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Lecture81Howtowritearesearchproposal
AdaptedpartlyfromResearchProgramDevelopmentWorkshopNSFNIHandothersources
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goodideardquoNormBravermanNIH
ReminderProposalexercise
ReminderProposalexercise
bull Thisexercisewillconsistof7partsbull bull 1Proposaltopicampliteraturereview(week8)bull 2ProposalquesSonhypothesisandpredicSon(week11)
bull 3Fullproposalamppeerreview(week13)bull 4Proposalreviewpanel1ampdiscussion(week14)bull 5Responsetoreviewer(week16)bull 6Revision1ampproposalreviewpanel2(week17)bull 7Revision2ampfinalproposal(week18)
IntroducSon
IntroducSon
bull Whydoyouneedtowriteaproposalbull ProposalwriSngisanessenSalpartoflifeinalmostallacademicposiSons
bull ForgraduatestudentsapplyingforaresearchgrantandtravelgranttoaZendmeeSngsexchangestudentprogramsandstudyoverseasfromthedepartmentuniversitynaSonalparksorprivatefundsrequiresadecentresearchproposal
BigPicture
Researcher
bull ForaresearcherthefundforbasicresearchinuniversiSesandnon-profitorganizaSonsprimarilycomesfromexternalgrantssuchastheresearchgrantsoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MOST)andothergovernmentalagencies
bull ThecompeSSonforfundingisacademiaandotherorganizaSonisveryintenseForthemajorityoffundingagencieso`enonlythetop10-20ofthesubmiZedproposalsreceivefunding(about30inMOST)andthepercentagehaveconSnuedtofallinrecentyears
GraduateStudent
1TobecomeasuccessfulgraduatestudentandeventuallysecureanacademicposiSonthereforeitisveryimportanttobefamiliarwiththeprocessofgrantwriSngandreviewingasearlyaspossible2HopefullythegraduatestudentscandevelopthesetofskillsforwriSngupresearchproposalthroughpracScesandbyreviewingotherrsquosproposalsandsuccessfullycompeteforthelimitedresourcetofundtheirresearchideas
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
2313
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
2413
ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
以應用為主要目的之生物學研究涵蓋內容由生 最基本
的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
旬ẞ ijġ
24
13
1212
8
64333
12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
漁業農化植物食品動物園藝畜牧獸醫實驗動物農藝其他
16
15
12
1074
3333
24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
9
854
3333
3
36
形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
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Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ldquoThereisnograntsmanshipthatwillturnabadideaintoagoodonebuttherearemanywaystodisguisea
goodideardquoNormBravermanNIH
ReminderProposalexercise
ReminderProposalexercise
bull Thisexercisewillconsistof7partsbull bull 1Proposaltopicampliteraturereview(week8)bull 2ProposalquesSonhypothesisandpredicSon(week11)
bull 3Fullproposalamppeerreview(week13)bull 4Proposalreviewpanel1ampdiscussion(week14)bull 5Responsetoreviewer(week16)bull 6Revision1ampproposalreviewpanel2(week17)bull 7Revision2ampfinalproposal(week18)
IntroducSon
IntroducSon
bull Whydoyouneedtowriteaproposalbull ProposalwriSngisanessenSalpartoflifeinalmostallacademicposiSons
bull ForgraduatestudentsapplyingforaresearchgrantandtravelgranttoaZendmeeSngsexchangestudentprogramsandstudyoverseasfromthedepartmentuniversitynaSonalparksorprivatefundsrequiresadecentresearchproposal
BigPicture
Researcher
bull ForaresearcherthefundforbasicresearchinuniversiSesandnon-profitorganizaSonsprimarilycomesfromexternalgrantssuchastheresearchgrantsoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MOST)andothergovernmentalagencies
bull ThecompeSSonforfundingisacademiaandotherorganizaSonisveryintenseForthemajorityoffundingagencieso`enonlythetop10-20ofthesubmiZedproposalsreceivefunding(about30inMOST)andthepercentagehaveconSnuedtofallinrecentyears
GraduateStudent
1TobecomeasuccessfulgraduatestudentandeventuallysecureanacademicposiSonthereforeitisveryimportanttobefamiliarwiththeprocessofgrantwriSngandreviewingasearlyaspossible2HopefullythegraduatestudentscandevelopthesetofskillsforwriSngupresearchproposalthroughpracScesandbyreviewingotherrsquosproposalsandsuccessfullycompeteforthelimitedresourcetofundtheirresearchideas
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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等
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
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bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
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bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ReminderProposalexercise
ReminderProposalexercise
bull Thisexercisewillconsistof7partsbull bull 1Proposaltopicampliteraturereview(week8)bull 2ProposalquesSonhypothesisandpredicSon(week11)
bull 3Fullproposalamppeerreview(week13)bull 4Proposalreviewpanel1ampdiscussion(week14)bull 5Responsetoreviewer(week16)bull 6Revision1ampproposalreviewpanel2(week17)bull 7Revision2ampfinalproposal(week18)
IntroducSon
IntroducSon
bull Whydoyouneedtowriteaproposalbull ProposalwriSngisanessenSalpartoflifeinalmostallacademicposiSons
bull ForgraduatestudentsapplyingforaresearchgrantandtravelgranttoaZendmeeSngsexchangestudentprogramsandstudyoverseasfromthedepartmentuniversitynaSonalparksorprivatefundsrequiresadecentresearchproposal
BigPicture
Researcher
bull ForaresearcherthefundforbasicresearchinuniversiSesandnon-profitorganizaSonsprimarilycomesfromexternalgrantssuchastheresearchgrantsoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MOST)andothergovernmentalagencies
bull ThecompeSSonforfundingisacademiaandotherorganizaSonisveryintenseForthemajorityoffundingagencieso`enonlythetop10-20ofthesubmiZedproposalsreceivefunding(about30inMOST)andthepercentagehaveconSnuedtofallinrecentyears
GraduateStudent
1TobecomeasuccessfulgraduatestudentandeventuallysecureanacademicposiSonthereforeitisveryimportanttobefamiliarwiththeprocessofgrantwriSngandreviewingasearlyaspossible2HopefullythegraduatestudentscandevelopthesetofskillsforwriSngupresearchproposalthroughpracScesandbyreviewingotherrsquosproposalsandsuccessfullycompeteforthelimitedresourcetofundtheirresearchideas
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
2413
ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
以應用為主要目的之生物學研究涵蓋內容由生 最基本
的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
旬ẞ ijġ
24
13
1212
8
64333
12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
漁業農化植物食品動物園藝畜牧獸醫實驗動物農藝其他
16
15
12
1074
3333
24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
9
854
3333
3
36
形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ReminderProposalexercise
bull Thisexercisewillconsistof7partsbull bull 1Proposaltopicampliteraturereview(week8)bull 2ProposalquesSonhypothesisandpredicSon(week11)
bull 3Fullproposalamppeerreview(week13)bull 4Proposalreviewpanel1ampdiscussion(week14)bull 5Responsetoreviewer(week16)bull 6Revision1ampproposalreviewpanel2(week17)bull 7Revision2ampfinalproposal(week18)
IntroducSon
IntroducSon
bull Whydoyouneedtowriteaproposalbull ProposalwriSngisanessenSalpartoflifeinalmostallacademicposiSons
bull ForgraduatestudentsapplyingforaresearchgrantandtravelgranttoaZendmeeSngsexchangestudentprogramsandstudyoverseasfromthedepartmentuniversitynaSonalparksorprivatefundsrequiresadecentresearchproposal
BigPicture
Researcher
bull ForaresearcherthefundforbasicresearchinuniversiSesandnon-profitorganizaSonsprimarilycomesfromexternalgrantssuchastheresearchgrantsoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MOST)andothergovernmentalagencies
bull ThecompeSSonforfundingisacademiaandotherorganizaSonisveryintenseForthemajorityoffundingagencieso`enonlythetop10-20ofthesubmiZedproposalsreceivefunding(about30inMOST)andthepercentagehaveconSnuedtofallinrecentyears
GraduateStudent
1TobecomeasuccessfulgraduatestudentandeventuallysecureanacademicposiSonthereforeitisveryimportanttobefamiliarwiththeprocessofgrantwriSngandreviewingasearlyaspossible2HopefullythegraduatestudentscandevelopthesetofskillsforwriSngupresearchproposalthroughpracScesandbyreviewingotherrsquosproposalsandsuccessfullycompeteforthelimitedresourcetofundtheirresearchideas
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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等
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7 學及
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
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Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
IntroducSon
IntroducSon
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BigPicture
Researcher
bull ForaresearcherthefundforbasicresearchinuniversiSesandnon-profitorganizaSonsprimarilycomesfromexternalgrantssuchastheresearchgrantsoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MOST)andothergovernmentalagencies
bull ThecompeSSonforfundingisacademiaandotherorganizaSonisveryintenseForthemajorityoffundingagencieso`enonlythetop10-20ofthesubmiZedproposalsreceivefunding(about30inMOST)andthepercentagehaveconSnuedtofallinrecentyears
GraduateStudent
1TobecomeasuccessfulgraduatestudentandeventuallysecureanacademicposiSonthereforeitisveryimportanttobefamiliarwiththeprocessofgrantwriSngandreviewingasearlyaspossible2HopefullythegraduatestudentscandevelopthesetofskillsforwriSngupresearchproposalthroughpracScesandbyreviewingotherrsquosproposalsandsuccessfullycompeteforthelimitedresourcetofundtheirresearchideas
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
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24
13
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8
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
漁業農化植物食品動物園藝畜牧獸醫實驗動物農藝其他
16
15
12
1074
3333
24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
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854
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3
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形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
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diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
IntroducSon
bull Whydoyouneedtowriteaproposalbull ProposalwriSngisanessenSalpartoflifeinalmostallacademicposiSons
bull ForgraduatestudentsapplyingforaresearchgrantandtravelgranttoaZendmeeSngsexchangestudentprogramsandstudyoverseasfromthedepartmentuniversitynaSonalparksorprivatefundsrequiresadecentresearchproposal
BigPicture
Researcher
bull ForaresearcherthefundforbasicresearchinuniversiSesandnon-profitorganizaSonsprimarilycomesfromexternalgrantssuchastheresearchgrantsoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MOST)andothergovernmentalagencies
bull ThecompeSSonforfundingisacademiaandotherorganizaSonisveryintenseForthemajorityoffundingagencieso`enonlythetop10-20ofthesubmiZedproposalsreceivefunding(about30inMOST)andthepercentagehaveconSnuedtofallinrecentyears
GraduateStudent
1TobecomeasuccessfulgraduatestudentandeventuallysecureanacademicposiSonthereforeitisveryimportanttobefamiliarwiththeprocessofgrantwriSngandreviewingasearlyaspossible2HopefullythegraduatestudentscandevelopthesetofskillsforwriSngupresearchproposalthroughpracScesandbyreviewingotherrsquosproposalsandsuccessfullycompeteforthelimitedresourcetofundtheirresearchideas
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
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bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
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bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
