Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A PI and team spend four months in the proposal phase preparing an ERC Consolidator Grant application.
- Is an instance
A research-development office holds internal mock review during the proposal phase, two weeks before submission.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
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Initial brainstorming with no specific call in mind is the idea phase.
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Active project execution is not the proposal phase.
Editorial commentary
The proposal phase is intensive and team-based, involving the PI, co-investigators, research-development support, statistician or methodologist input, finance officers for budget, ethics and data-management consultation, and institutional authorised representative for sign-off. Major proposals (ERC, R01) typically require 3 to 6 months of dedicated preparation. The phase ends at the funder-set submission deadline. Lessons learned (especially from unsuccessful applications) feed back into improved proposal-phase practice.
References
- NCURA Pre-Award Administration training; UKRI proposal-development guidance.
Also known as
Application phase · Submission phase · Pre-award phase (proposal)
Machine-readable encodings
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