Proposal format l. Title page title name date ll. Project summary 150 words maximum lll.

Body of
proposal Sections (intersperse tables and figures in body of text)

a.

Introduction: a statement of the problem leading to the general question you will pose. b.

Research objectives: a general statement followed by specific questions that you will address. Often
its best to to restate research objectives as specific hypotheses within the methods section (see
below). c.

Background i.

What do we know about the model system and problem you are proposing to study. A chance to
narrow the focus to a specific issue or set of issues. ii.

Study site description: providing also the reason why your site is a good place to address the
questions that you do. iii.

Any necessary biological info about your organism of system. d.

Methods and material i.

Divide section into the specific hypotheses you will test. Present

hypotheses (“To test whether…., I will conduct a survey of…”). A

complete ecological study often involves three general research approaches, a survey, a
demographic study, and a set of manipulative field experiments. However, what you will propose will
be relevant t oyour question(s). ii.

A section describing what statistical tests (do your best, ask me, or ask a PhD level ecology student)
iii.
Describe a timeline for work (This is often done with an Excel-based table. e.

Broader impacts section a.

Describe in a clear and concise way how your study is relevant for solving a problem important to
society. Make the link between ecological problem solving and the larger problems facing
management, economics, education, etc.

Project Proposal Format

Safaricom Foundation Project Proposal Format 

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of Organisation
2. Project Title
3. Project Location
4. Contact Person
5. Contact Information:  Physical Address, Postal Address, Phone Number and Email Address
6. Project Timeline
7. Amount Requested

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Provide a brief overview and summary of the project. It should provide a credible statement that describes your
organisation and establish the significance of the project  

PROBLEM STATEMENT:

State the challenges identified, the rationale/need to address these challenges and the conditions to be changed
by the project  

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

The objectives should describe the intended outcome of the project and should be SMART (Simple, Measurable,
Accurate, Realistic and Time Bound)

Indicate how the objectives will contribute to the achievement of the project, what difference the project will make
and the time frame during which this will happen.  

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN:

Describe the project activities indicating how the objectives will be accomplished, what will be done, who will do it,
who are the implementers, partners and beneficiaries and when  it will be done.  Describe how the project will be
sustainable after the funding period.   

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION:

Describe how you are going to monitor and evaluate the project so as to assess progress during implementation
and improve the project efficiency as the project moves along. 

DOCUMENTATION AND SHARING RESULTS :

Describe how you are going to document the progress of your project during and after implementation.  State how
you will document and share your results and let others know of your purpose, methods and achievements. 

PROJECT BUDGET:

Indicate the total cost of the project and also provide a detailed budget for these costs.   

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Provide any additional information in support of this proposal application 

 

Project proposal format

Title of Project

2. Proponent

3. Project Location

4. Number of Intended Project Beneficiaries:

5. Duration of Project

6. General and Specific Project Objectives

7. Project Description

8. Implementation Plan

9. Projected Results and Impact

10. Project Budget

Item Cost AFUSA Proponent Others