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P18
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bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
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Catch22
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TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
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bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
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StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
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bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
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diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
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Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
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bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
BigPicture
Researcher
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GraduateStudent
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WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
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MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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2413
ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
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的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
旬ẞ ijġ
24
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
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16
15
12
1074
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24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
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形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Researcher
bull ForaresearcherthefundforbasicresearchinuniversiSesandnon-profitorganizaSonsprimarilycomesfromexternalgrantssuchastheresearchgrantsoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MOST)andothergovernmentalagencies
bull ThecompeSSonforfundingisacademiaandotherorganizaSonisveryintenseForthemajorityoffundingagencieso`enonlythetop10-20ofthesubmiZedproposalsreceivefunding(about30inMOST)andthepercentagehaveconSnuedtofallinrecentyears
GraduateStudent
1TobecomeasuccessfulgraduatestudentandeventuallysecureanacademicposiSonthereforeitisveryimportanttobefamiliarwiththeprocessofgrantwriSngandreviewingasearlyaspossible2HopefullythegraduatestudentscandevelopthesetofskillsforwriSngupresearchproposalthroughpracScesandbyreviewingotherrsquosproposalsandsuccessfullycompeteforthelimitedresourcetofundtheirresearchideas
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
2413
ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
以應用為主要目的之生物學研究涵蓋內容由生 最基本
的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
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P18
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Catch22
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SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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CauSon
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Ethics
BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
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FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
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針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
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價值為目的之研發
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
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內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
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的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
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24
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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655
29
農業資源科學
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16
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12
1074
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基礎生物學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
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bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
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MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
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Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
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bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
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bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
2313
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
2413
ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
以應用為主要目的之生物學研究涵蓋內容由生 最基本
的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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655
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農業資源科學
漁業農化植物食品動物園藝畜牧獸醫實驗動物農藝其他
16
15
12
1074
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基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
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形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
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bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
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bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
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SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams AtestableideaornoSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
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diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WhatKeepsusfromDoingProposals
bull FearofrejecSonndash Reality-onlyoneproposalin5isnotturneddownbecausetheideawasnotgoodenoughndash Reality-ArejectedproposalisworthaboutUSD$10000offreeadvicendash Reality-thesuccessrateishigherforproposalsturnedinasecondSmendash Reality-thesuccessrateonathirdsubmissionisalmost11
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
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bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
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TheResearchTopic
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Groundwork
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bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
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WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
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FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
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目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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Catch22
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bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
NotEnoughTime
bull WriSngislikeanOlympiceventndash needsconstantpracSce
bull WriteeverydayataregularSmeinthesameplace20minutesbull Ifyoudonrsquotsitthereeverydaythedaythatitwouldhavecomewell-youwonrsquotbethere(writerrsquosblock)
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
2413
ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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能重建等相關學門領域
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的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
旬ẞ ijġ
24
13
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8
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
漁業農化植物食品動物園藝畜牧獸醫實驗動物農藝其他
16
15
12
1074
3333
24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
9
854
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36
形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
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TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
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diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
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bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
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Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
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diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
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MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
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bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
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等
2 業資 科學
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價值為目的之研發
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的分子有機物 基因 個體
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
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能重建等相關學門領域
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互動與 運 統 降解與自體
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
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農業資源科學
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基礎生物學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
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bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheProposalProcessisNeverWasted
bull Canrsquotgetagrantunlessyouwriteonebull Professionallyfulfillingbull Requiresyoutofocusyourthoughtsbull Armedwithreviewerscommentsthesecondproposalisalwaysstronger
bull Themoreyouwritethehigherchanceofgejngone
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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listedabove
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bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
旬ẞ ijġ
24
13
1212
8
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
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16
15
12
1074
3333
24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
9
854
3333
3
36
形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
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bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
MOSTIntro
bull bull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=MG0ASvTEI_Uampfeature=youtube
bull MinistryofScienceandTechnologybull hZpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Y2T9tBIMdnsampfeature=youtube
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
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Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
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bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
以應用為主要目的之生物學研究涵蓋內容由生 最基本
的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
旬ẞ ijġ
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
漁業農化植物食品動物園藝畜牧獸醫實驗動物農藝其他
16
15
12
1074
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24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
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3
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形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
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ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FundingRateinMOST
