Some past recipients have combined their awards with funding from other sources, such as an outside grant. If your proposal depends on additional resources, the source and amount of these funds should be made explicit in your application. Your personal stipend is what you pay to yourself for doing your research. To decide how much you should budget for your personal stipend, think about how much time you will spend on your project, then think about how much that time is worth. My project involves research on other people.
All research carries ethical responsibility.
When people are involved, whether in a laboratory setting, or with questionnaires or polls or interviews, it is important that their rights, privacy, and welfare be respected and protected. Similarly, when research involves non-human animals, it is important that they be treated ethically. You should ask the Dean's Office who the IRB representative is that you should see to approve your project. Keep in mind that even if your grant proposal is in your major field you will probably not have a great deal of experience in the specific area of your project. The purpose of the grants is to foster such experience and allow the student to explore questions and ideas which pique their curiosity and encourage personal academic development.