Questions tagged [research-proposal]
For topics pertaining to writing a formal statement on one's proposed research, usually for the purpose of obtaining funding or acceptance into a faculty position.
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How to deal with disagreement with advisor regarding research proposal and direction?
I am currently writing a proposal for a new research topic in my field of system biology. This proposal will determine what I will be working on for the next couple of years.
However, I am running ...
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“Working Plan” in PhD application
I am currently writing my "research proposal" for my PhD in Statistics application, basically I am asked to provide:
Project description (activities, methodologies, expected results).
State of the ...
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When do you send in your research proposal when applying for PhD?
do you send it with your first email to your prospective supervisor or after a few exchanges?
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With which funding agencies can I register as a reviewer? [closed]
I've attended a few workshops on research management and proposal writing, and one thing they've all stressed is the importance of serving as a reviewer for other people's proposals. Just as peer-...
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How to do a masters proposal?
Suppose that I have an idea "not fully developed" of course but a sketch somehow. If I want to convince an advisor by it and let him take me seriously. What should I do?
My field of study is ...
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What is expected from a post-doc application? [closed]
More clearly;
Is it possible to apply with a proposal like "I want to make international publications based on my PhD Thesis during my post-doc"
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Does someone have to formulate an entirely new ...
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Should I cite myself in my PhD proposal?
I am writing a research proposal for a PhD, and I am referring to my earlier research, which is published in a scientific journal. Should I cite myself? It feels a little preposterous, but I can ...
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Plan for generating external funding
I am preparing an application for a full-time lecturer position. They asked me for a teaching statement (done), a research statement (done) and a plan for generating funding for the next three years (...
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Is it moral to propose work that's already partly done?
Academia involves a lot of proposals and approvals and it can save effort to combine them. A grant including work that's already been started is easier to satisfy. The applications I receive for ...
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Why not design the proposed online survey using the actual survey tool? [closed]
Question:
Assuming no school prohibitions on doing so, why would you not design the proposed survey in the proposed survey tool, and include screenshots of the survey in the proposal?
Background:
I ...
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Asking professors’ help on proposal
I am applying to a master program. The application requires a pre-proposal for a project that is relevant to scholarships. Although I have a specific topic to write my pre-proposal about, I am not ...
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Is it OK to work on projects from research proposal before position starts?
There is considerable gap in time between submitting applications for academic positions and the time the postitions start. I'm wondering about the status of the problems listed in the research ...
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some questions regarding research plan for postdoc
I am going to apply for some postdoc positions which last more than one year. As usual, one of the main required documents is research plan. Having considered some good questions in academia....
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Can a tweet be added to graduate research proposal?
Can I add a tweet by someone famous in the field into my research proposal to show why is it important?
I am asking this because I have not seen anything like this but people do use quotes by famous ...
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Dollar amount of NSF grant
How do you decide how much money to request? Must you have a detailed list of costs? How much money can be taken by the PI, for instance, for summer pay? I really don't understand how the numbers ...
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Did my former supervisor steal my research proposal?
When I was a master student I worked in a PhD proposal with my master's supervisor. I applied with that proposal to obtain a scholarship from the university, however because I did not get the ...
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Is it okay if research problem is vague in the initial phase of research?
In short, I am a Ph.D. student computer science ( theory ) currently in the mid-stage. I have one serious doubt about the research process. I have worked on just two problems in the past and from that ...
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Is it normal for a PhD student to be asked to contribute to a grant proposal?
Is it common for a PhD student to be asked to contribute to a grant proposal (one of those that require faculty to submit them, the "big" ones)?
I've been asked to write a small section but I'm ...
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Grant proposal: How to answer question about Promotion of equality and non-discrimination
I am working on a grant proposal. The topic of the proposal is in a technical study and do not have any direct social interaction. And the grant only provide salary for the applicant and project costs;...
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My supervisor is trying to “steal” my collaborators: what can I do?
I work as a postdoc in Prof. X's research group. I have my own funding and work on my own topics, which are related to X's interests. X is an expert in experimental work and I do simulations, on which ...
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How detailed should PhD proposal component of a PhD application be? [closed]
Some of the PhD positions I'm applying for (all in Europe, mostly UK, Germany, and Switzerland), require a research proposal as a mandatory part of the application. I'm confused about what exactly ...
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Is it normal that an advisor does not read the final version of the PhD proposal of his student before submission?
Recently, I submitted my PhD proposal. In my opinion, something really strange happened to me and that was: my adviser did not read the final version of proposal at all before submission!
I started ...
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How to find grant opportunities for academic position?
I am a senior Ph.D. student in software security in Germany. I am looking for some grants for my postdoc. I have a proposal ready, but I do not know good enough about the grant opportunities. So, I ...
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Where to start with grant proposal writing [closed]
I finished my Ph.D. in Robotics in a French institution and I am moving to Switzerland for my PostDoc.
For my new position, I am supposed to write a lot of grant proposals. I participated in writing ...
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No reply from PhD supervisor after meeting
I met up with a potential supervisor two weeks ago and they were very keen on my topic (on literature). They took a hard copy of my draft proposal to read and told me I will be contacted in a week. ...
