Appendix – 9

Guidelines & Format for Preparation of Full Research Proposal

Important Note

The Consortium Leader should ensure that all the suggestions made at the time of approval of the CN have been incorporated in the Full Proposal. A brief compliance note will be preferred.

Introduction (Limit to 3-4 pages covering the following points)

Background information on need to undertake proposed research after identifying the gaps,
State clearly the hypothesis or definition of the problem for which research has been designed,
Give orientation to the research being reported by brief references to previous concepts/ literature and explain how the proposed research builds on earlier work in the country/ region.
Provide sufficient background information for the readers to understand and evaluate the proposal and likely outputs/ outcome.

Rationale: (Limit to 2-3 pages covering the following points)

State the scope and nature of the problem that you wish to research,
Delineate the importance of the problem, in the context of national/address regional priorities and how it solves the constraints.
What social, economic, environmental or participatory studies/ exercises underpin the assertion that the problem is important?
Relate how the proposed research relates to NAIP objectives and criteria,
What underlying causality do you except during implementation as precaution for PIU
Indicate if the Programme is specific to different sites, if not then role of cooperating centers for validation purpose may be restricted.

Objectives: (Concise List of key objectives to be achieved)

i) Intermediate research findings,

ii) ii) new methodologies/ procedures, and

iii) iii) final outcome and likely impact.

List what would the research seek to achieve in terms of institutional objectives of NAIP, e.g. in terms of developing synergies through collaboration, links with advanced centers of learning/ education, greater participation of private sector, NGOs or farmers etc.

Give hypothesis for each of the objectives.

Review of Literature

The review should refer to pertinent work done at the Center/ India/ abroad.

Methodologies

Methodologies may be cited by reference. Use only the names if widely known methodologies techniques are used. Give an outline if the methods are to be modified. Give details of experimental designs/ statistical methods.

Work programme

Provide detailed work plan for each objective
Provide an activity chart for each block of six months and fix milestones for each consortium partner/ center/ site.
Describe follow-up work or research to be done after the proposed work is completed with likely funding needs and sources etc.
Training needs assessment
Benchmark Status
Social & Environmental safeguard & mitigation strategies

Knowledge Management

Indicators

Each center has to provide a list of process and impact indicators. Process indicators will indicate as to how the activity milestones will be achieved and the steps involved. Impact indicators will assess and evaluate the research findings on the socio-economic conditions of farmers, production/ productivity, cost of production including effect on environmental. The indicators provided by the researchers in the proposal, and those recommended by the reviewers/ TAG and approved by RPC will be used to evaluate the project outputs including its quality. For preparation of the Project Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) indicators please see sample templates and section 8.0.

Expected Outcome/ Impact/ Deliverables

This is very important part of a research project. At the same time it should indicate impact in relation to advances made in science, developing a new technology/ product, economic gain to the farming community, skill/ knowledge empowerment etc. impact may respect of efficiency may also be included. Technology dissemination of expected outcome should be quantified as far as possible.

Impact on science, commerce, society, environment, HRD etc

Training and consultancies,

Adequate justification should be provided for each training or consultancy. Details of each training/ consultancy should include: area of specialization, laboratories in/ from which the training/ consultancy is to be obtained and duration/ time schedule. Preference should be given for the training and consultancy available within the country. As far as possible there should be harmony in the institutions where the training is imparted and the consultancy is obtained. The duration and schedule of foreign consultants should be planned in such a manner that many Indian researchers may be trained. As far as possible, only one or two labs should be chosen so that professors abroad continue to have interest in the Programme and may keep things ready before receiving the trainees.

Budget

The budget should indicate year-wise and head-wise institutional allocations. The list of equipment should comprise of their make/specifications, costs and procurement plan. Justifications for equipment costing more than Rs. 50000/- should be given. It should be mentioned whether the equipment is to be imported or is available in the country.

Budget statement should clearly indicate the following:

Costs to be met with NAIP funds;

Other costs, indicating sources of funding; if any

How was the project developed

PIs should certify that he/ she had in-depth consultation with the listed partners and the proposal had been developed with full involvement of the Cooperating Centers/ consortia partners.

PROFORMA FOR FULL RESEARCH PROPOSAL UNDER DIFFERENT COMPONENTS

(Proposals should be typed using MS Word 6.0 or WP 6.0 following this format

Title of Proposal : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Component Code1: ---------------------------------------

Code of Proposal :

Name of Consortium Leader/ Principal Investigator : -------------------------------------

Institution : -------------------------------------

Mailing Address : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------PIN Code:------

Telephone Number (With STD Code) : ------------------------------ Fax No. ------------------

Email :----------------------------------------------------------------

Consortium Partners2: --------------------------

Proposed Date of Start: ---------d----------m---------------yr.