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
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bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
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bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
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QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
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ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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等
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FundingRateinMOST
附件一 生命科學研究發展司（105年）各學門新申請專題研究計畫
之審查排名分數統計表
學門 審查組別
一般型研究計畫 審查排名之1020304050及最低錄取分數
10 20 30 40 50 最低 錄取分數
生物科學 基礎生物 8825 8725 8600 8500 8375 8350
生物化學及分子
生物 8775 8675 8580 8475 8400 8360
農產資源科學
農藝園藝及農
化 8680 8500 8350 8275 8220 8220
漁業水產畜
牧獸醫及實驗
動物 8700 8500 8425 8380 8275 8300
生農環境與 多樣性
生物多樣性 8800 8700 8575 8500 8380 8350
森林水保及生工
生機 8700 8550 8450 8425 8350 8340
植物保護土壤
及環保 8750 8600 8550 8475 8425 8425
形態及生理醫學
細胞生物及解剖
暨病理及法醫 8525 8380 8275 8200 8075 8100
生理 8375 8200 8125 8075 8020 8025
生化及藥理醫學
醫學生化及分子
生物 8675 8475 8360 8250 8150 8175
藥理及毒理 8720 8500 8400 8320 8200 8200
微免及檢驗醫學 微生物免疫 8725 8575 8450 8375 8325 8275
寄生蟲及醫技與
實驗診斷 8620 8467 8360 8300 8200 8200
藥學及中醫藥學 藥學 8450 8250 8200 8125 7975 8100
中醫藥學 8350 8275 8175 8050 8000 8025
食品與營養保
健
食品科學 8425 8300 8150 8075 8020 8025
營養保健 8375 8220 8100 8000 7900 7933
社會醫學
公衛及環境醫學 8575 8400 8250 8150 8050 8060
精神醫學老人
醫學及家庭醫學 8480 8350 8275 8175 8050 8150
護理 8300 8175 8040 7900 7775 7825
工程醫學 牙醫 8300 8125 8025 7950 7850 7880
40-45 20
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
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bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
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bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
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24
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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8
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776
655
29
農業資源科學
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16
15
12
1074
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基礎生物學
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23
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形態醫學與生理
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
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BroaderImpact
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CauSon
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Ethics
BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WhatDoesMOSTWant
WhatDoesMOSTWant
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MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
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bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
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TheResearchTopic
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Groundwork
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WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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物學與 生物學等領域
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WhatDoesMOSTWant
bull MOSTlooksforproposalsthatndash AreinnovaSveandpushthefronSersofknowledgendash ContributetonaSonalneedsandprioriSesndash Gobeyondmarginaliandash Involveresearchampoutreach
bull MOSTdo(not)supportndash Developmentaleffortsndash Computerprogrammingndash Designofhellipndash CommericializaSon
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
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ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
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FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
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bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
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目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
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bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
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Catch22
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bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
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diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
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Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
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bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
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Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Dosbull Haveastrategicplan(schedulehellip)bull Buildonyourstrengthsbull DifferenSatethisproposalfromyoupriorwork(thesispapers)andothersponsoredwork
bull PerformthoroughliteraturesearchandexploratoryresearchbeforewriSngtheproposalndash JournalarSclesndash ReadtheMOSTgrantproposalguide
bull Establishandkeepyourcontacts(programofficershellip)
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
technicalreportspatentsortechnologytransferinqualityorinquanSty)bull (4)PotenSalcontribuSontoacademicsnaSonaldevelopmentsorotherapplicaSonsbull IntegratedresearchprojectStateoverallrelevancewithothersub-projectsforeachpoint
listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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等
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物學與 生物學等領域
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用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
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24
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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29
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16
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基礎生物學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
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bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
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bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
MinistryofScienceandTechnologyGrantProposal
bull IIIContentsofGrantProposal(wrilteninChineseorEnglish)bull ResearchprojectrsquosbackgroundDescribeindetailtheintendedissuestobeinvesSgatedor
resolvedsignificanceanScipaSngimpactstatusofdomesScorforeignresearchrelatedtothisprojectandbibliographyofmajorreferencematerialsetcForconSnuedprojectsdescribetheprogressoftheresearchfromtheprioryear
bull MethodsproceduresandprogressDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)Researchprinciplesandmethodsbull (2)AnScipatedproblemsandmeansofresoluSonbull (3)SupportforuseofmajorinstrumentaSonbull (4)IfapplyingfortravelexpensesforMainlandChinaandinternaSonaldesSnaSonsdescribe
necessityandanScipatedresultsbull AnEcipatedresultsandachievementsDescribeforeachyear--bull (1)AnScipatedresearchtaskstobecarriedoutbull (2)PotenSaltrainingtobegainedbypersonnelparScipaSnginthisprojectbull (3)AnScipatedresearchoutcomes(ExJournalarSclesconferencepapersmonographs
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listedabove
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13
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生科司-研究計畫內容頁數限制13一頁數限制表CM02與表CM03合計至多25頁為限中英文摘要至多各一頁參考文獻至多5頁二頁面範圍以Word編輯器為準字體大小12字元間距為標準間距行距為單行間距邊界範圍上下左右各為2cm三若計畫內容頁數超過所定範圍超出部分不予審查公告網址hZpswwwmostgovtwmostaZachmentsb8c2646a-8976-450d-86c0-068ffadea4ef13
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
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bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
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等
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物學與 生物學等領域
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用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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776
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29
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16
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基礎生物學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
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diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
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notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
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diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
DONrsquoTsbull Rushbull WaitunSllastminute(1monthweek)tocontactprogramofficersreadproposalguidewriteproposal
bull Maketheproposedwork(researchampeducaSon)toobroad
bull Maketheproposedworktoonarrowbull Askfortoomuch(ortooliZle)moneybull Ignorerules(grantproposalguide)andmiscitems
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
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生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
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生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
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討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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物學與 生物學等領域
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
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bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
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bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
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目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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等
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
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diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
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diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
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Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
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bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
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ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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價值為目的之研發
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
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之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
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用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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29
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16
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12
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基礎生物學
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23
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ScopeofourProposal
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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等
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研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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24
13
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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29
