Time until
due date |
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Task |
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PHASE Ia -- Prewriting |
| 26 weeks
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Carefully
review grant applications and foundation websites. Identify substantive and administrative requirements. Note due dates and submission requirements (e.g., transcripts, letters, writing samples). If possible, speak to previous grant recepients.
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| 25-23 weeks
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Develop a one to two page preliminary statement of potential research question, topic, and approach. Identify relevant theoretical and empirical sources; develop a preliminary bibliography.
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| 23 weeks
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Present short version and bibliography to advisor and graduate student colleagues.
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| 22 weeks
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Use feedback to identify areas requiring further background research or conceptualization
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| 21 weeks
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Research empirical context, history, background. Refine conceptual architecture.
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| 19 weeks
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Write a 2-3 page document exploring various theoretical frames/justification, questions, and respective methodological approaches
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| 17 weeks
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Speak to people about feasibility and academic relevance of various approaches. Also consider which methods best suited to your skills, the available data, and your disciplinary requirements.
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| 16 weeks
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Continue research, Peruse existing works, and further develop your understanding of historical and contemporary contexts. This should help you become familiar with the reality of your case and how your work will relate (methodologically, empirically, and conceptually) to past approaches to the topic.
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| 14 weeks
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Refine your question in light of the kind of data you are may be able to collect and the way such a question is embedded in a theoretical frame.
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PHASE Ib -- Early Administration
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| 20 weeks
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Identify and contact relevant data or support sources. This could be institutions, archives, organizations, or people who may facilitate your research once you are in the field.
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| 18 weeks
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Begin budget research (living expenses, travel, etc.) and visa and residency requirements.
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| 14 weeks
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Begin research protocol process
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| 13 weeks
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Request transcripts (especially from other schools); Revise CV
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PHASE II -- Focused Writing and Administration
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| 13 weeks
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Integrate research question, theoretical frame, and a provisional research design into a single document (5 pages)
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| 12 weeks
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Spend a week gathering your thoughts and additional 'data' you may need to complete draft
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| 12 weeks
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Reconnect with potential collaborators, institutions, or organizations and determine which will be useful and reliable
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| 12-10 weeks
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Flesh-out document into a complete draft following the grant requirements
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| 9 weeks
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Get feedback from colleagues |
| 8 weeks
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Revise draft, create a tentative budget, and submit to faculty along with C.V. or other support materials. Ask faculty advisors for letters of reference
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PHASE III -- Editing and Submission
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| 5 weeks
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Review specific requirements for grant application.
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| 5 weeks
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Revise proposal to incorporate faculty suggestions
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| 4 weeks
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Let sit for a week |
| 3 weeks
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Gently remind faculty of letter due date
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| 2.5 weeks
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Assemble materials (transcripts, c.v.)
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| 2 weeks
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Review proposal, carefully edit, and finalize.
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| 10 days
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Get help copy editing from friends and/or colleagues
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| 3-4 days
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Print final copy and collect materials (allow time for last-minute catastrophes)
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| 2-3 days
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Submit proposal
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DUE DATE
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