Project summary

M. H. Corbin, N. A. Metzer, and M. P. Kress, Project Summary Field Investigation of Effectiveness of Soil Wapor Extraction Technology,... 

U.S. EPA, Project Summary Temoval ofPCBs from Contaminated Soil Using the CF Systems Solvent Extraction Process Treatability Study, EPA/540/SR-95/505, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995. 

Hirschfeld, T. Deaton, T. Milanovich, F. Klainer, S. Fitzsimmons, C. Project Summary—Feasibility of Using Fiber Optics for Monitoring Groundwater Contaminants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab. Las Vegas, NV, January 1984. 

Spitzley, D. V., Keoleian, G. A., and McDaniel, J. S. (1997). Life Cycle Design of Milk and Juice Packaging. Project Summary. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Risk Management Research Laboratory, EPA/600/SR-97/082. 

Human Genome Diversity Project, Summary Document (1994), available at http //www.stanford.edu/group/morrinst/hgdp/summary93.html. 

Murdoch, L. C., Losonsky, G., Cluxton, R, Patterson, B., Klich, I., and Braswell, B., 1991, Feasibility of Hydraulic Fracturing of Soil to Improve Remedial Actions. Project Summary. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH, EPA/600/S2-91/012. 

Shah JJ, Heyerdahl EK. 1988. Project summary National ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) data base update. Report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Research, Cincinnati, OH, by Atmospheric Sciences Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC. EPA/600/S3-88/010. 

NPS7 National Pesticide Survey Glossary 570990NPS6 National Pesticide Survey Project Summary... 

Cleland, J.G. Project summary - Environmental hazard rankings of pollutants generated in coal gasification processes. Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA Report 600/S7-81-101, 1981, 19 p. 

Geating, J. "Project Summary Literature Study of the Biodegradability of Chemicals in Water Vols. 1 and 2" U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, EPA-600/s2-81-175/176, 1981, p. 4. 

PROJECT SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION REFERENCES CITED... 

Project Summary. In one page or less, write a summary, suitable for publication, of proposed activities. It should not be an abstract of the proposal but rather a self-contained description of the proposed work. The summary should be written in the third person and include descriptions of (i) the goals and objectives of the project, (2) the importance of the project, (3) the proposed methods, and (4) the broader impacts of the work, it should be written for a scientifically literate reader, but not necessarily an individual in your field or discipline. 

Excerpt flD, from the REP for the NSF Collaborative Research in Chemistry (CRC) Grant, begins with a description of the program, which identifies the purpose of the grant and eligibility requirements. That description is followed by Full Proposal Instructions, which provide step-by-step guidance for writing three major divisions of the proposal Project Summary, Project Description, and References Cited. Read excerpt IID and answer questions a-h. 

Project Summary. One-page limit, including the names and affiliations of all senior personnel. The project summary must address both the intellectual merit and broader impacts of the proposed CRC project. 

The Project Summary has a very long shelf life and is the only part of a research proposal that is available to the public. So write it carefully ... 

Know what content should be included in (and excluded from) the Project Summary... 

The Project Summary is the first of three major divisions of the proposal Project Summary, Project Description, References Cited. 

As you work through the chapter, you will write your Project Summary and give your proposal a title. The Writing on Your Own tasks throughout the chapter will guide you step by step as you do the following ... 

A Write the Project Summary 15B Write the proposal title 15C Complete the proposal... 

The Project Summary is not the same as a journal article abstract (chapter 7) or a conference abstract (chapter 8), even though the Project Summary is sometimes called an abstract. The Project Summary summarizes work that has yet to be done and is written for a scientific audience. The journal article abstract summarizes work that has already been done and is written for an expert audience. The conference abstract describes work in progress and is written for a scientific audience. Because the Project Summary reiterates the major aspects of the proposed work, it is written last, after the Projection Description has been completed. For that reason, this chapter comes last in the research proposal module. 

The Project Summary has a longer shelf life than the rest of the proposal. Thus, the summary lives on years after the funding has ended, serving as a record of... 

The Project Summary lives on long after a project is completed. It should be written for a scientific audience and be able to stand on its own. 

Read excerpts 15A and 15B. While reading them, think about the difference(s) in section designations (Abstract and Project Summary) and funding agency expectations and answer the following questions ... 

With these guidelines in mind, consider an excerpt from Aga s CAREER proposal Project Summary (excerpt 15C). The excerpt summarizes the research component of the proposed work, thereby addressing the intellectual merit of the project. For completeness, the excerpt also includes Aga s broader impacts summary, highlighting the educational components of her work. (Educational impact summaries are not included elsewhere.)... 

Although you have read other parts of Aga s Project Description (in chapters 11—14), read her Project Summary (excerpt 15C) with fresh eyes, as if it were the first time you learned of her work. 

As illustrated in the move structure for a typical Project Summary (figure 15.1), there are four moves in a standard Project Summary. Because the Project Summary restates the major components of the Project Description, the moves will look... 

Figure 15.1 A visual representation of the suggested move structure for a Project Summary of a research proposal.

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