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16
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基礎生物學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
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bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ScopeofProposal 1OnemajorbiologicalquesSon21-3subaimsgoals31-3yearsofprojectforoneyounggraduatestudent4MaintextChineseorEnglishmaximumof5pages(notincludingcoverpageabstractfiguretableorreferences)5Minimum1andupto3figures6Maximum15keyreferences7Mustincludeecologicalexperiments8MayincludeevoluSonarybehavioralphysiologicalormolecularbiologyexperiments
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
outsuccessfully
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
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bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
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針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
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等
2 業資 科學
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
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用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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24
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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29
農業資源科學
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16
15
12
1074
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基礎生物學
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23
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
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diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
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bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
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bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
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bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
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BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ScopeofProposal 9BudgetNTD$500000year10ThemainpurposeofthegrantproposalistoconvincethefundingagenciestofundyourresearchprojectSostrivetothinkclearlyandwritelogicallyPleasebesuretoaddressthefollowingquesSons
1)Whyareyougoingtostudythistopic2)Whyisthisstudyimportanttootherresearchersin
thefieldofresearch3)Howareyougoingtocarryoutthestudytosolve
theproposedquesSons4)Whatistheexpectedresultifthestudywascarried
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ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
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bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
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bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ProposalBasics
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
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的分子有機物 基因 個體
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
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討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
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BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ProposalBasicsbull Writetothereviewers(nottomenottoyouryourselfnottoyourclassmates)
bull Yourproposalwillbejudgedbythereviewersbull Reviewerswanttoknowfourthings
ndash Whatisitabout(theresearchobjecSve)ndash Howwillyoudoit(accomplishtheobjecSve)ndash Canyoudoit(youandyourplanampfaciliSes)ndash Isitworthdoing
bull Thisisbasicallyalltheproposalneedstoconveyndashbutitneedstoconveythiswell
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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等
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的分子有機物 基因 個體
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能重建等相關學門領域
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
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用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
GejngaResearchTopic
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
bull Yourtaskistopresenttheideainafundableproposal
bull TakeavagueideaandidenSfyaspecificproblemorneedassociatedwithit
bull AproposalisnotanIdeaitisaplan
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
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的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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10
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Idea
bull Anideaissomethingthatonlyexistsinyourmind
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TheResearchTopic
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Groundwork
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ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
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bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
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ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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等
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7 學及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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24
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
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Catch22
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bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
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bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheResearchTopic
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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7 學及
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24
13
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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16
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12
1074
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基礎生物學
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheResearchTopicbull Itmustberesearchbull Itmustnothavebeendonebeforebull Itmustbesignificantbull Theremustbehigherthanprobabilityzerothatyoucandoit
bull Itmustlenditselftoaviableresearchplanbull YoumusthavethefaciliSestoaccomplishtheresearch
bull Itshouldfitintoyourstrategicplanandcareergoal
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
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針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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的分子有機物 基因 個體
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
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討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
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24
13
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12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
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16
15
12
1074
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基礎生物學
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23
9
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Groundwork
bull Doyouknowinyourfieldndash Whatisthecurrentstate-of-the-artndash Whoarethetoptenresearchersndash Whataretheydoing(researchtopic)rightnowndash Wheredotheygettheirfundingndash Whatdotheyconsidertobethekeyresearchissuesndash Whowouldlikelyreviewyourproposalndash Howmuchmoneyisavailableforagrantndash WhatarethegrantopportuniSes
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull TheresearchobjecSveisaconcisestatementofwhatyouintendtofindoutthatwedonrsquotalreadyknow
TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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等
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7 學及
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24
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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29
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16
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1074
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基礎生物學
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
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notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ExerciseShareSomeofYourResearchIdeas
bull Writedownyournumber(12hellip)nameandtopicontheblackboard
bull Inlt3mintellusaboutyourresearchtopicandbriefsummarizetheliteraturereview
bull VoteforthemostinnovaSveandnovelresearchideas
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
bull ScienSficresearchbuildsupontheextantknowledgebaseanditismethodicalrepeatableandverifiablendash MethodicalmeansthatyoucanspecifyinadvanceaproceduretoaccomplishyourstatedobjecSve
QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSvebull Thisisprobablythehardestpartoftheproposalbull Examplesofhownottodoit
ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
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7 學及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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24
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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29
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16
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基礎生物學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
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SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams AtestableideaornoSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BroaderImpact
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WhatisResearch
WhatisResearch
bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
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QuesSonExactlywhatwillyourresearchcontributetotheknowledgebase
TheResearchObjecSve
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ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
ndash Thegoalofthisprojectistodevelopanintegratedmodelingtoolforthehardeningprocess
ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
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bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
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bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
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diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
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Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
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diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
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bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
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diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
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diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
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diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
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bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
