Spanish 501
Introduction to Graduate Studies in Spanish

The Grant Proposal

Internal and external funding for research is an important component of a project whether it be a multi year multi million dollar study of AIDS or a study of an edition of the Lazarillo de Tormes that requires a short trip to the Biblioteca National in Madrid. The requirements for an application vary but the core of the proposal is a relatively short narrative that spells out

1. A statement of your research objectives
2. A review of the literature on the project that justifies why your approach is important. You may find this site useful for that task
3. The nature of your project
4. A timeline that demonstrates what you want to do when
5. A budget for your research if one is requires.

A specific funding agency may ask for different information. In general you should be far enough along in your investigation to enable you to writing a compelling narrative of why you need to do the research and why it is important, but not far enough along for the funding agency to decide that you do not need funding to complete the project! This is an art that you will learn over time.

For the purpose of this exercise we are going to assume that you are going to apply for one of the following grants.

• A Tinker Grant for Study Abroad from the Latin American Area Center here on campus
• A grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation Between Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and United States' Universities, housed at the University of Minnesota.

Check out the requirements for each grant and begin to craft a proposal. For some of you who are more advanced, this may be a proposal for a real research project, for some of you who are just beginning it is an opportunity to try something out or to make something up! Feel free to use the research paper with which you provided me as the basis for your grant if you so choose.

The website for the University of Arizona Libraries has a wealth of information about grantsmanship. Check out this site This site on citations is equally useful. http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/reference/citation.html