CCB Visitors & Projects: How to Write an Investigator-Initiated Project Proposal?

• There is no strict format for these proposals, however, we recommend, following a standard NSF/NIH proposal format:
  • Summary (1/2 page);
  • Statement of the problem and Relevance to CCB Shape research (1-2 pages);
  • Background (1-5 pages);
  • Proposed Methods & Designs (1-5 pages);
  • Preliminary Results (0-3 pages);
  • Timeline (1/2 - 1 page);
  • Software tool implementation details (open source, CVS, OOP, Web dissemination via CCB, etc.)
• Example of a well-written NIH proposal (this is provided just to show proposal organization & style, not content)