Therefore, the proposals should be prepared very carefully, and the details of the proposed project should be presented as clearly and as concisely as possible. The Committee encourages applicants to obtain comments from colleagues before submitting proposals. Occasionally an otherwise meritorious proposal will have a flaw or two that could have been readily corrected. It is highly desirable that such flaws be corrected before the Committee evaluates the proposal. Faculty are requested to not approach either the committee chair or committee members regarding the disposition of individual grants after the submission date.
All grant proposals receive a peer review with consistently applied procedures.
Whereas the Committee recognizes the importance of such activities as textbook writing, reorganizations of courses, projects to improve teaching, and completion of dissertations, such activities fall outside its jurisdiction so it cannot provide support for them. Other programs of the Kelley School of Business or of the University provide support for some of these activities. If the applicant's plans necessitate conducting part of the research off campus, the proposal should state when and where the research will be conducted. Any later change in a research plan supported by the Committee must again be approved by the Committee. All research involving human subjects must be approved by Indiana University.