Additional Positive Criteria for Successful GuSH Applications
- Convincing statement of potential general value of a successful effort to society.
- Case for potential contributions to advancing knowledge and/or the state of the art in your own, and related, fields of study.
- Cost-sharing with department/college or other sponsors (list these funds in the budget)
- Very clear budget, budget justification, itemization of GuSH or FORD funds allocation
- Detailed projection/hypothesis about what your findings will be
- Thesis/hypothesis/theory clearly explained
- Project timelines
- Good advisor letter/specificity about financial need
GENERAL ADVICE on WRITING SUCCESSFUL FUNDING PROPOSALS
There are two major types of funders of research currently being done at CMU across the disciplines: federal agencies and non-profits/foundations. While specifics may vary by discipline/field of study, there are some general criteria for successful funding applications to these two types of funders.
The following links provide a series of guidelines that will acclimate you to the norms of asking for funding from federal agencies and non-profits.
Click here for a series of GENERAL TIPS that apply for ANY funding application to ANY funding source. You should also keep these in mind as you prepare your GuSH proposals.
Items Eligible for Funding
- Books
- Travel to archives/labs/clients/research subjects, but not to conferences
- Software
- Datasets
- Lab equipment
- Art supplies
- Human subjects - fees/incentives
- Programmer fees (in multi-disciplinary projects)
- Equipment (but if capital equipment, must donate to graduate program when finished)
- No stipend, no tuition - for GuSH*