StyleDownload the "style" section (all pages except Orwell essay) in PDF [~119k] You have only one chance with most grant reviewers, so the way you present your ideas is central to the success of your proposal. The people who read your proposal will sometimes be reviewing hundreds of others and are likely to be overburdened with other projects as well. Your goal is for the reviewers to be able to understand your research purpose and judge its relevance and importance without having to work to do so. Regardless of your project's intellectual merits, a proposal that puzzles reviewers with complex syntax, ill-defined terms, or inelegant prose is not likely to win a favorable rating. Without style, your proposal's substance is likely to be ignored. With this in mind, the central criteria listed on the following pages may help you make your proposal as lucid and explicit as possible. You may also wish to refer to George Orwell's Politics and the English Language. |
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