Templates and downloads
What a good template contains and where to find the matching guide
Templates save time on everything that is not writing: cover page, table of contents, page numbers, headings and the signed declaration. This page lists the kinds of templates students and authors usually need. The download files themselves are not yet available on corrected.eu, so each entry points to the guide that explains the same thing.
Thesis and paper templates
Thesis layout
Cover page, lists, chapter outline and declaration of authorship, with headings set up as real styles, a table of contents that fills itself and two page-number ranges (roman for the front matter, arabic from the introduction).
Related: Bachelor thesis tips, Writing a master thesis
Term paper and seminar paper
Cover page, table of contents, chapters from the introduction to the conclusion, a bibliography with sample lines and the declaration at the end.
Related: Writing an essay, Term paper editing
Dissertation frame
Title page with examiners and defence date, declaration, table of contents and chapters from the summary to the appendix. Your faculty's doctoral regulations always take precedence.
Essay structure
An essay takes a position. The frame holds thesis, arguments, counter-argument and conclusion, plus a planning sheet with a word budget.
Related: Essay proofreading
Layout, lists and declarations
Cover pages
Which details a cover page must show depends on your institute, not only your university. Always compare with your department's guidance.
Declaration of authorship
A short wording for term papers and a longer one for final theses. Many institutions now also ask for a statement on the use of AI tools.
Related: Academic integrity, Avoid plagiarism
List of figures and tables
How to caption figures and tables so that the list builds itself.
Related: List of figures and tables
Bibliography and footnotes
Sample entries and footnote rules for the main styles.
Related: Bibliography, Footnotes, Citation styles
Applications and career
Tabular CV
One page with the categories in a table without lines, so that a two-line entry never slips under the date.
Related: CV and cover letter proofreading
Cover letter
Address block, sender block and subject line with job title and reference number: the form is right, you only write the text. Introduction, main part and closing, each with a note on what belongs there.
Related: Job application tips
Need a second pair of eyes?
A template gives you the frame, not the text. When your draft is ready, our proofreaders and editors check language, consistency and form. Use the standard page calculator to see how many pages your text counts for (one standard page is 1,800 characters including spaces).
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