Grade

11

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND

PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Module 6: CONCEPT PAPER

1st Semester, S.Y. 2020-2021

Prepared by:

MICHELLE P. DEMEGILIO
Subject Teacher

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MDM-Sagay College, Inc.
Office: Feliza Bldg., Marañon St. Pob 2, Sagay City
Campus: National Highway, Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
Tel. # 488-0531/ email: mdm_sagay2000@gmail.com.

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Module 6: Concept Paper
Lesson 1. Elements of Concept Paper
After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Determines the ways a writer can elucidate on a concept by definition, explication and
clarification

What I know
Direction: Read the questions carefully and select the best answer. Write the letter of your
answer on the space provided.
________1. It identifies how and where the applicant’s mission and the funder’s mission
intersect or align.
a. Project Description
b. Introduction
c. Rationale
d. Purpose

________2. It outlines what others have written about the general topic and focuses on the gap
in knowledge to be filled, the problem to be solved, or the need to be addressed by the
applicant’s proposed project.
a. Project Description
b. Introduction
c. Rationale
d. Purpose

________3. It is functioning as the solution to the problem, the answer to the need, or the
investigation that will fill the knowledge gap.
a. Project Description
b. Introduction
c. Rationale
d. Purpose

_______4. Contact Information of the applicant organization’s chief executive or his/her

designee authorized to make funding requests.

a. Contact Information
b. Introduction
c. Rationale
d. Purpose

______5. It provides an overview of the project, and helps funding agencies eliminate
proposals that are likely to be disapproved.
a. Concept Paper
b. Project Description
c. Rationale
d. Both A and B

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 What’s New

This lesson will tackle about concept paper, its elements as well as its uses. What are those
elements? These are Introduction, purpose/need/rationale or background, project description,
support or budget, and contact information. What are its uses? Its uses are, it serves as the
foundation of the full proposal, helps determine whether a certain project is feasible or not, uses
to pique the interest of the potential funding agencies and obtain informal feedback on the ideas
prior to preparing the full proposal. (Just read and enjoy answering the activity below. DON’T STRESS
YOURSELF!)

What is It
What is concept paper?

-it provides an overview of the project, and helps funding agencies eliminate proposals that are
likely to be disapproved.
-it is a summary of what the project is all about, the reasons for conducting the project, and how
it will be carried out.

The Five Elements of a Concept Paper

1. Introduction
-It identifies how and where the applicant’s mission and the funder’s mission intersect or align. It
addresses the reasons why the funder should support projects in the given general area. It also
introduces the applicant’s partners and shows why the partners want to participate in the
project.

2. Purpose/need/ rationale or background

-It outlines what others have written about the general topic and focuses on the gap in
knowledge to be filled, the problem to be solved, or the need to be addressed by the applicant’s
proposed project. Similar to a literature review, this section allows the applicant to state the
purpose or need in such a way that the applicant’s project is the best possible solution to the
problem. Also, it often provides statements addressing the significance of the project (showing
why the project should be supported).
NOTE!
In some cases, these first two sections are merged into a Background section that both
introduces the alignment between the two organizations’ missions and provides the need
statement.

3. Project Description
-It is functioning as the solution to the problem, the answer to the need, or the investigation that
will fill the knowledge gap. In this section, the applicant addresses the unique, unusual,
distinctive, innovative, and/or novel aspects of the approach, showing why the applicant’s team
has the best solution and presenting a compelling case for funding.
 The project description includes the project’s Goals and Objectives. A goal is an abstract
state of being, a condition, an end, or an aspiration while objectives are statements of
measurable outcomes that, collectively, will help the applicant measure progress toward
accomplishing the project goal(s). For example, a goal might be to improve student
academic performance via a structured professional development program for teachers,
while an objective might be to offer a specific kind of workshop or seminar on a particular
topic for a defined set of teachers in a K-12 school district.
 The project description also includes an overview of the project’s
Methodology (sometimes called Project Activities or Action Plan or Approach). The
goals, objectives, and methods (or activities) will need to align closely with each other
and will need to be accomplished within the proposed Timeline, expressed in either
months or years. The methods or activities will need to be congruent with or based on
what has been tried in the field in the past, they must be based on empirical evidence,
and they will need to be both reasonable in cost and complexity and accomplishable
within the proposed timeline.

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4. SUPPORT OR BUDGET
-it contains either (1) an outline of the main budget categories for the requested project support
or (2) a single bottom-line amount of the request and a brief discussion of how that amount will
be used. Some concept papers may not even include an amount requested.

5. CONTACT INFORMATION
-Contact Information of the applicant organization’s chief executive or his/her designee
authorized to make funding requests.

NOTE!
The 5 Elements discussed are suggested general outline for a concept paper. Ultimately, if a given
funder provides a specific template or format, the applicant must use the prescribed structure.

What’s More
Activity:

Recall any movie or teleserye you watched or novel, stories or essay you read. Try to assess
the purpose or the message the author wanted to convey to his/her audience or viewers.
Example:
Novel: The necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Purpose: The author’s purpose in writing the story the Necklace is to persuade the readers to
be true to themselves because it is all about a vain woman, Mathilde , who borrows a necklace
from a friend, Madame Forestier so that she can go to a fancy party.

Assessment

True or False: Write if the Statement is TRUE and correct the statement if it is FALSE.
Underline the incorrect word and write the correct answer on the space provided.
_______________________________ 1. The project description includes the project’s Goals
and Objectives.
_______________________________2. The project description also includes an overview of
the project’s Methodology (sometimes called Project Activities or Action Plan or Approach).
_______________________________3. Contact Information of the applicant organization’s
chief executive or his/her designee authorized to make funding requests.

__________________________________4. It provides an overview of the project, and helps

funding agencies eliminate proposals that are likely to be disapproved.

_______________________________5. If a given funder provides a specific template or

format, the applicant must use the prescribed structure.