English.

0 / 200
How do you want to begin?

Each name with what they did.

0 / 1,000

With grant numbers where the funder requires them.

0 / 800

Who they are to you, and one thing each did.

0 / 1,000
Length

Uses up to 286 words of your plan. Only the words actually written are counted.

Not signed in? You can write one free draft as a guest.

What you will get

A medium-length acknowledgements page for your thesis, thanking each person for what they did.

Your draft

Your draft will appear here. You can edit it or open it in the editor.

What readers look for

  1. Specific thanks: what each person did (read every chapter, taught you a method), not only their names and titles.
  2. The usual order: supervisor and committee, colleagues, funders and institutions, then family and friends.
  3. Funding acknowledged exactly as the funder requires, often with the grant number.
  4. One page at most, sincere and calm. Strong feelings come across best in plain words.
  5. Names and titles spelled correctly, and permission asked before thanking participants by name.

Recommended workspace settings

Mode
Standard
Emotion
Balanced
Vocabulary
Standard
Length
Balanced
The whole pack: Research & academia

Prefer to write it yourself?

Start from the outline

The outline opens in the workspace with the recommended settings. Replace each [bracket] with your own words, then rewrite it.

Acknowledgements[Optional: a first line of thanks to God, if you wish.][Your supervisor: their name and title, and one or two specific things they did for this thesis.][Committee, other teachers and colleagues: each with what they contributed.][Funding and institutions: the scholarship or grant (with its number if required), the university, labs, data providers or participants.][Family and friends: who they are to you, and one specific thing they did.][Optional: a dedication, in one line.]
Open the outline in the workspace

See it done well

A finished example

Read a complete one, written from a brief like yours, with notes on why each part works.