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More on Proposals

More on Proposals. Charles Nicholas ( nicholas@csee.umbc.edu ) CMSC 601 Revised April 28, 2008. Sources. Peter J. Feibelman, A Ph.D. Is Not Enough! A Guide to Survival in Science . Basic Books, 1993. Caroline Wardle, Obtaining Federal Funding , CRA-W Workshop Slides, 1993/1994/1999.

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More on Proposals

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  1. More on Proposals Charles Nicholas (nicholas@csee.umbc.edu) CMSC 601 Revised April 28, 2008

  2. Sources • Peter J. Feibelman, A Ph.D. Is Not Enough! A Guide to Survival in Science. Basic Books, 1993. • Caroline Wardle, Obtaining Federal Funding, CRA-W Workshop Slides, 1993/1994/1999.

  3. Proposal Lifecycle

  4. Know Your Goal • Convince a possible sponsor that they should help pay for your research • If at first you don’t succeed, you’re normal!

  5. White Papers • Problem statement • Who will care about the solution? • Your proposed solution • Why is it different from anybody else’s? • Your plan of attack • What will you do if you get the money? • Resources you will need to execute the plan • Money • Time • Data?

  6. Format • A paragraph-length summary, to get them to read the white paper • May be sent by email in advance • WP itself maybe 3-5 pages • A figure is helpful, but not too many • A 1-2 paragraph biosketch • A few references

  7. General White Paper Advice • Send the wp to your colleagues and current sponsors for advice • Allow them to send it to their colleagues • Remember that a white paper is a marketing tool, and that’s it • If you’re invited to submit a full proposal, the wp did its job!

  8. Sources of Funding

  9. Government Agencies • The usual suspects: NSF, NIH, DOD • SBIRs and STTRs • State agencies

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