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Make your proposal as strong as possible with help from fellow researchers on campus.

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Resources from your colleagues

Explore a collection of successful and draft research proposals shared by UM faculty to support your proposal development process. On this page, you’ll find examples of narratives from funded (and occasionally declined) proposals, sponsor reviewer comments, and early drafts with feedback—all curated to help you craft your strongest submission. These resources are accessible to anyone with a UM WebID credential through Box.

Using the UM Proposal Bank

The UM Proposal Bank represents the collaborative spirit of our research community. Faculty members across campus have generously shared their work to help others learn and grow, making proposal development a collective effort. Review these examples for valuable insights into structuring your proposal, refining your narrative, and understanding reviewer feedback.

Important Guidelines

  • Use Restrictions: Unless otherwise noted, these documents are for UM internal use only and may not be shared outside the university.
  • Originality: While these examples are here to inspire your work, do not copy original ideas, sentences, or phrases directly from them.
  • Access: These documents are available through Box and require a UM WebID for access.

Contributing to the Proposal Bank

If you’ve found these resources helpful, consider paying it forward by contributing your own proposals or reviewer comments to benefit your colleagues. To add a proposal, make corrections, or request help accessing Box folders, contact the Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) from an @olemiss.edu email address. If you are a UM faculty member whose proposal is listed here and wish to have it removed, please notify us.

Shared Proposals

Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Shared Proposals

  • Gerard Buskes, PD, 2012. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need–Mathematics

NEH Summer Stipends Shared Proposals

  • Vivian Ibrahim, 2024. Tutankhamun and the Global Cold War
  • Stephen Fafulas, 2022. Documenting Language Practices, Cultures and Ideologies among Indigenous Communities in the Peruvian Amazon
  • Jacqueline Dibiasie Sammons, 2022. Voices from the Ashes: The Charcoal Graffiti of Pompeii
  • Kristin Hickman, 2021. Representations of Black Migrants in the Moroccan National Imaginary

NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows Shared Proposals

  • Ayla Gafni, RII Track-4: NSF: From Analytic Number Theory to Harmonic Analysis
  • Rachel Greenspan, RII Track-4: NSF: The Intersection of Social Science and the Law: Plea Bargaining Policies in Law and Practice
  • Samuel Lisi,
  • Brian Platt, RII Track-4: NSF: Establishing baseline critical zone conditions in Mississippi prior to the onset of Paleocene-Eocene hyperthermals
  • Vig Sundaresan, RII Track-4: NSF: Integrating Electrochemical-Optical Microscopy for High Throughput Screening of Electrocatalysts
  • Wen Wu, RII Track-4: NSF: Simulation and Modeling of Turbulent Flow Control via Flow-Dependent Anisotropic Surface Textures

NSF Faculty Early CAREER Shared Proposals

  • Yiwei Han, 2023. CAREER: High-Resolution Hybrid Printing of Wearable Heaters with Shape-Changeable Structures.
    • Includes NSF reviewer scores and comments.
  • Y Qiu, 2022.
  • Eden Tanner, 2022. CAREER: Elucidating the Mechanism of Ionic Liquid-Coated Nanoparticles Interactions with Blood Components
    • Includes NSF reviewer scores and comments.
    • Includes enhanced reviews of early drafts.
  • Leo Stein, 2020. CAREER: Towards Precision Tests of General Relativity with Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
  • Jonah Jurss, 2018.
  • Patrick Curtis, 2015.
  • Jared Delcamp, 2014.
  • Amal Dass, 2012. CAREER: Monodisperse Metal Alloy Nanoparticles
  • Nathan Hammer, 2010.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Shared Proposals

  • Paul Boudreau, 2023. DECLINED.
    • Includes NSF panel summary.
  • James Cizdziel, 2021. MRI: Acquisition of an Advanced FTIR Imaging Microscope for Multidisciplinary Research and Training in the State of Mississippi

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Shared Proposals

  • J.T. Thomas (PI), 2023. REU Site: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Race, Power, and the Politics of Place
    • Includes NSF reviews
    • The PI has indicated that this proposal may be shared beyond UM.
  • Nathan Hammer (PI), 2021. REU Site: Ole Miss Physical Chemistry Summer Research Program REU
    • Includes NSF Reviews
  • Nikki Reinemann (PI), 2021. REU Site: Ole Miss Nanoengineering Summer REU Program
    • Includes NSF reviews

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