Project proposal
An essay covering the project's purpose, its details and timeline, and how you'll measure its impact.
In an essay, give details about three things.
Purpose and context
- the need for the project;
- the community or communities it will affect — including who your community partners are, how you'll work effectively with them, and how the project will directly affect those communities;
- why this project and these communities matter to you;
- how your community partners and mentor will support you in meeting your project's outcome goals.
Project details
- the specific goals and the activities you propose to meet them, including what you and any teammates expect to distinctly contribute;
- how you'll carry the project out over your three-to-eight-month award, with a schedule or timeline for project tasks across that period.
Assessment and impact
- specific, measurable target objectives and your methods for assessing impact, including what success and outcomes would look like for the community, your team, and yourself;
- how the project and experience will challenge and affect you, and what you'll need to succeed;
- the project's sustainability beyond your award.
Proposals should be a maximum of five pages (double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins), with in-text citations counting toward that limit. You may add one optional page for references, images, or figures, which is not counted in the limit.