Concept

Paper
 What is Concept Paper
are summaries of projects
or issues that reflect the
interests, experience and
expertise of the writer or
organization
 What is Concept Paper
serve the purpose of providing
in-depth discussion of a topic
that the writer has a strong
position on, usually with the
intent of obtaining funding for
that project from donors.
 What is Concept Paper
also be used as an instructional
tool that may have developed as a
result of extensive research,
committee input and/or as a result
of the outcome of a current
project.
 How to write concept paper
concept paper is written with the
intent of receiving funding, most
grantors publish guidelines that
instruct the writer(s) on how to
write the concept paper that they
will consider funding.
 How to write concept paper
Despite the individual
guidelines that may be
published, the format and many
of the key elements are
consistent between
organizations
 How to write concept paper
it is suggested that writers develop
"boilerplates" or standard
templates of concept papers that
they can personalize and submit
based on specific guidelines.
 How to write concept paper
For concept papers that are used
more as an instructional or
educational tool, the format may
be similar with the exception of the
exclusion of charts, graphs or
budgets that may be geared toward
the solicitation of funding.
CONCEPT PAPER
ELEMENTS
A title in the form of a question.
This may be the last part of the
concept paper that you write,
but it should appear at the
heading of the paper.
 A clear description
ofthe research topic, including
a summary of what is already
known about the topic.
 A one-sentence statement of the research
question that the project will seek to answer.

(This is almost always something that is

not known.) The concept paper should
elaborate on how this question can be
answered -- something that almost always
takes more than one sentence to
accomplish.
 A demonstration of why it is
important to answer this research
question
What good comes of this
answer?
Why is this project worth
writing?
A description of how the researcher plans
to answer the research question. This
includes:

a. a description of the
data or evidence that the
researcher plans to gather
or use;
A description of how the researcher plans to
answer the research question. This includes:

b. a description of how
the researcher will
analyze these data; and
A description of how the researcher
plans to answer the research
question. This includes:
c. a demonstration of how these
data and this analytic method
will answer the research
question
Seat work no.9
Based on your outline
kindly adapt your research
topic for your topic in
CONCEPT PAPER.
Assignment/Seat work no.9
Content
TOPIC
TOPIC TITLE
PURPOSE Purpose of your concept paper

AUDIENCE Who are you audience

ROLE What will be your group role