WHAT IS A

CONCEPT
PAPER?
CONCEPT PAPER
A CONCEPT PAPER PROVIDES
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT,
AND HELPS FUNDING AGENCIES
ELIMINATE PROPOSALS THAT
ARE LIKELY TO BE
DISAPPROVED.
A CONCEPT PAPER HAS SEVERAL USES:
1. IT SERVES AS A FOUNDATION OF THE
PROPOSAL.
2. IT HELPS DETERMINE WHETHER A CERTAIN
PROJECT IS FEASIBLE OR NOT.
3. IT IS USED TO PIQUE THE INTEREST OF THE
POTENTIAL FUNDING AGENCIES.
4. IT IS USED TO OBTAIN INFORMAL FEEDBACK
ON THE IDEAS PRIOR TO PREPARING THE FULL
PROPOSAL.
THREE WAYS IN
EXPLAINING A CONCEPT
1. DEFINITION
2. EXPLICATION
3. CLARIFICATION
1. DEFINITION
IS THE METHOD OF
IDENTIFYING A GIVEN TERM
AND MAKING ITS MEANING
CLEARER.
A DEFINITION CAN BE PRESENTED IN THREE
WAYS: INFORMAL, FORMAL, OR EXTENDED.

 An INFORMAL DEFINITION explains