Preproposal
Limited Submission Competition
Purdue University

1.	Grant Competition: DOS FY 2019 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars
2.	Proposal Title: 
3.	Investigators: (include name(s), rank(s), and affiliations(s)).  
4.	Submitting Unit: (Department, School, College, or Center)
5.	Background/Justification/Need (1/2 page maximum)
Provide a summary description of the overall goals, objectives and expected outcomes in a manner that will be informative to a general technical audience.
6.	Project Description (4 pages max)
Provide a summary description of the project in a manner that will be informative to a general technical audience. Address the criteria from the RFP including descriptions of:
-	The overall management plan including oversight of host institutions and monitoring of participants
-	The partner institutions and their capabilities to implement each institute
-	Planned activities for each institute
-	Project evaluation
-	Follow-on activities

Budget and budget justification
Conceptual budget of how the funds will be dispersed. 

Please attach a 5 page (max) CV for each PI and co-PI. The CV should include Current and Pending Support with a description of the overlap between each of those grants and this proposal. If there is no overlap, this should be stated.
PLEASE COMBINE ALL DOCUMENTS INTO A SINGLE PDF FILE BEFORE SENDING.