tvm lecture research proposal

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Topic Analysis



Who will Evaluate my Proposal?

• Review committees

• Review panels

• Individual reviewers

• Specialists/Generalists

• Research proposals are often reviewed bya mixture of experts in the field and

reviewers from cognate disciplines



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Core Components of Research Proposals

A description of the research question

A statement of why the problem is important

A review of relevant literature

A description of the proposed methodology

A brief about the budget

A time frame/time-line of activities

Or in plain terms

What do you want to do?

Why do you want to do it?

Why is it important?

Who has done similar work?

How are you going to do it?

What would be the budget

How long will it take?



Title of Research Project

(should contain names, institution, area of

research, key words, full address, e-mail,)

• Good

–

Concise title that gives reviewer a general sense ofwhat you are investigating

– For example:

“Hydraulic Performance and improvement of commercial

water saving devices in water conservation”



• The very first thing that will capture everyone's eyeis the title of the proposal

• Think of a title that is concise and informative, atthe same time. Do not make it too elaborate

• Title should be brief, it should be accurate,descriptive and comprehensive, clearly indicatingthe subject of the investigation.

• The title should be understandable so that it bearsa connection with the subject matter throughout.

Title of Research Project – Importance

C i !! C i !!



Title of Research Project

• Reject

– Too long and technical of a title will not gain

the reviewer’s attention or interest.

–

Too short and broad a title will make thereviewer too critical of grant.

– Example:

“Determining the mechanism of action of Bcl-2

family members in regulating apoptotic signalingcomplexes within the mitochondria leading to a

cure in cancers”

Caution !! Caution !!

Caution !!Caution !!



Co-applicants/Co-investigators

• This could be strength if you are a junior

investigator with a limited track record.

• If the PI lack specific skills (required for the

specific proposal), a co-applicant can bring these

skills to the research project.

• List all awards/fellowships especially awards

directly related to proposed research area

• List all publications (preferably as first author)

in the last five years

C ti !! C ti !



Applicant’s CV details: Reject if CV details have

– No evidence of research activity or track record

– All middle authors for referred publications

– It is a weakness to add a co-PI if they just give you a

name without expert knowledge in the proposed

area of research.Example: You want to involve a person who is

Doctorate but not in the proposed research area


Caution !! Caution !



CV (Pub.+ Project) + referee Queries• Offer Relevant Samples of Your Work: One of the most effective

ways to convince your client/reviewer is to show some of theprojects that you have successfully completed and that arerelated to the project for which you are writing the proposal. Iwill create a good impression and chances are higher of yourproposal getting better attention.

• List of Publications, reports, patents, and completed sponsored

projects as PI or CI

• You will be judged based on your strength. Although the pricethat you bid for the project matters a lot

•

What draws the reviewers client’s attention towards yourproposal is your answer to the questions asked by thereviewers. Incorporate appropriate suggestions in the projectproposal. It is also the best way to show your reviewers that youlisten to them and can meet their needs effectively

Ab t t/St t t f P l



Abstract/Statement of Proposal

• It's an important part included in the outline for research paper .

•Give a short summary of the research problem (topic andmethodology) that you have identified – not more than 20 to 25lines. The reviewer comes to know your skills and efforts from theabstract and classify the research proposal inBasic/applied/product development catagory

•Do not elaborate too much on the abstract as the body is yet to bewritten.

• Consult with your professor/Industry expert in the research areabefore finalizing

Note: with hundreds of proposals/busy schedule it is difficult for your prospectivereviewer to go through the several numbers of pages in each proposal and judge them.

Hence, many people only evaluate the first page of the proposals and shortlist them.

In such a scenario, you can understand the importance of your executive summary for

your proposal, including budget, other crucial details of project

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Introduction A. provides readers with the background information, research

area, focuses the objectives for the project proposa

B. The introduction to the project description should tell the

reviewer what the principal investigator wants to do and should

demonstrate the relationship of the proposed project to the

interests of the potential funding source

You have to convince members of the scientific community thatyou have identified a scientific problem with a theoreticabackground and methodical way to solve it within a realisticframework of time and expenses. With your research, you wiladd a new aspect to the scientific knowledge

Hint: Your research proposal should have at least 3, but nomore than about 20 pages. It should have an agreeable layout"typeface and line spacing“ (times new roman text: 11size)

Introduction how to WRITE ?



