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BP MIT Major Projects Research Program
Grant Pre-Proposal Cover Sheet
Fall 2012

Please double-click in gray boxes to fill out. Do not edit other parts of cover sheet.

Project Title:Project Title Here

MIT confidential

Proposal ID:Last Name

Contact info for submitting PI:
Department:

Email:

Phone:

MIT address:

Assistant Email:

Total funds requested: $Dollar Amt.

Proposed term of funding:12mo.

[Name of Project]1[Principal Investigator]

Investigator Data

First Name

/ Last Name / Department/Lab* / School (Eng/SSM/other) / Fac.
(Y/N)
PI / First / Last Name
Co-I 1
Co-I 2
Co-I 3

*Department / division / lab / center managing grant

Other Key Participants

Name

/ Organization / Affiliation / Email
Full Name

Contacts you’ve made (BP and other) for the purpose of generating ideas for this proposal.

Name

/ Organization / Affiliation / Email
Full Name
MIT confidential / 1 / Last Name

Project Title Here

FirstLast Name
Fall 2012

Overview

[Give a brief overview of the research area you plan to address, including its significance to major projects]

Proposed Research

[Describe the proposed research topic. This should be a high level description that can be understood by someone only moderately familiar with the field. Discuss how the topic addresses the integrative nature of project management, or specific technologies or methodologies related to projects. Briefly describe your research strategy.]

Impact

[What are the expected commercial and scholarly impacts of this work? What is its relevance and applicability to major projects? What other impacts might it have?]

Deliverables

[List the expected deliverables that you propose to achieve within the proposed time line of the grant and at the end of the project.]

Collaborations

[Will this work involve collaborations? If so, please identify the collaborator(s) and their past, present or future role in this work.]

Related Funding

[Have you sought other sources of funding? Please identify other sources of funding that have or might be used to co-fund this work.]

Resources and Budget

[Approximately what resources (people, equipment) do you require to complete the project? Grants are expected to range from $50,000 to $200,000. This total must include standard Institute F&A for sponsored research.]

MIT confidential / 1 / Last Name