FORM A—RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Download this form. Complete it on the computer. Print it.
Submit signed hard copy to vice president for academic administration.
If you apply for funding, you also need to complete Form F.
Name: ____________________________
Part 1: Overview
1. Type of research: check all that are applicable
____ Research leading to a peer-reviewed, scholarly publication
____ Library
____ Field
____ Musical practice to prepare for a public concert where tickets are sold
____ Creation of art to exhibit at a public venue where there has been an application/vetting
process to earn the invitation to exhibit
____ Creative writing to be published in a vetted publication sold to the public
____ Presentation or exhibition of previous research such as listed above
____ Other (Specify)
2. Topic:
3. Thesis/Research/Artistic goals:
4. Abstract (ca. 150 words):
5. Research methods:
6. Contract option requested:
____ Research – 100%
____ Research and development – 100%
____ Research and teaching 100%
____ Research and Cyclical QA report preparation
____ Research 95%
100% (dept. chairs only)
7. Weeks requested for research: ____
Note: Summer assignments include 3 weeks class preparation (this includes, but is not limited to, preparing course outlines
and carefully evaluating two courses each summer to ensure that that courses taught at Burman University promote
student success and provide at least the same level of academic challenge as those taught in other universities); 2 weeks
professional development (i.e. attending conferences, journal reading, etc.); 3 or 4 weeks (95%), or 5 or 6 weeks (100%)
contract option activities (research, development, teaching custom duties, and/or graduate studies/dissertation, or division
administration); and 1 or 2 weeks QA report preparation.
8. Weeks requested for additional contract option activities: ____
Return to the website to download appropriate proposal form(s) for these activities.
Part 2: Venue
1. Where will you conduct your summer’s activities? (Names of libraries,
research/practice/studio/writing sites, etc.)
2. Why were these sites chosen? What evidence do you have that these sites will provide you with the
desired data, resources, or results?
3. If you need to travel to a site,
a. How long do you plan to spend researching/working at the site?
b. How many similar trips do you envision to complete this project?
c. What other venues, helpful to your goals, are in the area?
Part 3: Sharing Your Findings
How do you plan to share your work?
Peer-Reviewed Publications: check all that are applicable.
____ Book
____ Chapter of edited book
____ Instructor’s manual
____ Test bank
____ Article in peer-reviewed journal
____ Textbook
____ Online publication
____ Other (specify)
Proceed to Part 4 if you plan to publish in peer-reviewed, scholarly publications.
Other Types of Distribution: check all that are applicable.
____ Conference presentation
____ Concert
____ Painting/sculpting
____ Creative writing
____ Other (Specify)
Proceed to Part 5 if you plan to share your work/research
in venues other than peer-reviewed, scholarly publications.
Part 4: For Those Sharing Findings in Peer-Reviewed, Scholarly Publications
1. Authorship
____ You are the sole author/researcher.
____ You are collaborating with others.
Supply names and roles of collaborators.
Describe your working relationship with them.
2. Progress of your Research and Publication
a. How much of the work is currently completed?
b. How much (more) do you expect to finish over the summer?
c. When do you plan for this research to be submitted to a publisher?
3. Where do you plan to publish your research?
Proceed to Part 6.
Part 5: For Those Sharing Work in Venues Other Than Peer-Reviewed, Scholarly
Publications
1. Who is working on this project?
____ You are the sole author/researcher/presenter/musician/artist/writer.
____ You are collaborating with others.
Supply names and roles of collaborators.
Describe your working relationship with them.
2. Describe how you plan to share your summer’s work.
a. If you are preparing for a conference or workshop:
Is the conference/workshop
____ International
____ National
____ Regional
____ Provincial
____ Local
What will be your role at the conference/workshop? Check all that are applicable.
____ Presenter of a Scholarly Paper
____ Section Chair
____ Panel Member
____ Participant in Poster Session
____ Other
Have you presented at this conference before?
Has your proposed presentation been accepted?
b. If you are practicing, where will you present your work in a public performance where tickets
will be sold?
Have you presented here previously?
Have arrangements been made for you to play?
c. If you are painting or sculpting, where will your work be exhibited in a public venue where an
application process has earned an invitation to present?
Have you presented here previously?
Have arrangements been made for you to exhibit?
d. If you are writing creatively, where will your work be published in a vetted publication which is
sold to the public?
Have you published here previously?
Have arrangements been made for you to publish?
e. If you will be sharing in another way, describe how you will share your project.
3. Progress of your Work
a. How much of the work is currently completed?
b. How much (more) do you expect to finish over the summer?
c. When do you plan for this work to be presented to the public?
Proceed to Part 6.
Part 6: Using your Research
1. How does this work build on your past projects?
2. How will this research/presentation foster future work?
3. How will this project help your students?
4. What is the significance of this project for Burman University?
Note: When you report on your summer’s activity, you may be asked
to provide evidence of work accomplished on this project.
Part 7: Approval Process for Research
Obtain the signature of the Division Dean/School Chair and submit to the VP Academic for further
processing.
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Department Chair
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Date
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Division Dean/School Chair
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Date
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Chair, Faculty Development and Research Committee
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Date
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Vice President Academic Administration
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Date
IF YOU APPLY FOR FUNDING, COMPLETE FORM F ALSO.