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bull Researchistheprocessoffindingoutsomethingthatwe(everyone)donrsquotalreadyknow
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TheResearchObjecSve
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ndash TheobjecSveofmyresearchistoprovideaquantumleapinthedesignofanS-gravityboots
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ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
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StepTwo
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bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
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10
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29
農業資源科學
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1074
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24
基礎生物學
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23
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P18
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Catch22
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TheTitle
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StudyDesign
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SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TheRestofYourProposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams AtestableideaornoSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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Ethics
BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
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2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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TheEnd
TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
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QuesSons
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bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
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針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
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等
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產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
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bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
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bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
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bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
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diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
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diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
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bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
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diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
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diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BroaderImpact
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bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
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ndash ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopinnovaSveadvancestoenhancewiresawingprocesses
ndash RapidprototypingmachinesareanimportantpartofthevastarrayoftoolsThisresearchwillbridgetheaccuracygapintheseprocessesbydevelopingtheoreScalandtechnologicalmeanstoimplementsignificantgainsinaccuracy
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
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TheResearchObjecSve
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
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TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
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StepTwo
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bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
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1 生 與多樣性
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等
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價值為目的之研發
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的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
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狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
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之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
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的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
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基礎生物學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Fouracceptablewaystodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisH
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasureparameterPwithaccuracyA
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoproveconjecture(conclusion)C
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoapplymethodMfromfieldQtoproblemXinfieldR
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
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等
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitrightndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistomeasurethecross-secSonofthemuonnutrinointeracSonat5GeVaccurateto10
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthatchipformaSoninhigh-speedmachiningofbriZlematerialsisdeterminedbyparametersxyandz
ndash TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistoaccountforuncertaintyinengineeringdesigndecisionmakingthroughtheapplicaSonofuSlitytheory
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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等
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7 學及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Howtodoitwrong(ldquoactualrdquosubmissions)ndash ThisprojectaimstoadvancetheresearchinpredicSvemodelingformanufacturingprocessopSmizaSon
ndash Theproposedstudywillsignificantlyadvancethetheoryofrandomfields
ndash ThisstudywilldevelopmodelingandsimulaSon-basedtechnologiesforbuildingconstrucSon
ndash NewmethodsinrobustopSmizaSonareproposedforopSmizingcomplexmodelsunderuncertainty
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
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等
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能重建等相關學門領域
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物學與 生物學等領域
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研發
7 學及
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Doingitrightndash BeginldquoTheresearchobjecSveofthisprojectisrdquondash Limit25wordsorlessndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Bespecificaboutwhatyouintendtofindoutndash Besureyourstatementiscomprehensiblendash BesureyourobjecSveleadsdirectlytoaresearchproceduretoaccomplishtheobjecSve
ndash Putitupfrontmdashsentenceoneparagraphonepageonendash Donotgiveaweatherreportorstate-of-the-unionaddress
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
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ProgramsinMOST
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等
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舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
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bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
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diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
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bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
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diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
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bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
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bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheResearchObjecSve
bull Donotusewordsthatmeanldquonotresearchrdquondash Developndash Designndash OpSmizendash Controlndash Manage
bull UseofwordssuchasthesegivesthereviewerstheimpressionthatyouarenotdoingresearchthereisnoinnovaSonnothingisnewetcndashyourraSngswillbelower
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
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Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
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diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
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bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
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BroaderImpact
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bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FindingaHome
QuesSons
bull Isyourldquoresearchrdquoresearchndash IfitisnrsquotitdoesnrsquotbelongatMOST
bull Iftheanswerisldquonordquoskiptotheendlookforsupportfromothersources
bull Iftheanswerisldquoyesrdquowhatisyourresearchtopicndash TherightNSFhomeforyourresearchdependsonthetopicofyourresearchnotontheapplicaSonofyourresearch
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
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Remember
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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AppropriateWriSngStyle
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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CauSon
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Ethics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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TheEnd
QuesSons
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2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
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等
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
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Catch22
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bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
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bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
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) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TheRestofYourProposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
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diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
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Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
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diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
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diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
StepTwo
bull LookupMOSTrsquoswebsitewwwmostgovtwndash ReadthecurrentGrantProposalGuidendash Specificallylookattheresearchprogramsreadwhatresearchtopicstheysupport
ndash LookupnewiniSaSvesreadthecurrentannouncements
bull Thencalle-mailtheappropriateprogramofficersndash BepreparedtoanswerthequesSonldquoWhatisyourresearchobjecSverdquo(25wordsorless)
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
歷史變革frac34 1989年以生醫及農三大學門運作依申請人機構之系所名稱分類所屬之學門
frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
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P18
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Catch22
