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Writing a Competitive
Research Proposal
‫ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ ﺑﺤﺜﯿﺔ ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﯿﺔ‬
‫ ﻋﻼء ﺳﺎﻟﻢ‬/‫د‬
‫أﺳﺘﺎذ اﻟﺠﯿﻮﻟﻮﺟﯿﺎ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪ‬
‫ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻛﻔﺮ اﻟﺸﯿﺦ‬
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What do you expect ? ‫ﻣﺎذا ﺗﺘﻮﻗﻊ؟‬

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‫‪Goal‬‬ ‫اﻟﻐﺎﯾﺔ‬

‫ﺗﺰوﯾﺪ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﯿﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻌﺎرف وإﻛﺴﺎﺑﮭﻢ‬

‫اﻟﻤﮭﺎرات اﻟﺘﻰ ﺗﻤﻜﻨﮭﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻣﺸﺮوع‬
‫ﺑﺤﺜﻰ ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﻰ‬

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‫‪Objectives‬‬ ‫اﻷھﺪاف‬

‫ﺑﻨﮭﺎﯾﺔ ھﺬا اﻟﺒﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﯾﻜﻮن اﻟﻤﺘﺪرب ﻗﺎدراّ ﻋﻠﻰ أن‪:‬‬

‫ﯾﺪرك أھﻤﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺒﺤﺜﯿﺔ‬ ‫‪l‬‬
‫ﯾﺪرك أھﻤﯿﺔ ﻣﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬ ‫‪l‬‬
‫ﯾﺘﻌﺮف ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻄﻮات ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع وأھﻤﯿﺔ ﺗﻘﺴﯿﻤﺔ‬ ‫‪l‬‬
‫ﯾﻨﻤﻰ ﻗﺪراﺗﮫ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺼﻤﯿﻢ ﻣﺸﺮوع ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﻰ‬ ‫‪l‬‬
‫ﯾﻜﺘﺴﺐ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻤﮭﺎرات ﻟﻜﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻨﺼﺮ أو أﻛﺜﺮﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺎﺻﺮ‬ ‫‪l‬‬
‫اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬

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What is a Research Proposal?

§ What
§ Why
§ Where
§ When
§ What Resources

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Pre-proposal development

l It takes at least 3 months

l Are you eligible to apply?
l Does your idea fit the call for proposal?
l How would you rate yourself in this field?
l What is the likely competition?

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Pre-proposal development (contd)

l Get to know the funders

l Contact collaborators
l Who can review your proposal
l What resources/support would you require?
l Develop realistic time-table

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For beginners …

l Develop a research profile

l Aim for small grants (e.g. travel scholarships)
l Collaborate with others
l Do preliminary work on the topic
l Publish your results

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Main Areas (headings) in a Research

Proposal

l Title
l Introduction
l A brief review of the literature
l Research questions or hypotheses
l Design
l Ethical considerations
l Timescale
l Resources
l Qualifications and experience of researcher(s)
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Title of Project

§ The relationship between lecturers’ teaching styles

and university students’ behaviour in classrooms.

§ The effectiveness of Aloe Vera Cream in treating

skin reactions in cancer patients receiving
radiotherapy.

§ A comparative study on spatial and temporal

distribution of heavy metals in the Nile and Yangtze
coastal wetlands – the special reference to
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Introduction

§ Government policies

§ Social, health and economic benefits

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Literature Review/ Background

§ What is known on the topic?

§ What is the gap you want to fill?

§ A brief overview of the methodology of this

type of research

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Research questions/Hypotheses

l Clearly stated questions

l Logical
l Realistic/feasible
l Focussed

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Examples of Questions/hypotheses

l Research question:
- Do teaching styles affect university students’
classroom behaviour ?

l Hypothesis:
– Aloe Vera cream is more effective in treating skin
reactions than Hydrocortisone in cancer patients
receiving radiotherapy

– Heavy metals have strong impact on polluting the

ecosystem

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Title of Project

§ The relationship between lecturers’ teaching styles

and university students’ behaviour in classrooms.

§ The effectiveness of Aloe Vera Cream in treating

skin reactions in cancer patients receiving
radiotherapy.

§ A comparative study on spatial and temporal

distribution of heavy metals in the Nile and Yangtze
coastal wetlands – the special reference to
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SMART

Specific Achievable

Measurable

Realistic Time-based

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‫‪Workshop‬‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ ﻗﻢ ﺑﻤﻸ اﻟﻨﻤﻮذج اﻟﻤﺮﻓﻖ‪ ,‬وﺑﺈﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻟﻤﮭﺎرات اﻟﺘﻰ إﻛﺘﺴﺒﺘﮭﺎ‬
‫ﻗﻢ ﺑﻌﻤﻞ اﻵﺗﻰ‪:‬‬

‫)‪(Title‬‬ ‫‪ .1‬إﻗﺘﺮح ﻋﻨﻮان ﻣﺸﺮوع ﺑﺤﺜﻰ ﻓﻰ ﻣﺠﺎل ﺗﺨﺼﺼﻚ‬

‫‪ .2‬أﻛﺘﺐ ﺳﺆال أو إﻓﺘﺮاض ﯾﻤﻜﻦ اﻹﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻠﯿﮫ‪/‬ﺗﺤﻘﯿﻘﮫ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل‬

‫ﻣﺸﺮوﻋﻚ )‪(Question/Hypothesis‬‬

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‫‪Summary‬‬
‫ﻣﺎھﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع اﻟﺒﺤﺜﻰ )‪(The 5 Ws‬‬ ‫§‬
‫ﻣﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬ ‫§‬
‫ﻧﺼﺎﺋﺢ ﻟﻠﻤﺒﺘﺪﺋﯿﻦ‬ ‫§‬
‫ﻣﺤﺘﻮﯾﺎت اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬ ‫§‬
‫أﻣﺜﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺎوﯾﻦ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوﻋﺎت‬ ‫§‬
‫أﻣﺜﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ أﺳﺌﻠﺔ وﻣﻘﺘﺮﺣﺎت‬ ‫§‬
‫ﺗ•ﺒﯿﻘﺎت )ورﺷﺔ ﻋﻤﻞ(‬ ‫§‬

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