NRP Research Proposal Writing Guide for Success in 2022
Create a successful NRP research proposal for NU RHO PSI 2022 with essential elements like project description, budget, approval requirements, and faculty support. Structure your proposal with guidelines on background, goals, objectives, hypothesis, methods, and timeline to ensure funding approval.
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How to write your NRP Research Proposal NU RHO PSI 2022
Elements of your Proposal Application Form (this is a Google Form) Project Description Budget Description IACUC or IRB approval Letter of Support from Research Faculty or Nu Rho Psi Faculty Advisor
Project Description
Project Description This description must be between 500-1000 words. It must include the following sections: Hot Tip: Background, Goals, Objectives The best way to ensure all of these sections are present and easy to find is to make each of them a subheading in your document! Hypothesis or Hypotheses Methods Preliminary Results (if applicable) Timeline Note: This is a lot of information to fit into a 1000 word limit so be concise! If any of these sections (excluding preliminary results) is missing from your proposal, your proposal will receive a low score and will not be funded!
Project Description: Background, Goal, and Objectives A strong proposal will have one clear project goal that is easy to understand and should be found at the end of your background section. The background section should include the overall problem your research addresses and the gap in knowledge. The goal will be supported with one or two objectives. Example Goal: Our project goal is to determine if age and sex effect opioid kappa and delta receptor density in the mesolimbic pathway of mice. Example Objective: To determine if receptor densities increase with age and are exacerbated in females, we will collect the ventral tegmental area of male and female mice aged 6, 12, and 18 months, and conduct western blots to measure relative receptor densities.
Project Description: Hypotheses This one is simple! Following your objective, state the hypothesis. Hot Tip: Put the hypothesis in bold. Example hypothesis: I hypothesize that kappa and delta opioid receptor densities will increase with age of the mice. Further, that the density increase will be exacerbated in females compared to males in all three age groups.
Project Description: Methods Each method you plan to use should be outlined in this section. Be sure to consult with your research mentor to make sure you have all the methods included and have described them correctly! Hot tip: Look up your methods from published literature to help guide your own methods section!
Project Description: Timeline Action Month You will be stating if you plan to conduct your research during the upcoming summer or the school year. Order Mice; care for mice; begin tissue collection and processing Finish tissue collection and processing Western blot troubleshooting School Break off campus Westerns and Analysis Present findings at regional conference; Submit Project Summary August - October In either case, provide a month-by-month timeline. October We suggest working backwards from when the Project Summary is due in October or April. November December/January Making a table will be helpful for your proposal evaluators! February - March April
Budget Description
Budget Description The Budget Description should be as specific as possible. Organize your budget items into a table: Budget Item Cost Anti-KOR primary antibody 10 male mice $300 Budget items may include: Direct research expenses, like supplies. $250 Direct student financial support, like living expenses. Anti-Rabbit secondary antibody Lodging TOTAL $100 Include a budget total. $350 $1000 Your budget items should be clear and total no more than $1000.
IACUC and IRB Approval
IACUC or IRB Approval (If applicable) Many project will require approval from an IACUC or IRB (discuss this with your research mentor if you are not sure). The process and timeline for approval varies greatly between institutions, so be sure to talk with your research mentor about this and PLAN AHEAD! PLEASE have an approval letter from your institution s IACUC or IRB ready when you submit your proposal. We can t send your grant funds until we know you have approval!
Andrew Mickley Award
Andrew Mickley Award Nomination The Andrew Mickley Award will be awarded to one proposal. To qualify for nomination, your project must be in the field of behavioral neuroscience. The field of Behavioral Neuroscience is the study of the biological basis of behavior in humans and animals
Proposal Rubric The rubric used to score proposals ask evaluators to take notes on all the sections that have been described in this powerpoint. At the end of the notes, evaluators are asked to score proposals in three categories: Scientific merit of the proposal Clarity and sophistication of expression in writing Likelihood that proposed activities will be completed by Project Summary deadline Each category is scored on a scale of 0-3
Proposal Rubric: Scientific merit of the proposal 3 pts High - atypical for undergraduate research, insightful and original. 2 pts Medium - the next logical step in a line of research, data will provide important information but not theoretically insightful. 1 pt Low - A basic research project or a replication of previous work with low level of originality and technique. 0 pts None - poor logic, little insight, below the expectation of an upper level college student.
Proposal Rubric: Clarity and sophistication of expression of writing 3 pts High - All statements are understandable, supported by facts and well written. 2 pts Medium - Some problems with logic flow or reasoning that are found in the writing. 1 pt Low - The reader can understand what the author intended to say but there are many sites of confused wording. 0 pts None - Poor sentence construction, spelling and grammar.
Proposal Rubric: Likelihood of proposed activities being completed by Project Summary deadline 3 pts High - Work will be completed in the time allowed. 2 pts Medium - Work may have a slight difficulty finishing in time if one of the components of the project does not work out the first time. 1 pt Low - Work will not be completed in the time allowed. 0 pts None no indication of project length
We are looking forward to receiving your proposal! Deadline: April 2nd! Email questions to: Dr. Thomas Fischer at tom.fischer@wayne.edu
