How to put up a
Good Project Proposal?
Ng Kok Kee
TDC@CW
Goals
Criticise
Selecting the Fund
Right Size Your Project
• Project Duration &
Budget
• Up Size or Down Size
– Committee
recommendations
• Splitting up project
– Proof of Concept
prototype
Describe your project
• Sell your idea in 3
minutes
– Most presentations are
limited to 5 to 10 minutes
– Multiple proposals
reviewed in one day
• Most panel members not
subject experts
– Commercial collaborators
– Be brief, avoid lecturing
and technical details
– Focus on impact
Describe your project - FAQ
• Who would benefit from your project (students,
staff, customers or stakeholders)?
– What are these benefits?
• Would your project contribute to better or
improved services?
– Is your idea or its application original and novel?
– What is the uniqueness if similar project exists
• What is the potential commercial value of the
project?
– Is there a market for the end product?
Anticipating Questions
Best
Friend
Worst
Enemy
Project Budget
• Fund limitations on
Budget
– Cost of staffing
– Reusable resources
• Recommended to use
virtual servers
• Cost breakdown
– Start with estimation
– Expand as proposal
progress