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Sending the same proposal to multiple funding agencies
I am planning to submit a proposal for possible funding. There are three sources of funding I can apply for, and unfortunately the evaluation periods all three overlap. Typically there exists an ...
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What does a research proposal for PhD applications consist of?
Am presently trying to get PhD admission in somewhat reputed universities in India. However most of their application ask for a research proposal about which I have no idea. What does that mean and ...
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Can I deviate from my fellowship proposal?
I got the prestigious Marie Curie individual fellowship (postdoc). The proposal I wrote is good but I'm not sure if I want to stick to it 100%. What is the expectation for such fellowships in this ...
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What to do about a proposed research idea during the waiting period after submitting a grant proposal?
Grant proposals can take months until you hear back. What should researchers do during that period?
Start working on the research since the idea could be implemented by others and publish without ...
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How to handle conflicting instructions when applying for a grant?
I'm applying for a grant renewal. There are subtle and not-so-subtle differences between the solicitation document and the submission instructions document with regards to which materials (e.g. the ...
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Are there any benefits for a researcher or university in terms of number of grants submitted?
I was talking with a faculty member and her strategy is to submit to as many grant proposals even if the quality is not high. And in fact, one of her grants was accepted. Are there any benefits for a ...
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Are there any reasons or benefits for the very long process of reviewing grant proposal?
I talked with some colleagues and it seems that the review process for most grants proposals (NSF, NIH,etc) are taking months (~6). This is probably not helpful for science and innovation. I ...
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PhD research, research doubts? [closed]
I am a computer science PhD candidate. I have been reading and learning a lot of my interested research area - and now it's time to formally defend my research proposal.
There is a computer ...
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Does this imply that I am ineligible to apply for this grant? [closed]
Comment of grant reviewer in the field of chemistry:
order to be eligible, your study must involve an inferential statistical test, and it appears your study will instead quantify the conditions ...
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Reasonable number of person-months for a full time academic? [closed]
I am currently applying for an Italian grant (a PRIN, precisely, in case someone is familiar with them), and in the application we have to indicate a number of person-months also for the PI and the ...
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Research Proposal topic for Master's
I'm a Computer Science graduate and gonna apply for Masters this year. I was thinking about my research proposal (or rather a problem statement) to submit during the application process and I had a ...
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Decline fellowship offer after writing proposal together
I am PhD student in my final months, and I know that I don't want to stay in academia forever. However, I wouldn't mind doing a postdoc for two or three years, because I really like the academic work.
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Asking about possible future collaboration
Last year, a researcher produced a nice dataset that happens to be uniquely well-suited for use in a study I plan to carry out. At this time, I am in the process of applying for funds. Does it make ...
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Writing a thesis proposal
I graduated last year and had been working on a problem. Now I have some progress and am interested in applying (non US places mostly, mathematical physics). How should I write a thesis proposal? I ...
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Do grant proposals with no funds for faculty members have higher chances of being accepted?
Some grant proposals mention that they only want funds for students and no funds for faculty such as summer salaries. Would this point increase the chances of being funded by some agencies? ...
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Resources for writing a good master's proposal?
I would like to write and submit a master's thesis proposal next year and do not know where to start.
Does there exist a template or a step-by-step guide to help me get started?
For instance:
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Difference between research question and research objective
What is the difference between research question and research objective?
In my opinion, every research question can be paraphrased as a research objective and vice versa. Am I right?
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Grant award Dates (US)
I've been in a conversation with a professor about hiring me as a potential postdoc. Recently he sent me an e-mail saying he would like to accept me to his team, but he can do this only if he can get ...
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Talking about career plans given short supply of academic jobs?
Context: I am asked for my career plans and aims for development after graduation if I were accepted into a PhD program in pure mathematics under government funding from Country A.
Dumb question: I ...
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Avoiding the appearance of name dropping in fellowship applications
When describing my research experience in fellowship applications, I will write something to the extent of "I began pursuing 'item X' under 'Professor Y'." Of course, I follow up with why I found the ...
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Citing non existence of a novel idea
Can someone please help me out here?
I have a research proposal to present. I had a novel idea to present.
First things first, I googled the idea and could not find it anywhere. So far so good. So I ...
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How to list proposals I assisted in writing on CV
In the case a Post-doc is not allowed to be a Co-PI on proposals submitted to NSF etc. i.e., some schools require PIs to add a "mentoring plan" for post-docs (for budgeting purposes). In the event the ...
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Can I cite an old book in my research proposal without having read it?
Here's a small dilemma. I have a few ideas that I am putting into the form of a research proposal. It borrows heavily from the insights of David Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage. Now, the ...
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As a PhD student, can my name be included in a research grant to protect my ideas?
My ex-colleague (let's call her C) in the Lab is now a faculty member at a university. We have collaborated before in our work. Our works are similar in the methodology but different in the topic. In ...
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In a research proposal for a computer science Ph.D. application, should I use the mathematical equations or just text to explain my ideas?
I am writing a research proposal for Ph.D. admission. I am confused as to whether the research proposal for the Ph.D. application should be written like a formal paper. In a formal paper that I submit ...
