Research Proposal

Research Proposal General information (Title page) Background and rationale Aims and objectives Methods References

General information Title Name and title of the investigator(s), the address and contact details. Name(s) and address(es) of the department(s) and/or institutions

Rationale & background information Reasons for conducting the research in light of current knowledge. Statement of the need/problem Answer the question of why and what: Why the research needs to be done? What will be its relevance?

Study goals and objectives Goals: broad statements of what the proposal hopes to accomplish Objectives: statements of the research question(s). Your research question? A research question is a clear, focused, concise, complex and arguable question around which you center your research. genuinely curious about.

Methodology Detailed information on; interventions to be made procedures to be used measurements to be taken observations to be made laboratory investigations to be done

Methodology Research Design Sample Measurement / Instrumentation Detailed study procedures/ data collection Internal Validity Data Analysis Ethics

References General considerations: Vancouver style (numbering) Around 15 references Citation in the text: The references are numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned. (1,2,3,……) The references should be identified by Arabic numerical in superscript format, e.g.; This finding is similar to that reported in Iraq.5,8,11 Other studies worldwide revealed no significant sex difference.12,15-18,20 When there are more than two consecutive references as in the above example, they are written as follow: 15-18

Citation in the text (cont.):

References References at the end of the study The surname of each author should be followed by his initial(s). The year of publication should follow the title of the journal (or publisher in case of books). E.g.; Ahmed HM, Ali J. Assessment of lipid profile of a sample of students. Zanco J Med Sci 2012; 18(1):71-6.

Exercise! In group work, try to identify the main strengths and weaknesses of this research proposal

Writing Grant Proposal

Hawler Medical University Project Partner Fund Student-centered learning University of Glasgow British Council Clinical skills lab Cardiff University Nursing skills Edge Hill University Midwifery program University of Surrey Health and mortality survey of IDPs LSE Middle East Research Center Capacity building in biorisk management CRDF Capacity building in women’s health research University at Albany, NY IREX

A Good Proposal A good proposal will convince the funder that: You are able to perform the work you propose You can bring it to a successful conclusion Your work will produce significant results Your project will further the funder’s mission

The Essential Components of a Proposal Major Components: 1. Statement of the problem or opportunity 2. Project description 3.Institution situation, capacity and commitment 4. Evaluation plan 5. Dissemination plan 6. Work plan 7. Budget 8. Attachments

Exercise!! Try to identify the main strengths and weaknesses of this grant proposal