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A clear proposal which displays well
At the Conference on Apiculture in Tropical Climates held in Trinidad and Tobago last September, people asked for this journal to provide information on how to prepare requests for funding. Such requests are also known as project
thought-out and realistic plans can be your key to success. There is no standard format for project proposals and some funding organisations will ask you to complete their own forms. Different projects will require slightly different approaches but the format given here provides a good starting point.
Vide The title should provide a clear statement of your aim, but not be too long.
proposals. If you or your group
have plans for future activities, but these plans cannot be achieved without some extra funding, your success in finding funding will depend not just on the value of your idea but also on the quality of your proposal. In this article I give some g uidelines for preparing a good
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The objectives are the matters which must be achieved to arrive at your aim stated in the title. You are likely to have several objectives, but each one must be stated in a single sentence. Try to be specific. List your objectives one after another - do not present them strung together in a paragraph. If you need to explain more about the objectives and why they are important the.. list them again, adding a few sentences of explanation for each one.
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State who the proposal is intended for, and who it is being submitted by. Give your name and your address or that of your
Accurately and carefully describe the methods you will use to achieve each
organisation.
objective.
State the date of application. It is good idea to provide separately some additional information about your organisation and its activities. a
You must give details here: a statement such as “increase numbers of bee colonies” does not provide enough detail. 7. Work olan
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you are applying for funding as an individual give a brief CV* and the names If
and addresses of referees: make sure they are aware of your proposal and agree to their name being used! *
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Curriculum vitae
objectives. is latin
meaning “the course of one’s life’. A CV clearly and systematically states your personal details, your educational and employment history and other relevant information.
All
details should be itemised with suitable headings
and dates in chronological order.
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Show a timetable of events for the project activities. Remember that beekeeping is a seasonal activity. Be realistic about how long it will really take to achieve the proj
Abstract
if your proposal is several pages in length, it is good to summarise it at the beginning: not more than four or five sentences. 4. lntroduction
Give the background to your proposal and summarise the current situation. For example, is this a continuation of previous work, or is it intended to address a new problem facing beekeepers?
8. Inputs required
Summarise here all the resources you will need. For example: number of persons, transport, workshop facilities and the time required. 9. Budget
For each resource list the costs involved. If your project extends over more than one year, provide an annual total in addition to the total project budget.
Your budget can be shown in local currency but provide a current (and dated) exchange rate to a widely-known currency, preferably that used by the organisation for whom you are preparing the proposal.