1. The introduction of a proposal should begin with a capsulestatement of what is being proposed and then should proceed tointroduce the subject to a stranger . You should not assume that your reader is familiar with your subject.

2. Be very focus on the area which you have selected for your investigation. Illustrate with typical diagrams, merits/demerits of existing knowledge/design/patents etc.

3. Identify research focus area of the sponsoring agency and compareyour project with the purposes/objectives of the sponsor’s (How

does the proposed project relate to the sponsor's interests?)This is because there are a lot of criteria that needs to be followedand fulfilled before your proposal gets acknowledgement.

4. Ensure that you, your project, and/or the University are eligible(w.r.t Age limit, area of proposal, ) to apply for research funding.

5. Take Assistance: Discuss your project with colleagues/Professor who have applied to the same sponsor or who are known to besuccessful proposal writers. Take their advices and if necessaryfollow their suggestions.

Introduction how to WRITE ?

Hint: You have to prove to the panel that you are capable of making an original and

worthwhile contribution to that particular area of knowledge

Review of Literature



• Part of a research proposal.

•

The literature review ensures that prior work has beendone in this field and you have to give credit to authors andscientists who have already done a similar kind of work.

• To demonstrate that you have read appropriately within

your subject area (including existing patents with yourcritical comments).

• It also reflects your ability to analyze the facts accurately

and your sense of understanding.

• A good literature review generally contains an argument

Review of Literature

Hint: What has already been done in the area of your proposed research project?

Caution !! Caution !!



The Literature Review is Not

• A bibliography

• A series of descriptions of pieces of previous

research with no apparent connection to each

other or your research project area

• Literature review (both National and International)

not to exceed one third of the proposal.

Caution !!


Caution !!

Obj ti



Objectives:Care to be taken in writing objectives

such that they must be measurable or

specifiable in some way so as to know

the completion.

This will facilitate the intentions

clearly and it also sets useful criteria

for evaluation purpose.

Each objective must be clear with

indication to broad and specific

measurable out put and possible to

accomplish in the specified time

frame.

While writing the objectives try

to answer the following queries.

What do you want to achieve?

• The objectives are valuable to

whom?

• Are they measurable?

• Are they realistic in terms of

time and available resources?

For example project on oilseeds the objectives are :

Development of policy strategies for sustainable development

of edible oil to meet oil seeds requirement in the country by

2020AD.

Obj ti f th P j t h ld



• Good

– Limit specific aims to 2-3 only

– Always give what your expected results will be(Ex. Improvement in design, new correlations,energy efficient technology, cost effectiveness etc.)

– be concise and clear outline of the academic aims that youwant to achieve through your project.

– Highlight why the intended research is important and to justify the effort of doing the research.

– Address feasibility that numerical computations will besupported by experiments to a limited extent.

Objectives of the Project should…

Hint: well defined ob ectives, si nificance of the stud ?

SO f th l h id tifi d ti l



SO far, the proposal has identified a particular

problem, ascertained the need for its study

and

presented desired Objectives aimed at its solution.

Now, in the Methodology section, it is time totell both how and when the anticipated objectives

will be accomplished.

A thoroughly detailed plan of work will enable a

reviewer to evaluate more accurately theprincipal investigator’s capabilities



Methodology Section will

contain the following• Hypothesis

• Research design,

• Experimental set-up

• Sampling/study area

• Measurement instruments

• Data collection procedures

• Data analysis (statistical approach)

Methodology: The proced res section is reall the heart of



Methodology: The procedures section is really the heart of

the research proposal. The activities should be described with

detail as possible (both time and space) while maintaining the

continuity between them

• What equipments, samplings you have panned to use in theresearch project. Data analysis procedure

• The proposer should, in this section, justify the funds needed forvarious items such as the use of equipments (while measuring

activity), consultants, supplies, travel needs, so that the budgepart will not look as a surprise at the end of the proposal

• If the methodology contains intrinsic limitations, the principainvestigator should alert reviewers

• The facilities available at the host institution to be mentionedclearly (requisite infrastructure, water, power, computers, printer etc.)

