Capstones & Dissertations

Capstone Projects

Ginn Library staff are available to help you with all aspects of your capstone project.

• Start by reviewing our Fletcher Capstone Project Research Guide.
• For more help with research and literature reviews, ask a librarian.
• For help with writing, make a Writing Center appointment.

Once your capstone has been completed and graded, you have the option to submit it to the Tufts Digital Library (TDL). The following policies apply:

• In order to deposit your work in the TDL, you will be required to grant us certain rights. Without these rights, we cannot make your work accessible for scholarly or educational use. By agreeing to this license, you retain copyright to your work.
• MALD, MA, LLM, GMAP, and MIB capstones are automatically accepted upon submission.
• GBA independent study capstones may be uploaded once a final passing grade has been received by your advisor.
• The submitted file must be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
• Before you begin the submission process, please rename the file with your surname (i.e., lastname.pdf).

Cover page templates are below.  Change anything in ALL CAPS to reflect your capstone information:

• MALD Cover Page
• MIB Cover Page
• MA Cover Page
• LLM Cover Page 
• GMAP Cover Page 
• GBA Cover Page

To view capstones from previous years, you can browse the Fletcher School Student Capstone (Thesis) Collection (years 2001-2018), or the Tufts Digital Library collection of Fletcher Capstones (Theses) and Dissertations (years 2001-present).

Dissertations

Ginn Library can help with all aspects of your dissertation.

• For tips on using library resources for your research, view slides from PhD Research Resources Review Workshop.
• View dissertation proposals from previous years.
• If you need other research help, such as help finding sources or data, please ask a librarian.
• For answers to questions about formatting, citing your sources, and submitting your dissertation, see the Fletcher Guide for Preparation of Dissertations.