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TheTitle
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StudyDesign
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SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
2014ProgramChangeinMOST學門重整
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frac34 1994年設立18個學門並設置建立學門召集人(第一任)frac34 1999年增設至33個學門運作frac34 2005年整併學門至今的14個學門(67子學科)
現況14個學門67個學科學科各自運作者約50個等於50個學門
目的（附件1）frac34 健全評鑑制度(除弊)frac34 打破既有領域疆界促使拓展視野(興利)frac34 促進不同背景的研究人員合作與交流如基礎科學人員臨床醫師流行病學研究人員等
frac34 導引台灣生命科學領域研究發展之進步P3
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
以應用為主要目的之生物學研究涵蓋內容由生 最基本
的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
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776
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農業資源科學
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形態醫學與生理
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舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
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P18
ImportantQuesSons
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Catch22
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StudyDesign
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SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ProgramsinMOST
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
學門名稱 學門研究主 涵蓋範圍
1 生 與多樣性
針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
與 化學與 生態與資 保 生物資 利用
生物多樣性 地生態 物醫學與 全 業與
等
2 業資 科學
針對 人 之生物增進其應用之研究涵蓋 化
業 業 醫及實驗動物等學科專注於
產 相關研究以提高 產 或量提升其利用或附
價值為目的之研發
3 基 生物學
以應用為主要目的之生物學研究涵蓋內容由生 最基本
的分子有機物 基因 個體
群生物社會等相關領域並 至各專門領域
學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
狀況下之改 與調適範圍除涵蓋解
生 法醫等領域外並 化與再生及
內外在 改 後從 到個體各層 之 能異常與重整
之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
能重建等相關學門領域
5 生物化學
從基 到 使用各種生物 型 討有關生長與發 調
的結構與 能 體 能 與 化
互動與 運 統 降解與自體
統 結構與 能等 涵蓋生物化學分子生
物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
物物 或分子生物之 作改 生物 或分子之性 應
用於醫 或 保 等領域之 論或 術
研發
7 學及
針對用於預 斷 或其他足以影響人體結構及
機能的物 之研究涵蓋領域 含基 與 接 物之
研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
中醫 學 學及 學等相關領域在新 物
中醫與中 等之作用機 與 性及其在基 與
上之研究
旬ẞ ijġ
24
13
1212
8
64333
12
生農環境與多樣性生物多樣性森林水保植物保護植物動物土壤環保農化生工生機漁業園藝其他
10
10
8
7
776
655
29
農業資源科學
漁業農化植物食品動物園藝畜牧獸醫實驗動物農藝其他
16
15
12
1074
3333
24
基礎生物學
動物生物生化分子生物植物生物多樣性醫學生化生理微生物漁業農藝其他
23
9
854
3333
3
36
形態醫學與生理
生理病理解剖醫學生化分子生物再生生物醫學藥理幹細胞動物腫瘤科其他
舊子學科 舊子學科
舊子學科 舊子學科
新學門與舊子學科組成比例圖(TOP10)(1) 新學門僅包含第一順位舊子學科包含全部順位
P18
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
bull Doestheprogramhavefundstosupportmyresearchifmyproposalreviewswell
bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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Catch22
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TheTitle
TheTitle
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StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
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StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TheRestofYourProposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
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bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
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diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BroaderImpact
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ProgramsinMOST
1
學門名稱研究主 涵蓋範圍
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針對生物與 之關係的基 與應用研究涵蓋生 與
生態科學之研究 含 業 業設施工程 保持
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學 學動物學 物學以及仿生學等
4 態醫學與生
討生物體自 起各層次結構與 能之關係及在生 或
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之基 與 研究與 異或再生 態與生
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物學與 生物學等領域
6 生物 術
用於基 或應用研究或產業之 術研發藉由生物化學生
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研發從分子機制 點確認到 物 上 學
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16
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P18
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bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TheRestofYourProposal
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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AppropriateWriSngStyle
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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IMandBIStatements
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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TheEnd
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TheTitle
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
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diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
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notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
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bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
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bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
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bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
ImportantQuesSons
bull Doesmyresearchtopicfitwellwiththeprogram
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bull Whatsizegrantispushingthelimitsofthefundingabilityoftheprogram
bull Whataretheproposalsubmissiondeadlinesbull HowareproposalssubmiZedtotheprogramreviewed
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bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
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Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
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bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
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chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
QuesSonsYouShouldnrsquotAskbull Sowilltheprogramfundmyresearchbull Isthisagoodresearchtopicbull WhatresearchtopicdotheprogramthinkIshouldworkon
bull Whataremyoddsbull IfIsendacopyofmyproposaltoyouwillyouhelpmeedititWillyoutellmewhatyouthinkofit
bull MyproposalwasnrsquotfundedsocanIresubmitittoelsewhere
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Catch22
bull MyresearchdoesnrsquotfitinanysingleMOSTprogramhowaboutjointsubmissionreviewndash DidyouformulateaclearresearchobjecSvendash IsyourresearchobjecSvetoobroadndash Doyouwanttoconsiderfocusingyourscope
bull SupposemyresearchreallydoesspanmulSpleprogramsndash Contactallrelevantprogramdirectors
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
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Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
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diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
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BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheTitle
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
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Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
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StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
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WriSngtheSummary
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WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
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bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
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bull ldquo(
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SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
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diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
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Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
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diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
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diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheTitle
bull TheStleisimportant
bull Itshouldcoveywhattheprojectisabout
bull Itiso`enusedtoassignreviewgroups
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
StudyDesign
bull ThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifytheprocedureindetailsforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSons
bull ButtospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholds
bull Howdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Whatisanexperiment
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Whatisanexperiment
bull OnlylsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentqualifiesasanlsquoexperimentrsquo
bull InmethodsecSonoftheproposalstatelsquoprocedurersquolsquoprotocolrsquolsquomethodrsquoinsteadoflsquoexperimentrsquounlessitisarealexperiment
bull lsquomanipulaSversquoexperimentshouldcontainlsquocontrolrsquoandlsquotreatmentrsquo
bull SamplesizeampitsjusSficaSonshouldclearlystatedinthemethodsecSon
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
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diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
StaSsScalAnalysis
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
StaSsScalAnalysis
bull UseonlycorrectandproperstaSsScstoanalyzethedataproposedinthestudy
bull ConsultastaSsScianbeforeplanyourstudydesign
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
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bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WriSngtheSummary
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WriSngtheSummaryAbstractbull ThemostimportantstatementisyourstatementoftheresearchobjecSvendash Itshouldbesentence1ofparagraph1ndash DonotbeginwithaweatherreportldquoTheskyisfallingToolsarebreakingDesignsarefailinghelliprdquo
ndash Donotbeginwithastate-of-the-unionaddressldquoBusinessismovingoffshoreManufacturingisgoingtothehelliprdquo
bull Rememberthisisnotatechpaperitisnotamurdermystery(wherewefindoutwhattheobjecSveisonpage15)
bull DonrsquotforgettheIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactstatements
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
monkeysinatreewillcausethetreetobreakTheapproachwillbetotakeasampleoftentreesandloadthemwithmonkeysunSltheybreakhellip
bull IntellectualMeritndashItisimportantthatweknowhowmanymonkeyscanclimbatreebeforeitbreaksbecausethisaffectsourpercepSonsofmonkeyprocreaSonandhellipTheSnerdTheoryholdsthattreesizelimitsmonkeyprocreaSonThisstudychallengesthattheorywiththenoSonthathellipIftheobjecSvehypothesisiscorrectthereforeitwilltransformourapproachtohellip
bull BroaderImpactndashMonkeysareusedinmedicalresearchByknowinghowmanymonkeyscanfitinatreewewillbeabletoprovidemoremonkeysforsuchresearchtherebyadvancingmedicalsciencemorequicklyandimprovingthequalityoflifeAlsobywatchingthemonkeysgethurtwhenthetreebreaksgraduatestudentswillbelesslikelytoclimbtreestherebyincreasingtheirprobabilityofgraduaSng
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
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TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
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diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
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diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
