Proposals should not exceed 5 pages and should be double-spaced, 12-point, Arial font, PDF file (not scanned) and include the following:
1. Project Summary
1. Title
2. Principal Investigator (PI)
3. Partners/Collaborators and their respective institutions
4. Explanation of how this award helps to improve Virginia’s research competitiveness through collaboration (how this research meets the mission of 4-VA).
2. Narrative
1. Project activity summary
2. Research questions
3. Research plan (framework/methods/phases/specific approach)
4. Assessment plan
5. Outcomes and deliverables
6. Description of how anticipated outcomes may lead to future work, extramural funding, and enhanced partnerships
3. Timeline
4. Budget – please round budget to the nearest hundred per item, and include anticipated date of expense for each line item (ex. $1,000 – undergraduate student stipend, spring 2022; $600 Fisher Scientific lab supplies, October 2021)
5. Proposals that involve JMU departmental resources or release time require approval from the appropriate academic unit head. At the time of proposal submission, an email will be sent to your Dean and AUH requesting their acknowledgement of your submission.