Which of the following is true about comparing research grants and research proposals?
A) Contracts provide researchers with more leeway in the specifics of what they want to investigate and how they want to investigate it.
B) The research proposal for a research contract is more likely to have to conform precisely to what the funding source wants to have researched and how the research is to be conducted.
C) Regardless of whether they have been awarded a grant or a contract, researchers have no leeway whatsoever in the specifics of what they want to investigate and how they want to investigate it.
D) They are exactly the same.
Which of the following is true about finding a funding source for a research proposal?
A) Find a funding source for which your research question is a priority.
B) Using the internet is a poor way to find potential funding sources.
C) Examining recently issued requests for proposals should be avoided.
D) Avoid government sources.
Which of the following is true about guidelines for writing a research proposal?
A) The guidelines for writing a research proposal will vary depending on its purpose.
B) Federal government agencies usually expect much shorter proposals than do other funding sources.
C) It is usually reasonable to assume that different research funding sources have very similar proposal expectations.
D) The cost of the research should be overestimated.