Components of a Proposal
Abstract-- project at a glance
Project Summary
Introduction--brief and concise with plenty
of white space designed for selective reading
What needs to be done and why
Context: information audience needs to grasp/get interested
in your problem and its solution. The hook.
Problem statement: the gap in knowledge/practice your
project will fill; why this is important.
Your proposed answer to problem/ hypothesis that needs
testing.
Preview of report contents.
Project Description -- divided into these sections
Development of info from summary to convince
audience that this is in fact a valid problem/solution.
· Introduction any background
information, historical facts needed to fully grasp issue
(optional)
· Rationale and
Significance extended discussion of purpose,
importance of problem and your hypothesis--incorporating
research.
· Plan of Work
(methods)/sources to be used to complete project.
· Facilities and Equipment
[locations visited for project,equipment used in project
process.
Personnel Qualifications
Your qualifications for conducting the study: job
title, education, work experience, research and writing
experience
Budget
Itemized costs of research process.
Initial Bibliography All sources to be
used in research; interviews identified with “date
pending”; use APA bibliography form]
Once again, you won’t actually be carrying out the
research. That means no actual data collection will be
necessary. However, you can do a few small-scale surveys to
help fine tune your research questions and methods.