Crafting Winning Proposals: A Guide to Proposal Success and Development
Discover the essential components of successful proposals, learn how to develop your own proposal idea, and gain insights on proposal writing best practices and review processes. Explore tips on creating a compelling proposal narrative, addressing criteria, and engaging with reviewers effectively.
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Reviewing Successful Proposals and Developing a Proposal Idea of One's Own Rachel Beane with contributions from Richelle Allen-King, Heather Macdonald & Cathy Manduca
Critical Pieces of a Proposal A clearly articulated, doable project State hypothesis or research questions clearly A well-formulated argument for why this is important, how this fits into previous work, and why you are the one to do it A definite plan for implementation A track record Preliminary data/previous publications Pilot projects Partnerships with recognized experts
Proposal Review What are the criteria? NSF Criterion 1: Intellectual Merit Criterion 2: Broader Impacts Program Guidelines Your institution American Chemical Society, NASA, NOAA, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Transportation, ONR, EPA, US Geological Survey EDMAP, Who are the reviewers?
Writing a Strong Proposal Grant writing as a persuasive essay What do you want to do? Why is it important? How will you do it? Why are you the best person to do this? What do you need to succeed? Clear, concise, compelling Follow the rules
Words of Wisdom Know what you want and why you want it Avoid upsetting reviewers - take care to cite relevant sources, give credit where due Approach it as a 'hypothesis testing' proposal rather than as a 'prove something' proposal. Contact relevant program officer questions about ideas, mechanics before submission
This afternoons options Develop a an idea you have for a project (for either internal or external funding) and then participate in a pre-proposal peer feedback discussion Goal/hypothesis/question Significance/importance Plan (short outline about what you will do) Read successful proposals on your own On-site proposal collection Proposal collection on the Cutting Edge website http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/research/funding.html
