Introduce your research question or proposal idea. Explain to your audience what you are trying to prove, solve or fund. Go into detail in this section, providing background information on your topic and why it is relevant to study or needs to be solved.
Explain to your audience how you intend to research your topic. Discuss timetables and design for experiments. This section of the proposal answers the question "How?" How do you intend to take your idea for the proposal from paper to real life? This is a very important question for your audience because it allows them to understand your intentions with the idea.
Discuss your specific qualifications in this subject area. List any education or work experience that makes you a competent expert in the field. In this section, you are selling yourself to your audience. You want to them to feel confident in your ability to complete the task effectively.
Produce evaluation criteria for your project. Tell your audience what form your final project will take, who will evaluate it and what criteria it will be evaluated by. This section of the proposal holds you accountable for your idea. It proves to the audience that others will need to approve of your final results.
Explain to your audience how you will share the final results of your work. Some various forms of results include participating in discussions or conventions, writing a report or participating at a trade show.
Complete an abstract. Although this will be the first part of your final proposal, it is typically written last in order to contain accurate information. The abstract summarizes your project to the audience and gives them a chance to become familiar with the major points.