Besides the deadline published by the agency, UT requirements may take time to complete. Plan on completing the text of your proposal at least two weeks before it is due. Your ideas are more important than the literature review. Although it is important for readers to feel confident of your knowledge of the field, a dissertation grant proposal is not principally about your assessment of your field. It is about the contribution you will make to the field.
Budgets require justification.
The cost of a piece of equipment should be supported with a citation to a catalogue or other price source. Many dissertation grants offer funds only for dissertation improvement. Some relevant publications are available in the Office of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are open to researchers from a variety of disciplinesincluding health sciences, social, and behavioral sciences. National Institute of Mental Health.