Grad student's project (6)
I believe the answer is:
thesis
'grad student's project' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for thesis that I've seen before include "Long research essay or treatise written for university degree" , "research paper" , "Dissertation presented for a doctorate" , "He sits (anag) - treatise" , "Proposition" .)