In this lecture
- Assemble a complete proposal from its parts
- Write an executive summary that survives a four-minute read
- Handle the sustainability question directly
The first two pages decide it
Reviewers form a view early and read the rest of a proposal to confirm or overturn it. This lecture rewrites the opening of a real proposal - problem, rationale, intervention, and what changes if it is funded - and shows what each revision was fixing.
Sustainability is a specific question
'What happens after the funded period ends' is asked of almost every proposal, and a vague answer is one of the most common reasons a concept note is not advanced. Naming a specific institution, budget line or revenue stream that continues the work after funding closes is what the question is actually asking for.
Materials
Yours to keep, and usable away from the platform.
- Full proposal - annotated examplePDF · 1.8 MB
- Reviewer's scoring rubricWorksheet · 112 KB
Design prototype - the attachments are placeholders and nothing downloads yet.
Lecture quiz
4 questions, plus 2 written questions at the end - taken whenever you are ready. This is what unlocks the next lecture.