This Presentation is about guidance to prepare the research proposal

1. Writing a Research Proposal
for
Funding Agencies
Dr.P.Selvi Rajendran
Professor
Dept.of Computer Science and Engineering
KCG College of Technology

2. What is PROPOSAL?
• It is a document that contains details about a
scientific investigation to be carried out.
• It contains details about..
– The problem to be studied
– How the investigation will be conducted
– Expected results and contribution
– Work schedule/Time frame
– Budget

3. PURPOSE
• Any of the following can be the purpose of the
proposal.
– To construct
– To survey areas for the possible resources
– To plan to modernize the office procedures
– To train managers or engineers as per the
international standard
– To conduct a basic research for necessity Academic
research

4. Proposal writing Process
• Identify an idea
• Develop the idea into plan
• Research potential funders
• Identify funders that are a good fit with the project
• Contact potential funder
• Write the proposal

5. Schemes
• Institution Centric
– MODERNISATION AND REMOVAL OF
OBSOLESCENCE (MODROBS)
– SKILL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME CENTRE
• Inter disciplinary
• Individual Centric

6. Key Elements of the Proposal
1: Introduction
– Writing title of the proposal
– Introduction/Background of Preamble
– Background of the Study
– Statement of the problem
– Objectives of the Study
– Significance of the Study

7. Key Elements of the Proposal
2: Review of Related Literature
– Where are your objectives?
– Theoretical Framework or Conceptual frame work?
3: Methodology
– Research Design
– Data Collection
4: Budget
– Finance for manpower ,equipment, resources
5:Work Schedule
6. References

8. Title
• A good proposal has a good title
• It is the first thing that help the reader begin to
understand the nature of work
• Focused
• Highlighting the main contribution of the research
work
• Use the keywords
• Good Titles identify the field of research and
indicate the kind of results to be obtained
• Avoid Too long titles

9. Problem Statement
• What is the problem?
• Why is the problem important?
• Justify why the problem should be investigated

10. Research Objectives
• Objectives describe the purpose of the study
• Must be
• Specific
• Clear
• Logical
• Immediate (have a time frame)
• Achievable( measurable)
• Include SMART Personal Objectives
• S pecific M esurable A chievable
• R ealistic T imely

11. Literature Review
• Important to
– Identify
– Evaluate
– Interpret
– Assimilate
– Summarize all studies

12. Methodologies
• Must related to the research objectives
• Highlight the breadth and depth of research
• Identify variables
• Research Design ( flow chart is preferable)
• Lab analysis methodology
• Experimental design
• Statistical methods for data analysis
• Equipment and software needed

13. Budget
• The budget translates project activities into
monetary terms
• It is a statement of how much money will be
required to accomplish the various tasks.
Major items
– Salary for staff
– Travel
– Purchase of equipment
– Printing / Xeroxing
– Consultancy charges
– Institutional overheads

14. Work Schedule
• Describes the time table for your work
• When you will begin and end each part of your
study
• Create a table or Gantt chart to describe your
schedule

15. Sample Work Schedule

16. References
• Choose and follow a specific reference format
• Use current /latest references

17. Funding Agencies
• All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
• Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
• Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
• Indian Space Research Organisation
• Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY)
• Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• University Grants Commission(UGC)
• Department of Science and Engineering Research Board

18. Any Queries
?