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diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
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BroaderImpact
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bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
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2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
WhatProgramReviewerWanttoKnow
bull WhatisyourresearchobjecSvendash Thisiswhatdirectsyourproposaltotheappropriateprogram
bull Whatisyourapproachndash Outlinemdashjusttwoorthreesentences
bull WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity(theintellectualmerit)
bull Ifsuccessfulwhatwillbethebenefittosociety(thebroaderimpact)Whyisyourprojectimportanttosociety
Since2015MOSTrequires
bull ldquo(
) rdquo
SummaryTemplatebull TheobjecSveofthisresearchprojectistoprovethehypothesisthattoomany
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
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TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
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TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
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diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
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TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
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bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
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BroaderImpact
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
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2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
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Remember
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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AppropriateWriSngStyle
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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CauSon
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BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
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Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
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TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
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diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
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diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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AppropriateWriSngStyle
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bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Remember
bull Yourproposalwillbereturnedwithoutreviewifndash Youfailtoincludeexplicitstatementsofintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact(enStlethemIntellectualMeritBroaderImpact)
ndash Youusethewrongfontoritistoosmallndash Themarginsaretoonarrowndash YourbioisincorrectlyformaZedndash YouhaveanunauthorizedaZachment
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheRestofYourProposal
bull Thenext10-15pagesofyourproposalgivebackupanddetailtoyoursummary
bull StartwitharestatementofyourresearchobjecSveclarifyitandprovidearesearchplantoaccomplishit
bull Provideaconvincingargumentthatyoucancarryoutyourproposedplan
bull Restateandprovidedetailonyourintellectualmeritandbroaderimpact
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
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diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
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TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
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bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
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bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Mainpurposeofprogram(fundingprioriSes)-
doesyourideafitinmainstreamoronthefringe
diams FindoutwhereabstractsofpreviouslyfundedprojectsarehellipgreatsourceofinformaSon
diams DiscussyouridearelaSvetotheprogramprioriSeswithyouradvisorsandclassmates
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 1Findtherightprogramforyouandyourideadiams Bestapproachistofindprograminyourarea
and determine program prioriSes thendevelopideatofitwithintheprogram
diams Donrsquot waste Sme applying to the wrongprogram hellip square pegs do not fit in roundholes
diams EligibilityrestricSons
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
2Becomealsquostudentrsquooftheprogram
Understandthemaingoaloftheprogram
Donrsquothesitatetodiscusswithyouradvisorseniorsandclassmates
UnderstandthedirecSonsoutlinedintheprogramonhowtoassembletheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 3 DevelopaSmelineforproposalpreparaSon
diams DevelopaSmelinethatwillallowforcompleSonofproposal3to4weeksbeforesubmissiondeadline
diams IfyourushpreparaSonoftheproposalitwillshow-reviewerswillnoSceandwillnotbekind
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
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speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Programnormallycontainsthecriteriathat
willbeusedbyreviewerstoevaluateyourproposal
diams UnderstandthesecriteriaBEFOREyoubeginpreparingyourproposal
diams ProvidesagreaterunderstandingastowheretoputthegreatesteffortsduringproposalpreparaSon
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
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diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 4 Understandcriteriausedtoevaluateproposalsdiams Typicallyreviewcriteriainclude
Oslash ScienSficmerit
Oslash RelevancetoprogramprioriSes
Oslash QualificaSonsofprojectpersonnel
Oslash PlanningandadministraSonofproject
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams ReviewersareprovidedguidancebytheprogramforevaluaSngproposalsusingevaluaSoncriteriaintheprogram
diams ReviewersevaluateeachproposalhellipstrengthsweaknessqualificaSonsofpersonnelprobabilityofsuccessetc
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Reviewersprovideindividualscoreswhentheymeetasagroup(reviewpanel)theythenprovidealdquogroupscorerdquo
diams Reviewersarelookingforproposalstheycanchampionandthosetheycandismiss
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDobull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams Eachreviewermaybeassigned10to25proposals
diams FollowingdirecSonsintheprogramhelpsthereviewersnotfollowingdirecSonsmakesthemworkhard
diams Preparingtheproposallogicallyandclearlyhelpsreviewersnotdoingsomakesthemworkhard
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 5 Understandthereviewprocessandreviewers
diams TothedegreeyoumakeareviewerworkhardtheprobabilityofyourproposalbeingfundeddecreasesexponenSally
diams Worktomakereviewerschampionyourproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams MostimportantsecSonoftheenSreproposalistheProjectSummaryorAbstract
diams SummarycapturestheessenceofyourproposalndashmustbeclearconcisewellarSculatedandlogical
diams TypicallytheonlysecSonthateveryreviewerreads
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams OrganizeproposalaccordingtooutlineinMOSTorreviewevaluaSoncriteriawhicheverismostlogical
diams Followingtheprescribedformatmakesreviewershappyandmoregenerous
diams Makingreviewersworkhardhurtsyou
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash GoalsreflectmajorprioriSesoftheprogramOslash IfobjecSvesareaccomplishedyouwillaZaingoals
Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Backgroundestablishestheneedfortheproject-projectisimportantandinteresSng
diams TheneedcanbereadilyidenSfiedwiththeprioriSesoftheprogramhellipmakesureyousayitintheproposal
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Overarchinghypothesis(alternaSve)
diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
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diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
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MostCommonCriScisms
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IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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BreechofEthics
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FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
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FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
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FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
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diams SpecificaimsorobjecSvesthattestthehypothesis
diams MethodologieswithassociatedSmelines
diams Expectedoutcomesandimpacts
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
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diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
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TipsonProposalWriSng
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bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
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MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
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bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
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IntellectualMerit
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bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearlydiams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
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Oslash IfmethodologyisfollowedobjecSveswillbeaZained
Oslash ExpectedresultsaredirectlyrelatedtooverallgoalsandprioriSesoftheprogram
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
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diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 6 Writetheproposallogicallyandclearly
diams Reviewersmustbeconvincedthat
Oslash TheproposedevaluaSonplanwillkeepyouontracktosuccessfulcompleSonoftheproject
Oslash Theprobabilityofsuccessisacceptable
Oslash ThattheproposalNEEDStobeFUNDED
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 7PreparebudgetwithastrongjusSficaSondiams Use Smeline to compute amount of Smepersonnel will spend carrying out eachporSonoftheproject
diams Unreasonable budgets hurt proposals - theycreateskepScswithinreviewerranks
diams Keepbudgetswithinguidelinesintheprogram-theyarejudgedonthedegreeofreasonableness
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagues
diams OnewhohassignificantexperSseinthetopicarea
diams Anotherwhohasonlypassingfamiliarity(orless)withthesubjectmaZer
diams Athirdwhoisanexcellentwriter
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
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speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 8ObtaincriScalinputfromexperiencedandsuccessfulcolleagueshellipsomeonediams Whotalksfranklybluntlyandclearly-do
notwantsomeonewhobeatsaroundthebush
diams WhohasliZlesympathyforyouregodiams Whoissmartandcra`ydiams Whohassuccessinobtaininggrants
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 9Filloutformscompletelyandcorrectly
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TenThingsYouMustDo
bull 10AllowSmeforintramuraladministraSverequirements-sendtoarriveonSme
