RESEARCH

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Concept Paper for
Academic Research
Title Page
▹ State you research title
▹ State your name and school 3

▹ State the date of submission

Background of the Study
▹ Provide the current state of the field
you are researching on
4
▹ State the gap in knowledge and
problems to be addressed by the
research. Provide statistics and
previous studies to prove your
claims
Background of the Study
▹ State the reasons why you want to
investigate on the chosen topic
5
▹ State the theoretical and practical
implications of your proposed
research
Preliminary Literature Review
▹ Provide a theoretical framework
▹ Provide related literature that
supports your topic 6

▹ Provide related studies that will help

you conducting the research or
analyzing and discussing the data
▹ Provide a brief synthesis of the
reviewed literature and studies
Statement of the
problem/objective
▹ State your general problem in one
sentence
▹ State your specific research 7

questions or objectives
Abridged Methodology
▹ Provide the context and participants
of the study
▹ Provide the instruments to be used. 8

▹ Provide the data collection

procedure
▹ Provide the date analysis scheme to
be used
Timeline
▹ Provide a timeline (e.g Gantt Chart)
set in months and year
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References
▹ Provide a list of all books, journals,
and other resources cited in your
paper.
Guidelines in
Writing a
Concept Paper
Guidelines
1. Cost and methodology should be
reasonable.
2. The budget, methodology, and timeline 11

should be clearly aligned.

3. Use statistics and figures when discussing
the rationale for the project.
4. Use no more than five pages (single-
spaced) excluding the cover page.
Guidelines
5. Never request funding for planning the
proposal.
6. Adjust your language to the intended 12

readers. You may use technical terms if

readers are scholars and scientist.
However, refrain from using jargon
when your target readers are lay
persons.
Guidelines
7. Include the overview of the budget if it is
required. If not, .then skip the budget
section. In place of this, you may simply 13
include the type of support you may need
such as personnel, travel and
communication, and equipment.
8. Be sure that basic format details, such as
page numbers, are incorporated.
9. Cite your references
Seatwork
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Do you think it is really necessary to
construct a concept paper before the actual 14

research paper? (5-10 sentences)