Context & Objectives

This is the first part of the proposal reviewers will see and serves as an introduction to the project. Your goal is to capture your reviewer’s attention and get them excited about your work.

  Student Prompt

100 word maximum: State the specific objectives/purpose of your mentor's project. Explain the project's relevance and who stands to benefit.

Creative/Performance Projects: Tell us the objectives/purpose of your mentor's project, explaining the points of curiosity from which you're starting, hypothesis or question you're exploring and the guiding principles of the work. Discuss where and when the final project will be exhibited, displayed or performed.

  Mentor Endorsement Prompt

100 words maximum: Comment on the development of this proposal, noting the origin of the idea and its potential impact in the field.

Section Advice

Keep in mind that reviewers might not be familiar with your topic, so you will need to provide some background.  But avoid spending too much time introducing the project, which your mentor can do in their comments. Be sure to make the purpose clear and consider starting with your “thesis” sentence (where you state the purpose).  Even though you might not have developed the project, reviewers need to see that you understand the project’s goals.

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