Hint: What is the main method ou will use to carr out the research?

Wh t R i ill l k i M th d l t



What Reviewers will look in Methodology part

•

It may well fill half of the space of your proposal.

• You should give detailed information about your intendedresearch procedure during the given time.

•

Anyone who reads your proposal, wants to know the sourcesand quality of evidence you will consult, the analyticaltechnique you will employ, and the timetable you will follow.

• You will describe methods of data gathering, the controls youwill introduce (variable matrix), the statistical methods to be

used, the type of literature or documentary analysis to befollowed and so on.

Time Frame Estimation for each stage



Time Frame Estimation for each stageof the proposed project

• Be realistic – no vice

researchers tend to

underestimate how

long the stages of

research will take

• Develop a realistic

step-by-step timeline

for your research i.e. a

Gantt or PERT Chart

Report

Submission to

DST

Progress Report every 6-months, & Final Submission of Report

Industry

Interaction &

Travel

initial

discussi

on

Aerator

discussion

Shower head

discussionFinal discussion

Improvement

in DesignAerator improvement

Shower head

improvementRecommendations

Numerical

Computation A commercial CFD code will be used to Compare the existing performance

of Aerators & Shower heads as water saving devices

Experiments

Calibration of

Instruments

Project

Preparation

Recruitment

Time in Months 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36

Years of

Project

1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year

Budget

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• Give summary budget.

•

Give year wise and activity wise budget in detail.• Justify costly equipments (with quotations) and other

facilities.

• Include inland travel for literature review, visit to other laboratories, paper presentation, preferably not more thanRs.10000/year.

• Contingency grant (20% of the project cost) will includesconsumables, purchase of books, other materials requiredfor research labour cost, maintenance cost.

• Include institute over head charge up to 10% of project cost.

• The various budgets should match the details given in the

work program.• Avoid over budgeting, as under utilization will be a negative

remark.

Budget

Budget



Budget

• Good

–

Give a detailed account of where you will bespending the money.

– Approximately one third of the budget should

go to supplies.

• Reject – Graduate students should not be used in

budget support since it is an easy target for

reduction due to alternative funding sources.

– Do not justify spending all the budget on

personnel.



Overall Conclusion• Reviewers will not be experts in your field of research.

Make the proposal accessible to them.• Get your proposal read by a colleague or someone in your

area of research. They might find problems that reviewers

will find.

• Attachments: Give a list of other documents attached to

your proposal.

Bottom Line is… Always try to find out exactly what the funding

Give the Referees list



Give the Referees list

(if asked in the project format)

• Good

– Choose referees in your field of research

– Choose a scientist/colleague that will be objective

but not too critical of the science.

• Reject – Do not choose close collaborators

– Do not choose competitors in your field with

divergent views.

– Do not choose the top scientists in your field

since they will not respond and will be too critical

in general.

Research Cycle



Research CycleResearch is a systematic process by which wefind the answer to the proposed question

Research Questions Literature Review

Research Hypotheses

Formulation

Testing Hypotheses

“Methodology”

Interpretation

of the Results

Generation of DataAnalyze Data

Conclusion

Cl i i f d l f d



Clarity is fundamental for good

research



results

• The accompanying text needs to point out what canbe seen in the figures and tables but should not

repeat the information there.

• Some journals may limit the number of tables and

figures because they are expensive to prepare for printing.

• The results section should contain no discussion or

interpretation of the findings.

• Just give me facts.



III How to write a

research report

Conclusion



Conclusion

• State the conclusion of your project• Relate your conclusion with your objective

• Describe the future research that you have not

achieved or beyond the scope.



Conclusion

• Summarize the purpose of the study

• The contribution of your study•

Why should you conduct this study• What is the different between your study with the

previous one

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