REL_RFI_-_A3_-_ARS_Concept_Paper_Outline.docx

Appendix A3 Concept Paper Outline for Applied Research Study

Please complete all sections. This concept paper must include the following clearly labeled sections:

· Principal Investigator(s): Please identify the individual(s) who will be primarily responsible for conducting this work. Note: Principal Investigator #1 is understood to be the “first author” on any product, including this concept paper.

· Research Questions

· Meeting a need: Specify the audience(s) for the work and explain how this project will be useful to that audience. Explain what action or decision can be made based on the work to be conducted. If applicable, describe how the work proposed builds on or connects with previous research by the research alliance or lays the groundwork for future research projects.

· Literature Review: A very brief review of literature that provides context for your study and demonstrates how your study will provide new information and is informed by previous work in this field.

· Data Sources: Explain the data that will be used, including whether you currently have access to these data or the likelihood of securing necessary data.

· Analysis Methods: Briefly describe the methods you plan to use to analyze the data, including justification for these methods.

· Proposed timeline: Includes important milestones and expected completion date for each deliverable.

· Product(s): Describe the products that you expect to result from this project or study (PowerPoint; widely distributed report; infographics; etc.).

1. References: A reference list of sources cited in the concept paper (references are not included in the five-page limit).

2. Supporting information from the proposed Principal Investigator #1 for this project (supporting information is not included in the five-page limit):

· Current CV

· If a proposed product is a written report: The full text of a scholarly article or report (published or unpublished) on which Principal Investigator #1 is the first author, as well as the citation for this article or report. If no article or report is available, provide a justification for why this individual has been selected as Principal Investigator.