Project Planning
The backbone to a great idea is the ability to articulate what, where, when, why, and how. Project planning comes before funder selection so that you can stay true to your research while later being flexible to the funder’s goals. You must choose your research and then find the funding opportunities that will support your trajectory. Our project planning services position you for a fundable future.
Appropriate Research Questions
What is it? Developing appropriate research questions are critical to fundable proposals, as they guide and center your research. To be considered appropriate research questions, they should always be filling a knowledge “gap” – regardless of your field of work. Questions should be clear, focused, and appropriately complex.
Because data is ultimately where you go with your research, it is invaluable to discuss your ideas with those who understand the analysis needs and the end goal. Our consultants can help you craft your FINER (feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, and relevant) research questions appropriately, with the end-goal in mind.
How can we help you?
- Soundboard and hone compelling questions, ideas, and concepts
- Assist in crafting the language of your questions with analysis in mind
- Identify potential directions from potential research findings
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Often, when leaving graduate school, you leave with theoretical training but no real-life, practitioner training. Applied statistics training provides academics and practitioners the knowledge around the real-life use of statistics.
The outcomes are the changes that occur as a result of your research project. It is different from an output which is the physical result of your work but does not measure the change.
For one project, it should focus on only one goal to address one problem/issue. To achieve the goal, there could be mutiple objectives (typically 1-3), all of which are related to the goal but should not be inter-dependent to each other.
Your timeline should cover your proposal’s major milestones. Great timelines will also include those responsible at each point.
Usually the solicitation will note the funder priorities in the introductory portions of the call. If they are not clearly stated, however, you should go to the funder’s website and search for their current priorities.
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