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Proposal Submission Information

Only complete proposals will be considered. Proposals may be submitted through an online Qualtrics web form. The information provided below is designed to support you in developing your responses.

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Applicant Information

(1) Please provide the following information:

• Your Name
• Your Institution
• Your email address (*please use your institution-affiliated email address)

(2) Please list up to 3 colleagues who will support this project and their institutional affiliation.

(3) Please select if you are applying for the Anchor Partnership Grant of $25,000 or Innovation Seed Grant of $15,000. [Response Options: Anchor Partnership Grant; Innovation Seed Grant] 

• *Note: At our discretion, applications for the Anchor Partnership Grant may receive consideration for Innovation Seed Grants. Only one type of grant will be awarded to recipients.  

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Project Summary Information

*Please note: The character counts noted below are inclusive of spacing

(4) Project Title (120 character [15 word] maximum)

(5) Keywords (3 maximum)

(6) Abstract (800 characters [~100 word] maximum). The abstract should be a brief summary of the project’s key points and purpose. 

(7) Timeline (800 characters [~100 word] maximum). Provide a timeline of activities related to this project. Please include anticipated start date(s) and completion date(s) for all relevant activities (i.e. convening partners, first and second year implementation milestones, collecting data for evaluation). Please note that the project must progress sufficiently to present preliminary results in June 2028 and final results in June 2029.

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Project Plan

*Please note: The character counts noted below are inclusive of spacing

(8) Introduction (2,400 characters [est. 500 words]. Introduce the problem to be addressed in your project and how it relates to transfer student success. Be sure to include the rationale for your project; a discussion of relevant research studies, reports, data, or evidence (from an institution or the field of higher education) informing this project; and the proposal’s connection to transfer student outcomes.  

• For Innovation Seed Grants: Please address how this project explores innovative solutions for practice. 
• For Anchor Partnership Grants: Please address how your plan incorporates a high impact practice and the role of the partner institution(s). 

(9) Project Objectives and Design 2,000 characters [est. 300 words]. Describe the project’s objectives and overall design. 

(10) Approach to Practice-Oriented Research (2,000 characters [est. 300 words]). Discuss the relationship between practice and research in your project. Please consider the following: what data or evidence will be collected and how will it be examined, analyzed, or used to advance the project’s practical objectives? Why is this research approach suitable for identifying, testing, or scaling promising work? How do practical experiences inform the details of, and rationale for, the research approach?  

(11) Budget. Provide an estimated, itemized budget for all expenditures that total up to your chosen grant award amount. Complete only the categories relevant to your project. You may leave fields blank or enter $0. As a reminder, the award package includes funding for the project as well as registration and travel costs for one representative from each awardee institution for NRC Transfer Convenings for the duration of the award.  

• Personnel 
• Equipment 
• Supplies 
• Travel 
• Other 

(12) Budget Justification (1,500 characters [est. 200 words]. Provide a brief justification for the proposed budget including how costs were estimated and their necessity/relevance to the project. 

(13) Potential Implications (1,600 characters [est. 200 words]). Please discuss the project’s potential to generate actionable insights to inform institutional policy and practice improving transfer student outcomes. You may want to note the potential to scale-up your findings at the institution-level and the broader field of higher education. 

(14) References (as needed, no word limit). Fully cite all sources referenced in your proposal. Please structure in APA 7th edition as much as possible, though not all formatting will be available in the text box.

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