Planned Duration: Years--------- Months----------------

Fund Requirement3

Type of Expenditure	Budget Head	Proposed Budget (Rs. In Lakh)	% of Total
Recurring	National Travel
	Workshops/ Meetings etc.
	Contractual Services
	HRD
	Foreign Training/ Conference Attendance
	National Consultancy
	Foreign Consultancy
	Operational Expenses
	Sub-Total
Non-Recurring	Indigenous Equipment
	Imported Equipment
	New Works & Renovation
	Furniture
	Books & Journals
	Sub-Total
	Grand Total		100

Funds requested From NAIP Rs-------------------lakhs

Funds Available from other sources Rs ------------------lakhs

(Plan Schemes/ AP Cess/ Other Sources),

Expected Resource Generation/ Year Rs-------------------lakhs

ABSTRACT

(Abstract should not exceed pages typed in one and a half space in 12 point Times New Roman font)

Consortia Partners

S. No.	Consortium Partners	Name of the CL and CoPIs	Designation	Full address with Phone Fax E-mail

1. ------------------------ 2. ------------------------- 3. ------------------------4. ---------------------

CL CoPI CoPI CoPI

(Signatures of Representatives of Consortium Partners)

This application is submitted by Lead Consortium on behalf of all other partners and has been made with the full agreement of the participating institutions after --------- timess of interaction. The application is approved by the Head of the Lead Consortium, together with CoPIs of Consortia Partners and their institutions which agree to provide logistic and administrative support as necessary. Participating institutions agree to allow the CL and CoPIs to devote time and undertake tours etc. as required. CL will be allowed to discharge his/her duties for facilitation functions and undertake monitoring and reporting on this project. Accounts will be maintained and funds disbursed and project implementation supervised in accordance with ICAR/ NAIP guidelines for handling NAIP funds.

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Signature of Consortium Leader Signature of Head of Lead Consortium

Date Date

*Note: The no. of consortium partners may vary based on the scope and dimensions of the proposal.

Details of Lead Consortium Applying for Research Proposal*

1. Date of Establishment of the institution

2. Mandate of the Institution

3. Full Address with Fax/ E-mail

4. Name and Address of the Head of Institution

5. Brief Details of Work Done by the Consortium Leader in the Area of the Proposal

6. List of Scientific Human Resources Available for the Proposal with Name, Designation and Area of Specialization

7. List of Research Projects Presently Handled by Consortium Leader; Period, Costs and Source of Funds Thereof

8. Collaborative Programmes of the Consortium Leader with Other Research Centers - Title, Institutions Involved, Project Cost, and Source of Funding

(a) Ongoing

(b) Completed

9. Major Achievements/ Technologies emanating from the work of Consortium Leader

10. Management Structure of the Lead Consortium (R&D only)

11. Annual Budget for R&D (Separately for Agricultural and Non-agricultural Research)

12. Justify How the Lead Consortium is Equipped to Implement the Research Programme under NAIP

13. Registration No. etc.

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*This is only for research proposals by private institutions, NGOs, financial institutions, farmer’s associations etc.

Detailed Research Proposal

( Give detailed description of sub-project under the following heads as per guidelines given earlier)

Introduction :

Rationale:

Objectives:

Review of Literature:

Methodologies

Work Programme :

Monitoring Indicators :

Training Requirement :

Consultancy Requirement:

How the proposal was developed:

Expected Outcome/ Impact/ Deliverables

Budget:

Receipts/ Revenue Anticipated

IPR - Are any Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues expected to come up during the course of this research work? If yes, give a brief description as to how the IPR Issues will be tackled.

Details of Training Requirements¹ in Relation to Training Needs Assessment Undertaken:

Sl. No.	Name of the Official to be Trained	Details of Training Required			State if deputed for Training on NATP/ ICAR Expense in Last 3 Years. If yes, details, thereof
Sl. No.	Name of the Official to be Trained	Area of Training	Host Organization	Year & Duration

¹ Include participation in International Conferences/workshops/seminar and show it - separately. Give justification for each Training, explaining how the proposed training is essential to the project objectives (use separate sheet for each proposed training).

Consultancy Required

S.N	Details of Consultancy
S.N	Name & Address of Identified Consultant	Area of Consultancy	Year & Duration

Give Justification along with the TORs for each consultancy (on similar pattern as for training. Use separate sheets for each consultancy)

Workshops Proposed

S.No.	Type of Workshop	Number of Participants	Year and Duration of Workshop

Contractual Services Required

Contractual services	Number Required in Various Years						Justification*
Contractual services	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12
Sr. Research Fellow
Research Associate

* Use a separate sheet if required

Operational Expenses

Item

No./Qty

Unit Cost</