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! Proposal as a means of communication The proposal is a communication to those who give approval and disburse budget. Therefore the proposal must be clear and comprehensive.
The reviewers will have 3-main questions when they read the proposal: 1. Is the research worth doing? 2. Is the research design coherent? 3. Can the researcher carry out it?
Hints: 1. Address innovation wherever possible. 2. Confirm results with multiple approaches.
Topic Analysis
Core Components of Research Proposals A description of the research question A statement of why theI problem is important A review of relevant literature A description of the proposed methodology A brief about the budget A time frame/time-line of activities
Or in plain terms What do you want to do? Why do you want to do it? Why is it important?
Who has done similar work? How are you going to do it? What would be the budget How long will it take?
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Co-applicants/Co-investigators
This could be strength if you are a junior investigator with a limited track record. If the PI lack specific skills (required for the specific proposal), a co-applicant can bring these skills to the research project.
List all awards/fellowships especially awards directly related to proposed research area List all publications (preferably as first author) in the last five years
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Applicants CV details:
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What draws the reviewers clients attention towards your proposal is your answer to the questions asked by the reviewers. Incorporate appropriate suggestions in the project proposal. It is also the best way to show your reviewers that you listen to them and can meet their needs effectively
Abstract/Statement of Proposal
It's an important part included in the outline for research paper. Give a short summary of the research problem (topic and methodology) that you have identified not more than 20 to 25 lines. The reviewer comes to know your skills and efforts from the abstract and classify the research proposal in Basic/applied/product development catagory Do not elaborate too much on the abstract as the body is yet to be written. Consult with your professor/Industry expert in the research area before finalizing
Note:
with hundreds of proposals/busy schedule it is difficult for your prospective reviewer to go through the several numbers of pages in each proposal and judge them. Hence, many people only evaluate the first page of the proposals and shortlist them. In such a scenario, you can understand the importance of your executive summary for your proposal, including budget, other crucial details of project
Introduction
A. provides readers with the background information, research area, focuses the objectives for the project proposal B. The introduction to the project description should tell the reviewer what the principal investigator wants to do and should demonstrate the relationship of the proposed project to the interests of the potential funding source
You have to convince members of the scientific community that you have identified a scientific problem with a theoretical background and methodical way to solve it within a realistic framework of time and expenses. With your research, you will add a new aspect to the scientific knowledge
Hint:
Your research proposal should have at least 3, but not more than about 20 pages. It should have an agreeable layout "typeface and line spacing (times new roman text: 11size)
Review of Literature
Part of a research proposal.
The literature review ensures that prior work has been done in this field and you have to give credit to authors and scientists who have already done a similar kind of work. To demonstrate that you have read appropriately within your subject area (including existing patents with your critical comments). It also reflects your ability to analyze the facts accurately and your sense of understanding. A good literature review generally contains an argument
Hint: What has already been done in the area of your proposed research project?
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Objectives:
Care to be taken in writing objectives While writing the objectives try such that they must be measurable or to answer the following queries. specifiable in some way so as to know the completion.
This will facilitate the intentions clearly and it also sets useful criteria The objectives are valuable to for evaluation purpose. whom?
Each objective must be clear with indication to broad and specific Are they measurable? measurable out put and possible to accomplish in the specified time Are they realistic in terms of frame. time and available resources?
For example project on oilseeds the objectives are : Development of policy strategies for sustainable development of edible oil to meet oil seeds requirement in the country by 2020AD.
be concise and clear outline of the academic aims that you want to achieve through your project.
Highlight why the intended research is important and to justify the effort of doing the research. Address feasibility that numerical computations will be supported by experiments to a limited extent.
Hint: well defined objectives, significance of the study?
SO far, the proposal has identified a particular problem, ascertained the need for its study and presented desired Objectives aimed at its solution.
Now, in the Methodology section, it is time to tell both how and when the anticipated objectives will be accomplished. A thoroughly detailed plan of work will enable a reviewer to evaluate more accurately the principal investigators capabilities
Final discussion
Aerator improvement
Recommendations
A commercial CFD code will be used to Compare the existing performance of Aerators & Shower heads as water saving devices
Time in Months
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Budget
Give summary budget. Give year wise and activity wise budget in detail. Justify costly equipments (with quotations) and other facilities. Include inland travel for literature review, visit to other laboratories, paper presentation, preferably not more than Rs.10000/year. Contingency grant (20% of the project cost) will includes consumables, purchase of books, other materials required for research labour cost, maintenance cost. Include institute over head charge up to 10% of project cost. The various budgets should match the details given in the work program. Avoid over budgeting, as under utilization will be a negative remark.
Budget
Good
Give a detailed account of where you will be spending the money. Approximately one third of the budget should go to supplies.
Reject
Graduate students should not be used in budget support since it is an easy target for reduction due to alternative funding sources. Do not justify spending all the budget on personnel.
Overall Conclusion
Reviewers will not be experts in your field of research. Make the proposal accessible to them. Get your proposal read by a colleague or someone in your area of research. They might find problems that reviewers will find. Attachments: Give a list of other documents attached to your proposal.
Bottom Line is Always try to find out exactly what the funding
Give the Referees list (if asked in the project format) Good
Choose referees in your field of research Choose a scientist/colleague that will be objective but not too critical of the science.
Reject
Do not choose close collaborators Do not choose competitors in your field with divergent views. Do not choose the top scientists in your field since they will not respond and will be too critical in general.
Research Cycle
Research is a systematic process by which we find the answer to the proposed question
Research Questions Literature Review
Conclusion
Analyze Data
Generation of Data
results
The accompanying text needs to point out what can be seen in the figures and tables but should not repeat the information there. Some journals may limit the number of tables and figures because they are expensive to prepare for printing. The results section should contain no discussion or interpretation of the findings. Just give me facts.
Conclusion
State the conclusion of your project Relate your conclusion with your objective Describe the future research that you have not achieved or beyond the scope.
Conclusion
Summarize the purpose of the study The contribution of your study
Why should you conduct this study What is the different between your study with the previous one