MUHL5320: Introduction to Musicology

Proposals/Grant Writing & Academic Funding

Proposal Structure:
1) Topic Introduction & ThesisWhat is the purpose of your work?
2) Background & Literature ReviewWhat has anyone else discovered in this area
of research that is pertinent to your current study?
3) MethodologyHow will you proceed? What evidence will you consider & how
will you consider it?
4) FeasibilityProjected Timeline. How long will this take? What needs to happen
before you can finish (i.e. do you need to travel for resources? Are other
resources & funding necessary?)
5) ContributionsThis equates to the so what? & who cares? section. Consider
the broader ramifications of what you hope to discoverwhat would/could it
bring to your specific sub-discipline? How does it significantly add to the
discourse that you outlined in your literature review?
Process:

Resources:
The Art of Grantsmanship by Jacob Kraicer: http://www.hfsp.org/how/ArtOfGrants.htm
Proposal Writing Guides (many) from the Duke University Office of Research Support:
http://ors.duke.edu/orsmanual/proposal-preparation-and-writing
Successful Grant Essay Examples from UCBerkeleys Institute of International
Studies: http://iis.berkeley.edu/DissPropWorkshop/
To start identifying possible funding resources, start with our own Graduate School:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/funding/scholarships.php but then continue on to
sites like:
FastWeb: http://www.fastweb.com
The NEH guide to Independent Research Institutions:
http://www.neh.gov/projects/fpiri.html and CUNY Graduate Centers enormous list of

funding resources: http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/financialaid/scholarships/pscholarships/descriptions.html

~Happy Hunting~