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Storyline Strategy
Your proposal must quickly “hook” your reviewers—likely by the end of page one!
A compelling storyline is a gap analysis with a clear logic flow that provides rationale and context for your proposed project and answers the critical “so what?” question.
Sample Storylines
What exactly does a storyline look like? Access color-coded examples from funded proposals.
- Capobianco NSF IUSE Two-Step Storyline Process
- Huang MRI Storyline
- O’Haire NIH R01 Storyline
- Teegarden NIH R01 Specific Aims and Project Summary
- Watts NIH R21 Storyline
- Mike Reppert DOE Early Career Storyline
- Levesque-Bristol Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)
One-Page Concept Papers
This “how to” document turns your storyline into a tool you can use to talk with program officers, vet your idea with mentors, and recruit collaborators.
- Preparing for a Successful Meeting with Your Program Officer
- DOE Early Career Concept Paper / Storyline (M. Reppert 2021)
- NSF INFEWS Concept Paper (Hertel 2019, color-coded)
Questions?
If you have any questions or would like to request hands-on help from our team of grant writers, please contact us at OORIntake@purdue.edu.