proposal writing for external funding 2011
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Proposal Writing for ExternalFunding
Trisha Craig
Center for European Studies
September 28, 2010
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Proposal Writing is a skill that can be learned and
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It is related to, but different from, the intelligence ofthe ideas in the ro osal.
Helpful guides:
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)http://www.ssrc.org/publications/art_of_proposal_writing
Scholarly Pursuits from GSAS
htt ://www. sas.harvard.edu/ima es/stories/ dfs/scholarl
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ursuits.pdf
CESs How to Write a Good Proposal (but written with
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off by lack of external applications
you to top up the award built-in incentive xterna awar s a uster to your
External awards often come with non-
monetary resources: networks, access,professional development
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This is the beginning of your career that-
Academic job market rewards a history ofsuccess u app cat ons or externafunding
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percentage terms (thats why its veryresti ious to have an award on our CV
Also more competitive because there are
trends in dissertation to ics Possibly more objective in terms of
selection criteria
Higher stakes for you mean higher stakesfor your advisor/letter writers (so startprocess early)
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interesting, feasible proposal that makes a
you are the right person to do it.
read the call for proposals carefully. Even
,important differences exist.
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Thinking about space how do you decide what
fits into a 1 a e 5 a e or 10 a e: those are
very different proposals Make a list of what proposal calls for and go
along filling it in perhaps as section headings
Check to see if there are guidelines/standards p: www .e .gov programs egps rap
0-022.pdf pp.83-88
They may ask for pieces of text you were unaware of:ACLS Mellon example
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bibliography?
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thematic bibliography rather than simply
Example from handout
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people in many disciplines or a few, noneof whom ma be in our field.
What this means is that what is
immediatel obvious to ou about what isinteresting, missing, hot in your field isntnecessarily to them.
Incumbent upon you to get their attentionwith succinct and compelling prose.
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Give our reviewers the bi icture. In a short
proposal, dont bog down in minutiae You should be synthetic and analytic: show what
t e controvers es n t e e are as t ey re ate toyour topic or show how different fields approach
Very effective to show what is missing, whatcould be reconciled, where there are gaps, how
the field can be extended,etc. What is yourprojects added value?
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in country and why you need to be there Pro osal is reatl enhanced b some
preliminary logistical research:
Which archives will you be visiting; what do thecollections hold? Handout
Who (or what sorts of people in what positions) will
What kinds of communities or events will you beobserving, where are they, why them?
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of the whole work is and its relation to thefield
Explain the structure of the dissertation
what do the different cha ters cover? Provide an argument that you will be able
to finish within the timeframe
Give some set-up to the accompanyingchapter(s).
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procrastinate. The first draft willfall apart Reall have to show it to eo le
Find people who dont necessarily love the
ro osal and et their comments Use the resources at Harvard: i.e. Cynthia
Verbas office, your advisor, etc.
Your advisor usually will have time for only oneread, depending on advisor may be first or last
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Some external funding sources andea nes
Council for European Studies Pre-dissertation awards
early, exploratory stage of the project.
http://www.ces.columbia.edu/grants-and-awards/pre-dissertation-grantsDeadline: Opens Oct 1, 2011 and proposals due Feb 1, 2012
International Dissertation Research Fellowships (IDRF)These grants fund dissertation research abroad and are administered by the Social ScienceResearch Council. CES assumes that eligible students who will be applying for our dissertationresearch grant to conduct research abroad will also have applied for this grant.
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship/Deadline: Nov 3, 2011
This fellowship for dissertation research can be used here or to do research abroad.
http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.htmlDeadline: Nov 15, 2011
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Some external funding sources andea nes
Country Specific Grants
American-Scandinavian FoundationASF offers fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (normally $5,000) to individuals to pursuedissertation research or study in one or more Scandinavian country for up to one year. Applicantsmust be United States citizens or permanent residents.
http://www.amscan.org/study_scandinavia_details.htmlDeadline: Nov 1, 2011
Bourse ChateaubriandStudents enrolled at an American university may apply for 6-9 months of funding for dissertationresearch in France.
http://france-science.org/chateaubriand3/chateaubriand_/culturel/fellow-
intro.phpDeadline: Dec 15, 2011
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Some external funding sources andea nes
Country Specific Grants
Some grants require that students apply through Harvard. For more information:http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/info_for/students/other_g.html
Germany: DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service GrantsWebsite: http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/pdfs/T_DAAD_Guidelines.pdf
The internal Harvard deadline for the 2012-13 academic year is October 14, 2011
France: Ecole Normale Superieure Exchange FellowshipGSAS-Sciences Po Exchange Fellowship
Website: http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/pdfs/T_France_Fellowship_Guidelines.pdf
ea ne: cto er ,
Oxford, UK: The Harlech ScholarshipWebsite: http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/pdfs/T_Harlech_Scholarship_Application_Guidelines.pdfDeadline: October 28th, 2011
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Some external funding sources andea nes
Dissertation Completion grants
The Mellon/ACLS Early Career Fellowship Program not only awards ayear of dissertation write up funds, but also allows those holding the grant to
- . apply for our dissertation completion grant will also have applied for thisexternal award. This fellowship can not be held beyond the 7th year of
graduate study. http://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/
Deadline: Nov 9, 2011
mer can ssoc a on o n vers y women o ers a sser a oncompletion grant to women who are American citizens or permanentresidents. http://www.act.org/aauw/amdissert/
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yield results.
that support academic research
ew eature on o s e ectron c resourceslets you search the Foundation Directory
n ne http://eresearch.lib.harvard.edu/V/DDPAF4DB92LHA1D79B4XGRPGHD5AEJNJCLFRHHJ4
HN3MHVA227-50776?func=find-db-2-next&sequence=000016153
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And dont forget to proofread.