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GRANT APPLICATION CONTENTS​

​All grant applicants must submit one PDF document consisting of the following components:
 

• Abstract: Lay out the scope of inquiry and clarify the methodological approach.

• Contribution: Clarify the relevant literature and how the proposal fills a gap in the literature.

• Methodology: Explain the methodological approach. In more detail, this section should mathematically state the baseline model of analysis and explain the research inquiry within the context of that model. Empirical papers should also clarify the data sources, how they will be acquired and state the estimation methodology.  

• Budget: Provide the amount of funds being requested and the breakdown of items justifying the request. The request should not exceed 50,000 USD. Reasonable expenses include data expenditures, research assistant expenses and travel expenses (associated with presentations or co-author meetings).

Grant submissions are not intended to be lengthy. For example, the contribution section should not include references to broader literature that is not directly relevant to clarifying why the proposed study is a contribution. Moreover, applicants need not provide high-level motivation for the study since the selection committee will be familiar with the topics of interest. Ultimately, applicants will be judged wholly on whether they can identify an important research question that has not been addressed by the literature and then formally lay out a rigorous methodology to address that question. If you have any questions regarding the format of the grant application, please email contact@cber-forum.org.