Research Proposal

Task: For this assignment you will design a project proposal to apply for the Rudnicki Fellowship. To accomplish this task, you must, first, read the Rudnicki Fellowship call for applications carefully. Second, you must choose a topic that is current and requires additional research. Third, please complete thorough background research on the topic. Lastly, you must design a project that adds something new to the field and that has a chance to be accepted. The proposal will be divided into two separate submissions. Part A will be the statement of the problem and the review of literature. Part B will be the methodology and the dissemination of the results.

Rudnicki Fellowship Call for Applications (fictitious for assignment purposes only)

The Rudnicki Fellowship is a newly developed fellowship that encourages applications from university students developing current or questioning past research in their particular fields of study. The fellowship provides a living stipend for the length of the project which should be conducted over a period of two academic semesters (about one full year). The length may be slightly extended depending on the project. The topic options are open to all fields, but they should be unique to the student’s discipline. The fellowship does encourage one semester involving coursework at any university and research that is guided by a professional mentor, followed by a semester of fieldwork that is relative to the direction of study. Location choice is not specific, but it must be relevant to the topic and enhance research in a meaningful way.

If responding to this fellowship opportunity, applicants are required to provide an extensive introduction, a review of research regarding the chosen topic, a methodological layout of coursework and fieldwork plans, and a description of how the results will be disseminated, such as a publication in a scholarly journal or attendance at a conference. This list is not exclusive as there may be several other options that can meet the grant requirements for completion of the research. In some cases a presentation may be required.

Topic

Please use the topic you have developed from the previous needs assessment assignment. You will enter the discussion by framing the debate and what you propose to add to it. This is not a research paper, but it does require research to provide background data for a lengthy, in-depth paper. As a result, you will be required to provide a bibliography of 12 sources that you could use in a one-year fellowship.

Document length and design

Font: Times New Roman

Size: 12

Spacing: 2x

Word counts:

• • Statement of the Problem (200-300 words),
• • Review of Literature (1500-1800 words),
• • Methodology (900 words),
• • Dissemination of the Results (150-200 words)

The proposal should all follow documentation and citation guidelines appropriate to your field of study.

Now, you had helped me complete the statement of the problem and review literature, here come the last 2 parts: Methodology and Dissemination of the Results. I would attach what you have done so it reminds you about the proposal. Here is the requirements:

Methodology: (900 words)

Part 1 consists of traditional research: taking courses (no more than 3 upper (even graduate) level; library research (scholars, books, articles that will be useful); consulting a mentor or expert to work with; conferences.

Part 2 consists of field work, lab work: conducting experiments to develop and create new knowledge in the field. This should be 50% of the methodology.

Dissemination of results (150-200 words) will consist of how you will spread the results to other scholars. This can be done through conference participation, publication of an article, development of a website, etc. You might also include personal goals related to the work, i.e. masters or PhD degree.