diams Adeadlineisadeadlineisadeadline
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AppropriateWriSngStyle
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AppropriateWriSngStyle
bull Writetothefundingsource
bull Writeinthecorrectlanguageofthefield-butnojargon
bull Neverwritein1stperson
bull Claritybull 5Wrsquos(WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy)
bull Writetoinformndash Donrsquotuselanguagethatisbiased
bull Writetopersuadendash datafromreputablesource
ndash usecurrentdatandash establishcredibilityndash NounsubstanSatedopinions
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TipsonProposalWriSng
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
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bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TipsonProposalWriSngbull Useonly12pointtypebull Donotusefiguresortablesasfillermdasheverythingshouldcontribute
bull Everythingshouldbelegiblemdashdonotuse2pointtypeonfiguresortables
bull BesuretoincludeaclearlystatedresearchobjecSve
bull Useonlytherequiredformatbull Besuretoincludeintellectualmeritandbroaderimpactstatementsinthebodyoftheproposal
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TipsonProposalWriSng
bull DonrsquotincludeleZersofsupportfromindustryifndash TheyarenrsquotverysupporSvendash LeZersfromseveralcompaniesareidenScalndash TheyareleZersfrompreviousproposalsndash Youdonrsquothavethembeforethesubmissiondeadline
bull Donrsquotcutandpastetogethernewproposalsfromolddeclinedproposals
bull Proofreadyourproposalbeforeyousubmitit(anda`eryousubmitit)
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
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speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 1Importanceandrelevance
diams Relatedtoanimportantagriculturalproblemortohumanhealthandwellbeing
diams Relatedtosignificantdeficitinourknowledgeofimportantbiologicalprocess
diams RelevanttoprogramprioriSes
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 2Developanoverarchinghypothesis
diams AtestableideaornoSon
diams Basicpremisefortheproposal
diams Onceformedandfocuseditshoulddrivetherestoftheproposal
diams BiggerthanthespecificaimsorobjecSves
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
diams Statedexactlythesamewaythroughout
diams SameappliesforSpecificAims
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 3Hypothesisdiams NotintheformofaquesSon
diams Hypothesisshouldberepeated
Oslash AbstractBackgroundSpecificAims
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
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diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
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diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
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diams usehighqualityfigures
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
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MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
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CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 4Specificaims
diams Compelling
diams Clearlyhypothesis-driven
diams Notnamesofexperiments
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
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bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
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chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 5AvoidusingtermsindicaSnglsquodescripSonrsquo
diams ldquocorrelaterdquo
diams ldquodescriberdquo
diams ldquoassessrdquo
diams ldquomeasurerdquo
bull Avoidpassivevoiceflowerytermswishy-washyterms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 6EachsecSonoftheproposallinkedtoeachother
diams RaSonaleforeachstudylinkedtoanaspectofhypothesis
diams PotenSaloutcomesofexperimentslinkedtoprovingordisprovingthehypothesis
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 7Highprobabilityofsuccessdiams Focused
Oslash NotafishingexpediSon
diams FeasibleOslash Solidpreliminarydata
Oslash LeZersfromexpertsexpressingsupportandwillingnesstohelp
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 8Significancediams Notamysterynovel-delivermessagefast
diams ProposedstudiesyieldinformaSonthatisuniqueotherapproachesdonotworkaswell
diams Relevanttothelsquobigpicturersquo
diams Key to convincing reviewers to support yourproposalratherthanthatofyourcompeSSon
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 9Maketheproposaltextbookqualitydiams avoidtypographicalgrammaScalspellingerrors
diams uselargefontmakeiteasytoread
diams includesub-headingsincludelotsofspacing
diams usehighqualityfigures
bull Minimizeldquoauthor-definedrdquo acronyms
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 10ProvidesufficientdetailforevaluaSon
bull PresentpiallsprovidealternaSvesoluSons
bull Donrsquotpadthebudgetkeepitleanbutadequate
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
AddiSonalTipsonProposalWriSng
bull 11Theone-pageProjectSummaryorAbstractshouldbeaworkofart
bull Clarityiseverything
bull ProofreadProofreadProofread
diams Electronicspell-checkerswonrsquotcatcheverything
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
MostCommonCriScisms
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 1PoorlywriZen
bull 2NotwelljusSfieddiams scienSficproblemdiams experimentalmodeldiams relevancetoprogramprioriSesorpurpose
bull 3Lacksconvincingpreliminarydata
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 4Nohypothesisorpoorlypresented
bull 5Nothypothesis-drivenstudiesaredescripSve
bull 6ObjecSvesdonrsquotaddresshypothesis
bull 7ObjecSveslackfocustoodiffuse
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 8ApproachesandmethodslackdetailneededtoevaluatepotenSalforsuccess
bull 9InvesSgatorlacksexperSsewithgivenapproach
bull 10Expectedresultsnotpresentedinterpreted
bull 11PiallsnotaddressedalternaSvesoluSonsnotpresented
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
MostCommonCriScisms
bull 12OverlyambiSoustoomuchortoodifficulttoaccomplishinreasonableSme-frame
bull 13Time-lineunrealisScforsuccessfulcompleSonofproposedproject
bull 14ResubmiZedproposaldidnotaddressconcernsidenSfiedduringpreviousreview
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactStatements
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
IMandBIStatements
bull Theyarerequiredbull Yourproposalwillberatedbasedonthembull Butndash Whataretheyndash Whatshouldyouincludendash Howshouldtheyshapeyourproposal
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
IntellectualMerit
bull TheIntellectualMeritisthecontribuSonthatyourresearchmakestotheknowledgebaseandhowthatimpactsthefield
bull QuesSonsndash Whatisalreadyknownndash Whatwillyourresearchaddndash Whatwillthisdotoenhanceorenableresearchinyourorotherfields
ndash WhyisyourcontribuSonimportanttoyourresearchcommunity
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
BroaderImpact
bull TheBroaderImpactfocusesonthebenefittosocietyatlargeasaresultofyourresearchresult
bull Meanstobenefitsocietyincludendash Economicenvironmentenergyhealthsafetyndash EducaSonandtrainingndash ProvidingopportuniSesforunderrepresentedgroupsndash ImprovingresearchandeducaSoninfrastructure
Thekeyissueishowyourresearchresultswillbeappliedmdashwhywouldthegeneralpubliccare
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Examplebull TheresearchobjecSveofthisproposalistotestthehypothesisthat
chaZercanbepredictedbyhellipThegoalistogainsufficientunderstandingofthedynamicforcesduringmachiningtoenablehigh-speedcujngofStaniumwithoutencounteringchaZerTheapproachwillbeto
bull Ifsuccessfulthisworkwillleadtoatheoryofbull IntellectualmeritThecurrentstate-of-knowledgeregardingthehigh-
speedmachiningofStaniumislackinginTheproposedeffortwillcontributetotheknowledgeofThiswillenablefurtherprogressthrough
bull BroaderimpactTitaniumisfindingnewusesinapplicaSonssuchasImprovedknowledgeofStaniummachiningwillleadtomoreefficientproducSonofthesepartsthusleadingtolowercostandmorewidespreaduseSocietywillbenefitthroughInaddiSoninfusionoftheresearchresultsintotheclassroomwillbeZerpreparegraduatesforworkin
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
CauSon
bull Yourresearchgoalsandapproachshoulddeterminetheintellectualmeritandappropriatebroaderimpact
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
Ethics
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
BreechofEthics
bull PeoplewhosubmitproposalstotheGovernment(egtoMOST)areheldtohighstandards
bull Abreechofethicscanleadtondash Beingbarredfromsubmijngproposalsndash Finesndash JailSmendash ReallybeingontheoutswithyourinsStuSonndashgejngfiredlosingtenure
bull ViolaSonofsomeethicslawsisafelony
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormsofMisconductbull PlagiarismmdashmaterialcopiedwithoutcitaSonandquotaSonmdashifyoucopyitciteitandoff-setitifyouacceptanawardbasedonaproposalthatincludesplagiarismyoumayhavecommiZedafelony
bull Chargeforworkalreadydonemdashcanbeafelonydonotchargetwiceforthesamework
bull FalsificaSonofdataandreportsmdashchangingdataorresultsmdashbehonestinallyourannualandfinalreportsandpapers
bull FabricaSonmdashmakingstuffupmdashreportonlywhatisreal
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal
1CoverpageincludetheStleoftheproposalnameposiSoncontactandaffiliaSonoftheapplicantduraSonandtotalbudgetoftheproposal
2Abstractoneparagraphlimit200words3Keyworkslistupto6keyworks
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal
4IntroducSon3paragraphsBeginwiththemajor(big)quesSontobeaddressedandfollowbyabriefbroadbutfocusedliteraturereviewtothequesSonsSpecificaimsofthestudyneedtoappearearlyintheintroducSonormakethemveryobvious(possiblywithbulletpoints)ThenconcludewithmoredetailedintroducSontotheexperimentaldesign
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal 5Experimentaldesign1-2pagesclearlystatetheraSonalefordesigningeachexperimentisveryimportantPresenttheexperimentalplaninlogicalsequenceThisisnottheldquoexperimentalmethodsrdquosecSontospecifyforexamplehowtocatchbirdsorPCRcondiSonsindetailsbuttospecifytheimportantaspectsofldquoexperimentaldesignrdquoincludingsamplesizestaSsScaltestsandsignificancethresholdsHowdoyoucontrolforconfoundingfactors
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal
DiscusswhatistheexpectedresultandhowyouwillinterpretitItisalsoveryimportanttoconsiderthealternaSvehypotheses(explanaSons)forthedatayouaregoingtogatherManyproposalusedifferentapproachestoaddressthesameissueYoumayneedtosuggestalternaSveexperimentsinaddiSontotheleadingapproachintheproposal
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal
6ImpactampsignificanceOneparagraphtobrieflysummarizethesignificanceoftheproposedstudyandthekindofimpacttheprojectwillhaveinitsfieldofstudyItcanbescienSficimpactsignificanceinimprovingpublicunderstandingofscienSficresearchoroutreachandeducaSon
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal
7TimelinebrieflyoutlinethescheduleoftheproposedstudyTheSmeframecanbeatableanoutlineaflowchatorafigurewiththeduraSonofthemajortasksofstudybeingclearlypresented
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
FormatofFullProposal
8ReferenceMaximum15referencedpapers
9PageamplinenumbersExceptforthecoverpageeachpageoftheproposalshouldhaveapagenumberandlinenumbers
TheEnd
TheEnd