提案项目

Grant-writing workshops will be held to providing training and enable students to identify potential funding sources, to prepare competitive proposals, and to navigate 提交流程. Students must watch and submit a survey for at least one Grant Writing workshop to qualify for the Proposal Project.

意向书(LOI)

The LOI (limited to one page) must include the following elements:

• Student’s name, degree 程序, and school
• Name of student’s advisor/committee chair
• 建议的项目名称
• Brief description of the project
• Brief project budget description (*must include stipend support*)
• Name of agency to which the proposal will be submitted (include URL)
• Deadline for submission of the proposal

意向书的目的:

The LOI will be used to pre-screen intended proposals for student eligibility, adherence to expectations for funding source and budget, and quality of the project.

LOI’s will be ranked by a committee representing all colleges, and the student will be informed of the ranking the LOI receives. Those receiving top five rankings will be eligible for the cash award following submission of the approved proposal. 如果一个 top 5-ranked student fails to submit an approved proposal, the next person in line will be eligible for the award.

要求:

• The proposal must be submitted to an external funding agency (government, private agency/foundation, or business/industry) or fellowship 程序.
• The proposal must comply with all relevant university, state, and federal policies and regulations, and it must meet all requirements of the funding agency.
• The proposal must be reviewed and approved by the major advisor/committee chair and submitted according to the normal submission 过程 for the discipline.  (例如, most proposals require pre-submission consultation with an Office of 研究 Administration (ORA) administrator for guidance on budget development, agency’s forms, and internal 批准).

Minimum expectations of the proposed budget:

• The fellowship/traineeship will provide full stipend support at or above the USM base level plus fringe benefits for one or more 术语; or
• The fellowship/traineeship will provide full-time tuition plus fees for one or more 术语; or
• The traineeship will provide full support for a writer's/artist's residency or similar 程序

Following final submission of the approved proposal, the student’s major advisor or committee chair must provide a letter to the Dean of the 研究生院 affirming support of the project, acknowledging review and approval of the submitted proposal, and confirming submission of the proposal.

A $500 check will be mailed (or direct deposited) to the student upon receipt of the 确认书.