Short Guide to Proposal Preparation

• What Goes Into a Proposal
  • The Cover Page
  • The Abstract
  • The Project Description (including Facilities Available Section)
  • The Bibliography
  • The Biographical Sketch
  • Current Support and Pending Applications
  • The Budget
  • The Budget Justification
  • Attachments
  • Where to Submit Proposals
• The University Review Process

• The Post Submission Period

• Writing a Better Proposal

   

ATTACHMENTS

Attachments and appendices to research proposals are optional items. Usually they are included for purposes of elaborating on the project description, but they may also contain illustrations, samples of past work, or some part of the proposal which is too unwieldy to include in the main sequence (for instance, if a great many professionals are involved, it may be advisable to include their biographical sketches in an appendix). In some instances, the funding agency will instruct the reviewers that attachments are not required reading, but may be referred to for clarification. Generally speaking, attachments should be kept to a minimum, and should be clearly identified as items that are subsidiary to the main proposal.

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