This week you will write the
Proposed Study and Budget sections of your Grant Proposal. The Proposed Study
section will resemble a typical methods section like the one you would write in
an empirical paper (except that the data have not yet been collected). In this
section you will describe the study that you are proposing to conduct to test
your hypothesis.
You will also write the Budget Justification section and the Budget for your
grant proposal. The Budget Justification section will contain a description of
your proposed budget including how grant funds will be used and justifying
costs. Proposed costs must be reasonable, necessary and allocable to carry out
the project's goals and objectives.
The Budget, which will be Appendix A of your grant proposal, will follow the
format of the budget in the Sample Grant Proposal
Template, Appendix A . There is also a Budget Calculation
spreadsheet that you can use to determine
the direct and indirect costs for your proposed study.
After writing the Proposed Study, Budget Justification and Budget
sections, combine them with the completed sections you have done in Weeks Two
and Three (with feedback incorporated), and create the first draft of your
grant proposal. Submit your draft grant proposal this week for the Week Five
Grant Proposal - Peer Review assignment.