Please upload your proposal using the button below; only PDF files are accepted.
Proposals are limited to five pages total and must include all of the information outlined below. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
A proposal reference list may be included in addition to the five pages, as a sixth and, if needed, seventh page.
Please format your document as follows: 11-point Arial font, single spacing, 1/2-inch margins, section headers as outlined below; naming format LastName.FirstName.DEI.Proposal.
The following sections should be included in your proposal:
Title
The title should briefly convey, in general terms, the question addressed by the study.
Significance
Describe the following; up to 1/2 page is recommended:
- The importance of the problem the proposed project will address in terms of societal need and/or advances in scientific knowledge.
- How the proposed project will improve scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or intervention effectiveness in DEI.
- How the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive the subject matter will be changed if the proposed aims are achieved.
Specific Aims
State concisely the goals of the proposed research and summarize the expected outcome(s), including the impact the results will have on DEI and/or on behavior analytic research.
At the end of this section, list in bullet-point form the specific question(s) to be addressed. Up to 1/2 page is recommended.
Approach
Describe the background and the overall strategy, methods, and analyses to be used to accomplish the specific aims of the project.
Include how the data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted.
Method
In the interest of brevity, this section should include highlights only. It does not need to include enough detail for replication. Include the following information:
- Subjects
- Apparatus/materials/setting
- Procedures
- Data analysis plan
- Expected results plus how data will be interpreted
Limitations
Briefly discuss anticipated difficulties in conducting the research and your contingency plan for completing the research successfully should those difficulties be encountered.
Timeline
Include a timeline. Up to 1/4 page is recommended.
Budget
Describe how the funds would be spent. No indirect funds are provided to the student's institution.
Grant funds must be applied to direct costs of conducting the research, such as compensating participants, purchasing equipment, or copying materials.
Grant funds may not be applied toward the general infrastructure that supports research, such as paying research staff, renting or renovating research space,
or defraying the costs of professional travel (though travel to ABAI's annual convention to present research is allowed).
Up to 1/2 page is recommended.
Matching Funding
Please describe sources and amounts of matching funding for which you are applying or that you have received.
Matching funding can be full or partial, and can take a variety of forms (e.g., tuition/fees coverage).
Grant applications with matching funding from universities or other sources will be given preference, but matching funds are not a requirement to apply for or receive a grant.
Also describe plans to identify and apply for funding sources to support follow-up and continuing studies related to the proposed project. Up to 1/4 page is recommended.
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